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Can't we have a middle school--aside from Deal, which isn't accessible to most of us--[b]that offers some acceleration for kids in certain subjects AND other excellent classes and extra-curriculars that allow them to develop [i]as people,[/i] while not expecting them to jump on this insane roller coaster of AP classes for 12- and 13-year-olds? Why is everything all or nothing in this town?[/b] 
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Isn't there a test in middle school in the works?  Located EOTR?  I think that could be a great alternative for many parents.  Fingers-crossed it works![/quote]

The vast majority of BASIS kids will not take an AP exam until 9th grade, where US gov't and politics is required.  However, I was reassured at Back to School night that the rearrangement of the History sequence will in no way discourage 8th graders from taking the AP World History Exam.  I think one bite at the apple when you have nothing to lose and no one will wonder why you did not report is a GREAT thing - it is like taking the PSAT's the year before they count for National Merit..........  It demystifies the axe hanging over these kids heads, and most kids trying to get into good colleges now take at least 7 AP courses.

As for the math (the only technically offered acceleration until 8th grade), there may not be many kids in any given year who are up for it but both my kids were/are and it beats them being bored and losing interest.  Since so few kids are able to accelerate this way, there is no stigma to not doing it.  They are the few, the odd, the proud.................[/quote]

Basis mom here: my kids enjoy a variety of extracurricular options. For the hundredth time, they have soccer, tae kwon do, running/cross country, flag football, yearbook, art club, etc. Basis offers some unique clubs, too like comic/anime, cosplay and "everything on the mall."

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