The unpopular truth about IB

The IB programme is not unfair. Any hardworking or even capable student should be able to get a grade of at least 40 if putting in the required effort. All EE's, IA's, and TOK Essays are frankly, easy enough to do if actually given consistent effort and work. The harsh reality is that most students simply do not work- they are unable to produce the consistency and effort needed to routinely do well in the IB. If following along to the subject, studying routinely (half an hour a day is more than enough), and working on essays consistently before the deadline, the IB becomes a breeze.

The IB is not unfair. The pain and suffering that comes from the subject is wholly self inflicted, brought on by the faults of the student (and perhaps the teachers that are teaching in the aforementioned student's classrooms).