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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]blah,blah,blah.  Tell that to the hundreds of kids getting a fantastic education there. [/quote]
[quote=Anonymous]We had previously been considering Latin but heard they watered things down.  And, that seems to be reflected in their results recently.[/quote]
As a parent with one kid in MS (BASIS) and more coming down the pike, Latin is one of the schools at the top of our list for the other kids.  We have several friends with kids there and have complete confidence is a wonderful school and getting better every year.

ONWARD LATIN SOLDIERS !!![/quote]

We love the Latin HS PP.    Nothing watered down, but it's not a 'sweatshop' either.  Reading 'MAUS' in English while writing research reports on modern incidents of genocide - Cambodia, Rwanda- in history class.  It's not all serious (My kid came home the other day wanting to share some Shakespearean 'insults' with me-- talk about capturing a kid's fancy).  The teachers are so competent and so enthused and some of them are extremely funny and fun--makes me smile and remember how fun it was to be really challenged in HS and feel like the whole world was opening up.  That being said, I think comparing Basis and Latin is apples and oranges.  The starting premise is so different.  By the time Basis has a HS they may be in excellent shape.  Latin had some iffy moments early on, but it found it's 'heart' and that has held fast during transitions.  I hope Basis does![/quote]

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