June 28th, 2012 at 6:14PM
gjmueller: Trying to save vocational education Motivating teenagers is tricky, but new ways are being tried. In Montgomery County and a few other parts of the country, the International Baccalaureate organization is launching a program called the IB Career-related Certificate. Some call it IB Lite, but it is tough enough that Rockville High School has found only about a dozen students willing to try it. The IBCC requires only two, rather than the usual six, IB courses. But students must take four career-related courses, plus an Approaches to Learning course and a foreign language. They have to do community service and a major project analyzing an ethical issue. photo via flickr:CC | George and Nancy

gjmueller:

Trying to save vocational education

Motivating teenagers is tricky, but new ways are being tried. In Montgomery County and a few other parts of the country, the International Baccalaureate organization is launching a program called the IB Career-related Certificate. Some call it IB Lite, but it is tough enough that Rockville High School has found only about a dozen students willing to try it.

The IBCC requires only two, rather than the usual six, IB courses. But students must take four career-related courses, plus an Approaches to Learning course and a foreign language. They have to do community service and a major project analyzing an ethical issue.

photo via flickr:CC | George and Nancy

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  3. tomesaway said: I am a huge fan of IB, and the more options we can give kids to be successful, the better off they’ll be. This will be great to implement at my school, and I can’t wait to see how it goes!
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