IB vs. AP?

As you may know, students at Biotechnology High School are IB Diploma candidates. The IB curriculum has become somewhat controversial in America, and students here at Biotech often question our decision to require that all BTHS graduates go through this rigorous process.

The IB mission statement is:

The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

 To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.

These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

BTHS junior Shawn S. is quite familiar with the IB program now that he's almost finished with his first year in it. Read his thoughts in this insightful blog post about different opinions about IB.

Inauguration Rhetoric

Check out Biotech juniors discussing the rhetoric in Barack Obama's Second Inaugural Address! They do a great job analyzing the speech and thinking about what Mr. President is REALLY saying.

Students had the option of posting an individual response or scheduling a chat with their friends. You can see the results on this group blog page.

Click this image to go see more great discussion!