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[quote=Anonymous]The work load for my kid was mostly math which took 2 or more hours a night for math alone because even though he was smart in math, he was not ready for the greater acceleration. Now in 9th grade, my kid is still accelerated but not as much. Now my kid in 9th grade finds math homework and all homework very manageable and the workload actually seems significantly less than 7th and 8th grade.

I recommend not going for the maximum math acceleration unless your kid is very on task. Even going with less acceleration in math would still make your kid more accelerated than most kids in the country! I also recommend trying to get some of the math problem sets out of the way on weekends if your kid is overwhelmed with other homework.

All I can say is that we are glad we stayed at BASIS and almost left several times in middle school. My kid has grown much more independent and I am hardly involved now in overseeing his school work unlike the first few years there.

Also, if you find the math too much, then see teacher for advice. If that still does not work then ask for your kid to be placed in a lower math track which is still advanced![/quote]

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