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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]BASIS - first year out - very, very impressive.[/quote]
+1! Proud Basis parent here![/quote]

This should not surprise anyone given the caliber student that is drawn to enroll at Basis.  Those would be the scores no matter what school they all enrolled in together[/quote]

+1 - It's called self-selection.  My DC who is enrolled at BASIS is coming in 2 grades advanced in math and more than 2 grades advanced in reading.  I would not feel comfortable putting him in Math 7/8 as a 5th grader unless he was; we would go elsewhere.  While we can take advantage of the rigor, I am not comfortable with the weeding out of capable students who are not prepared for that level in the 5th grade.  To do well in higher level math you need math fluency which is developed after you learn the concepts.  It doesn't matter as much which age you develop it prior to high school; but you need it to truly excel.  Students who have to spend the majority of their time learning concepts they have not been taught or exposed to will have a significant learning curve and require more dedication than others in developing this needed fluency.  [/quote]

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