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[quote=Anonymous]I went to one of the information sessions and was very impressed by what I heard, especially about hiring teachers who have a degree in the subject they are teaching. In DC and elsewhere (I am in the field of education myself) there is more concentration on methodology than actually knowing the subject. My 7th grader attends one of the better charter schools --  in school, he has not learned any new math concepts these past two years (the methodology  in his school is not to push kids but make them explain in details what they are doing). I talked to the teacher and it became obvious to me that math was not her forte. As for language arts/social studies, they have been reading articles about WW II since October.  Earlier today my boy had asked the teacher why there has been no mentioning about the use of Radar, only to be told to stick to the subject ...

BASIS promises to hire teachers who know their subject very well, something all parents want for their children.
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