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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PCSB created this problem by not allowing preferences.  Basis is a G&T whose model is based on attrition by those who cannot keep up with the curriculum - not gifted.  Since DCPS and charters don't allow test-in for G&T, the only way to offer such a program is to accept all comers and hope that the ones who don't "fit", leave.

Lots of creative ways being used to keep out the vast majority of students needing remedial help from DCPS.  DCI will be taking 3 and 4 yr olds all the way til they are ready for college.

Charters are suppose to provide for niches not served by DCPS but have no means to choose the students who will be best served by their education model/philosophy so we have attrition and keeping kids from preschool through high school.[/quote]

The amount of homework is not sustainable for us and I want to change BASIS as I do not want my child awake at 1 am in the morning trying to finish all the work (sometimes several tests and several homeworks for one day). On the positive side,  there is minimal bullying. Maybe because they are really tired.  And students in general like the school and the teachers.
BASIS is a good fit for the GT population. They should either advertise as such or have tracks, a fast one for the GT kids who have no problem zooming through math chapters  and several sciences day after day and a regularly paced  one for the rest of the hardworking kids who want to have a solid education.[/quote]

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