I'm pretty sure I won't send my child to Basis, BUT....

[Anonymous]

Now I'm having panic attacks, and second thoughts...
My main reasons for not pursuing Basis are sound, imo:
Long day with no outside break (DC suffers from SAD)
Attrition: my child will likely be stressed at seeing friends leave, which is almost guaranteed to happen at Basis: a senior class of 25 or 30 is likely going to be claustrophobic.

But then I remember all the good features of Basis: individual attention and a focus on hard science which is sorely lacking in most DC high schools, even private ones...
And I wonder if children undergoing this same educational pressure in Britain or Japan or even Bronx Science are miserable or just mildly stressed? Though I imagine the attrition from 8th to 12th is much lower....

Going greyer by the minute

[Anonymous]

It's the parents that will keep me away from BASIS - not the program.

[Anonymous]

You could make up for outdoors time by taking a walk before or after school. We plan on walking to school everyday and possibly home as well . The Basis model apparently encourages homework completion at school as much as possible as well. We are enjoying the tutoring as well. As for attrition, I am not worried. Kids come and go all the time in many schools. I know we moved about 7 times when I was younger and therefore I had to change schools many times. I did just fine with it

If you are interested in a rigorous education then I would sign up for it. Next year it will be much harder to get in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's the parents that will keep me away from BASIS - not the program.

I have had the pleasure of meeting many of the parents and my experience has been positive to say the least

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's the parents that will keep me away from BASIS - not the program.

The feeling is mutual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's the parents that will keep me away from BASIS - not the program.

I have had the pleasure of meeting many of the parents and my experience has been positive to say the least

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's the parents that will keep me away from BASIS - not the program.

Most of the parents I have met are down to earth and want the best for their children.( The ones that were annoying, were the ones that had children to went to Mann, Key, and private school)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's the parents that will keep me away from BASIS - not the program.

Most of the parents I have met are down to earth and want the best for their children.( The ones that were annoying, were the ones that had children to went to Mann, Key, and private school)

How were they annoying?

[Anonymous]

Jeez, this is the 4th Basis thread to spring up in 2 weeks. Another runs more than 30 pages. The same arguments and observations are being recycled ad nauseum. The jury is still out on so much. It's the demographics of the Arizona Basis suburbs that rattle me -those suburbs look like the Deal district. I don't doubt that the down to earth parents attending these meetings and their progeny will be up to the challenge, it's the ones who aren't turning up that I'm concerned about, the ones with kids scoring below basic.

My question for the PP who started this thread is, what are your MS alternatives? If it's Stuart Hobson or Hardy, Basis. If it's Deal or Latin, maybe not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's the parents that will keep me away from BASIS - not the program.

I have had the pleasure of meeting many of the parents and my experience has been positive to say the least

+1

Annoying is what annoying does and that is attract other annoying people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Annoying is what annoying does and that is attract other annoying people.

Whatever You can stick to your trolling ways and to the same ol', same ol' lousy public schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jeez, this is the 4th Basis thread to spring up in 2 weeks. Another runs more than 30 pages. The same arguments and observations are being recycled ad nauseum. The jury is still out on so much. It's the demographics of the Arizona Basis suburbs that rattle me -those suburbs look like the Deal district. I don't doubt that the down to earth parents attending these meetings and their progeny will be up to the challenge, it's the ones who aren't turning up that I'm concerned about, the ones with kids scoring below basic.

My question for the PP who started this thread is, what are your MS alternatives? If it's Stuart Hobson or Hardy, Basis. If it's Deal or Latin, maybe not.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now I'm having panic attacks, and second thoughts...
My main reasons for not pursuing Basis are sound, imo:
Long day with no outside break (DC suffers from SAD)
Attrition: my child will likely be stressed at seeing friends leave, which is almost guaranteed to happen at Basis: a senior class of 25 or 30 is likely going to be claustrophobic.

But then I remember all the good features of Basis: individual attention and a focus on hard science which is sorely lacking in most DC high schools, even private ones...
And I wonder if children undergoing this same educational pressure in Britain or Japan or even Bronx Science are miserable or just mildly stressed? Though I imagine the attrition from 8th to 12th is much lower....

Going greyer by the minute

This is why my kids are going to Basis.

[Anonymous]

Jeez, this is the 4th Basis thread to spring up in 2 weeks. Another runs more than 30 pages. The same arguments and observations are being recycled ad nauseum. The jury is still out on so much. It's the demographics of the Arizona Basis suburbs that rattle me -those suburbs look like the Deal district. I don't doubt that the down to earth parents attending these meetings and their progeny will be up to the challenge, it's the ones who aren't turning up that I'm concerned about, the ones with kids scoring below basic.

My question for the PP who started this thread is, what are your MS alternatives? If it's Stuart Hobson or Hardy, Basis. If it's Deal or Latin, maybe not.

They need these threads because someone in their organization is slowly realizing that DC is not Tucson and they are going to need to think in new ways to reach their promises. Not to say they can't make it work in DC, but there is some sort of critical struggle between the boosters who want to recreate Tucson here (while misunderstanding that we are not Tucson in DC) and those who want to serve the population we have without suggesting that the population of students we have are not capable of achieving due to their challenges.

Frankly, it is a painful discussion if you care about kids.

[Anonymous]

The one thing I get out of all these threads is that we need a Magnet Science MS in DC.