In a comment to someone else, you said "and now you know about 60% of why I went through the IB, heh." I don't know if I'm reading that right or not...but I do know that, in least in my experience, IB was a rare environment in that no one would tell you that "there's something wrong with you." It was a safe haven for a lot of people who came from family situations or previous social situations that were extremely difficult -- and ultimately, that's why a lot of us stayed despite the stress.
As I said, I'm not sure how exactly you meant your comment about IB, but that and your thoughtful post reminded me of how fortunate I was to have spent my high school years without the cruelty of "there's something wrong with you."
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In a comment to someone else, you said "and now you know about 60% of why I went through the IB, heh." I don't know if I'm reading that right or not...but I do know that, in least in my experience, IB was a rare environment in that no one would tell you that "there's something wrong with you." It was a safe haven for a lot of people who came from family situations or previous social situations that were extremely difficult -- and ultimately, that's why a lot of us stayed despite the stress.
As I said, I'm not sure how exactly you meant your comment about IB, but that and your thoughtful post reminded me of how fortunate I was to have spent my high school years without the cruelty of "there's something wrong with you."