I already knew I liked the International Baccalaureate® (IB) program that R-kids have been working their way through for the past five school years.
I like that it’s internationally minded.
I like that it’s about solving problems, not being spoon fed.
I like that it encourages creativity. And writing. Lots of writing.
I like that it’s about being inquisitive, principled, knowledgeable, caring, well-balanced.
But last night, at a meeting about the IB Diploma program R-girl is about to start, I heard a phrase I hadn’t exactly heard before.
I learned that the IB program was founded in the 1960s
to encourage students
to consider the possibility
that others
could be right.
Now I know why I like it so much.
by julie rybarczyk
photo by R-girl at Junk Bonanza 2011
