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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]its not just math. they put out materials saying expect 90-120 minutes homework each night.  i know middle school students who go there who say its not actually that much.  but as a prospective parent, the idea that the administration might somewhat expect and not be highly sympathetic towards a 5th-7th grader who was consistently doing 90+ minutes of teacher-assigned homework per night was a not insignificant reason to stay dcps knowing the homework load is such that my child can easily continue with her various out of school activities.[/quote]

Lots of 5th-7th graders at Basis do their homework at school and take nothing home.[/quote]

This was our experience. The BASIS middle school program isn't all that demanding for the brightest kids. It's certainly not a GT program. This is a strong test prep program where kids don't have to worry about character training/ethics, physical activity, cultural or language studies, much in the way of creativity, volunteerism/community service or enrichment, the things that made a school great.[/quote]

My 5th graders has learned all the capitals of all the countries in the world.  I think BASIS is like catholic school but for free.  It seems to me that there is plenty of character building and emphasis on "don't be a jerk". I personally don't subscribe to the community service hours for graduation fad that is going on with this generation. Half the kids make them up anyway.  
It sounds to me you don't want a school, but a summer camp.[/quote]

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