I am looking for personal experiences with IB. Specifically, what sort of kid will excel, what sort of kid will fail, and if you/your child completely burned out as a result of it.
Some background:
I have a 16 year old son who is attending a very small private high school after being homeschooled through grade 10.5 (he started in the second semester of last year). The school offers the IB Diploma Program in grades 11 and 12, but it is not required.
My son is HG, but he has dyslexia and ADHD. He is currently on Strattera for the ADHD and it is working fairly well. His dyslexia is reasonably remediated and his achievement test scores in math/reading/language are consistently at the 99th percentile (with an extended time accommodation).
He is working *all* the time. Until midnight on weeknights and all day on the weekends. Not only that, he has now started to fail the math tests. This is a kid who has always gotten As in math.
Does it get better? I'm guessing that it does not. Am I insane to think that a 2E kid could excel or even survive in an IB program? Should I be concerned about his mental health?
The head of this school says that kids shouldn't be "happy" in high school. I'm not sure what to make of that.
I realize that I'm rambling. Any input would be much appreciated!
