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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP Here. My post is not meant to bash BASIS at all, but to share an experience that I've witnessed of many families that are no longer at the school. If your kid is succeeding there, that's awesome. If only every kid could...But every kid can't, and most of the families that I know that have left have all left for the same reason, and their kids aren't all the exact same types of learners, but they are all indeed very bright.

[b]I hope that parents really look at BASIS[/b], or any school for that matter, and really decide what is best for their child and know that even without the rigor of BASIS, their kid can have aspirations to and can become a biomedical engineer, still, or whatever they (like another poster said) want to. Any child that excels through high school at BASIS has to be an exceptional student and has to welcome the challenge that BASIS offers.

[b]I believe[/b] these parents (my friends) thought their kids were ready for this school, but didn't think long enough about it. I was ready to enroll my son right up til the 1st day of school, and got cold feet. After thinking long and hard, I didn't see it as the right fit for him. I just hope every parent looks at any school carefully before enrolling their child, and that goes for schools which wouldn't be challenging enough for their kids as well.

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Who on earth elected you to be the spokesperson for your friends or to be a self-appointed advisor for all parents who might consider Basis for their kids?

It's a very different model. It's not for everyone. There will be kids who do well at this middle school who decide to attend other high schools. This same thing happens at Deal, Latin and plenty of other places too as more options are available).

But for a lot of kids, it's a great experience. My rising 9th grader is happy, learning, has friends in and out of school and did great on their first AP exam (taken last May as an 8th grader).

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