Momentum to Stop IB Program Builds
Bow High doesn’t need new program
Brad Hutton, Bow
LTE, Concord MonitorRe “School considers elite program” (Monitor Local & State page, March 27):
This is not the time to be introducing any new agenda, especially one that has no set cost. If there are students who don’t feel sufficiently challenged at Bow High School, why don’t their parents consider a private school? It is not up to the taxpayers to underwrite advanced education. That’s why post-high school education is offered. I am not against education. There is a time, however, when a line must be drawn. That time is now, before spending taxpayers’ dollars.
Bow teachers are handsomely paid. They have guaranteed step pay increases. Perhaps those teachers at the high school level would be willing to come forward and personally challenge the handful of un-stimulated students at no additional cost to the town. Challenging these students could also begin at home. Is not the Advanced Placement Program sufficient? There are choices other than the proposed International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Think about simple, no-additional-cost options. The faculty at Bow High School is talented enough to do so.