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[quote=Anonymous]Post above is misleading. BASIS doesn't impress where language instruction is concerned, other than if you're mired in relativism in the DC public schools context. Sidwell does shine, yes, particularly for Chinese.

What happens at BASIS is that 5th graders who rock in after having been in public immersion language programs for many years aren't permitted to continue with the modern languages they've been studying at BASIS in the 5th, 6th or 7th grades. And if they restart a language in 8th grade (the first year BASIS DC permits modern language study), they're treated like beginning students. Object and you're advised to hit the road for DCI. A few BASIS language teachers slip advanced students tougher work than the beginners they're in class with, but the practice isn't authorized by admins.

More than 80% of AP Chinese test takers in this country score 5s, the highest % of any AP exam by a long shot. At BASIS, it's common for juniors and seniors to score 3s and 4s on Chinese, because they're getting too little too late to ace this rather easy exam.[/quote]

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