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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's just about understanding what type of child you have, and then looking to find the best fit for your child if you are looking at charters. My DD can concentrate for a very long time, so BASIS is actually easy for her, and she's earned straight A's for years. It isn't all that "rigorous." It's just a lot of continuous work. But because this comes easy to her, she really likes BASIS.[/quote]

Agree with this take. An average student who's willing to put in the study time can hold their own at BASIS. It's not a GT program emphasizing creativity, critical thinking skills, advanced writing skills, sophisticated presentations, group work and so on. Really helps if the kid's quick with quantitative work, or the math homework can take too long for the kid to enjoy life. We don't really like BASIS for reasons that have nothing to do with the curriculum. There are too many young teachers who can't control their classes. Good teachers tend to leave and the churn is a drag, along with the bad building.
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I echo these takes on BASIS. Full disclosure, we pulled our child from BASIS a few years ago because we wanted a different type of school experience for them. They commented early on at the new school how the learning was very different. New school demands a lot of applied knowledge. BASIS demands a lot of memorization and bubble sheets. 
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