Candidate Name: Zainab Sanni
Candidate Number: 000631-063
Date of Submission: 10 April 2013
Word Count: 1,078
Research Question: How does the diversity of the different ethnicity of the junior class of IB students at Smoky Hill High School differ from the diversity of the different ethnicity of the finishing senior class of IB students at smoky hill high school? Over the years, has IB been more accepting of the different cultures and ethnicity all over the world, or is it becoming less diverse and are the different cultural people more accepting in engaging in becoming IB student then they were before?
Hypothesis: If there are more ethnicity in the junior class of IB student, then IB and the different diverse student are more accepting of being in the program, but if there is less diversity, then they are becoming less accepting in becoming part of the program.
Background Information: The Smoky Hill High School International baccalaureate (IB) program is one of the best academic programs in the country. It has had different objectives than any other academic programs in the school force aiming to better student’s academic careers. It provides a framework of academic challenge that encourages students to think outside the box and to understand the connections between traditional subjects and connecting it to the real world. This program also gives its own diploma and prepares kids for the college level schoolwork. The IB program has also been known for diversity of different cultures and the progress it had given them and the success they have been gaining. Therefore, my goal is to examine whether the program is more accepting of different ethnicity over the years or has it decreased because the kids from foreign countries find it a hard course and they give up or are American kids less able to challenge themselves and give up. This