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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn't Vern Williams going to teach there? That, at least, is interesting, and gives one hope that they will not "math by drill and kill." That said, these schools for gifted/Accelerated kids make me suspicious. Why send a kid there and pay 30-40k, when they can go to the AAP Center Longfellow (or Carson or Rocky Run, etc)? Many of the Nysmith kids, at least, are there because they didn't place into AAP. I'd BASIS catering to the same crew(my kid is gifted. FCPS just doesn't realize it...) The public schools have Algebra II for advanced 8th graders, and ship a few kids to the high school for Pre-Calc. Plus a smart, (TJ) driven cohort-- and a strong TJ placement track record. So what does BASIS gain you? [/quote] I know a lot of Nysmith kids, ours included, who got into AAP and chose not to go. To each his own, but don't speak without facts please! [/quote]
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