The IB Program: The Global School Curriculum

In 1968, a group of innovative educators founded the International Baccalaureate, or IB for short, an educational non-profit organization, based in Geneva, Switzerland. Its principles are based on the pedagogy of Marie-Thérèse Maurette.

The goal is to provide kids with the intellectual, emotional and social skills needed to live, learn and work in a globalizing world. IB programs encourage personal and academic achievement, they are fun and academically challenging at first and highly demanding later.

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[digital_matt]

My grandfather, Charles Gellar, was the headmaster of Copenhagen International School and was one of the people involved with the development and implementation of the International Baccalaureate in the 1960s. I'm very proud of him for that and for giving me and countless others who grew up in multiple countries a curriculum that's not only trying to push education, but create an education system that better accommodates our increasingly international world

[ndmx]

I did full IB, yes I’ve met the most brilliant people ever in IB that to this day inspire me and I am so bloody greatful for that HOWEVER the work load is IMMENSE and as someone who lacks discipline and is an intense procrastinator doing the IB burned me out, deadlines kept piling up. Anyone who’s interested, I recommend to definitely give it a shot and see if it works for you.

[slicedtopieces]

Speaking from experience with the diploma program, IB is not for everyone. (I reckon it's for very few people actually.) It's not particularly flexible in it's course demands. The most flexibility I saw was being able to drop an art subject and pick up a second science or humanities subject. So even for particularly smart individuals who wish to focus on a specific area in high school such maths and sciences will not be able to do that through the IB program and the may come out of high school worse off due to poor performance in areas such as a second language.


I'd recommend the IB diploma program only to those who have well rounded interests (arts, science, language, humanities) and who are decent enough hard workers to study, write essays, do major projects in all those areas for a period of two years.


Oh yeah, and one weird thing about doing the IB is when you get to university you'll likely find the work load compared to the IB significantly lighter until your second or third year. XD

[saicharanrajpusuluri]

After 1968, depression rates increased drastically

[rogergl]

The IB at the time seemed like hell, between the six big projects for the six classes, the extended essay, and the IB exams it was hell. But if could start over I would do it again

[esperanzacrisosto]

READ THIS 👇🏻👇🏻
The IB programm it's hard guys, it's not that easy and you'll have to work hard, really hard if you wat to have good grades on it: sometimes you won't have time for fun and hangout w friends or even find time to relax. It'll be time where u'll be crying and being so stressful that u wanna skip this education but u'll have to keep on trying, bc that's what we all must do when things are tought.

This type of education it's hard but it's good too. You will learn so much things and skills that you need to have in University. So if u want to beggin this tipe of education, please read this, u will thank me later.

[Aiham]

Well well welll if its NON PROFIT WHY DO I NEED TO PAY SO MUCH

[azaankhan]

As an IB student, I must say that the IB does, up to some extent, help with getting to feel for everything there is to know about the world. But towards the end of the MYP and the DP program, it will start to absolutely feel like the British and Indian systems: Just study and study and study. Very little room to doing anything besides that, because everything else is just exams.

[michaelclottey]

I would add a psychological education to all pupils. A way for children to have an understanding of how people can be manipulated by others. And how to respond to it. A kind of defensive approach to harsher relationships and intergenerational problems. Something along the lines of a class from Harry Potter's defence of the dark arts. How to recognize when and how manipulation begins. The subtleties of it. Who can do it where it comes from. Even from Family and teachers. All the aspects of it.

[jul]

So apparently the IB exam questions are getting so hard even my teacher couldnt answer some... idk how to feel about that

[sirmeowthelibrarycat]

👨🏻‍🏫 The concept and principles of a global education are sound, given we are one human species living on the same planet. Where the International Baccalaureate falters is in adopting a level of study that is too difficult for most students by age. It seems to require a college or undergraduate standard for students who are emotionally unable to cope with such demands. One amendment would be to move the levels up one step, leaving the most exacting for college students who are both physically and mentally more mature. As a teacher myself, now retired, I respect the achievements of all students and acknowledge the efforts they have put in to succeed.

[LmVt]

I'm going to start my second year, that everyone says that is the real Hell. But after I would be very proud about the work I've done. I hope so.

[GrowthMindsetProductions]

I *really* enjoy the quality and variety of educational videos on this channel. All I can say is *keep* *it* *coming* ! :)

[johanapolinarioveliz]

I was a student of that program and I obtained 31 points in my promotion of the school, I hope that one day that title will help me something (I live in Ecuador). P.S. It is not so difficult to approve nor is it just for geniuses, it is enough to be responsible, self-taught and review material from studies from previous years.

[SiMeGamer]

Seems a little too rigid. I'd much prefer a system that personalized to every student's strengths and wants rather than a general program. The only subject I see as extremely important for everybody to study is basic math and geometry as well as complete courses in economics. These seem invaluable to anyone in any career in my opinion. It does sound better than general public education so I definitely prefer it to that.

[BringerOfCommunism]

If you don't want any kind of social life or life outside of school in general IB is for you.

[wenslo]

I whish I knew about the IB program before.

[childrensstoryhousepodcast]

Our kids podcast Fly My Way is a great add-on for school curriculum we think. Audio stories during reading or down time is always fun!

[Dany-ikid]

You used Feynmam Technique to explain the IB program. Well done.

[alexandercastillo]

Speaking from friends and experience, IB is honestly only good for people who don't have an idea what they want to do for college and the future. The workload is immense and can be extremely stressful and often makes people constantly stressed at school. Some found it helpful to understand how college work is like, but honestly, AP is a much better choice, in my opinion. Sure, a single test at the end of the year can be stressful; however, the flexibility and diverse content totally makes up for it. Not to mention you also can get plenty of college credit through AP!