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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]

Your conclusion doesn’t follow your premise.

More fact- and data-free Basis hating.

Get treatment.

Your kid washed out of Basis years ago but the school still lives on in your head rent free.[/quote]

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