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[quote=Anonymous]Let me say that it is not my intention to "booster" BASIS. I am just relaying our experience with the program. I think a lot of parents love the idea of what BASIS can and does achieve, but then are disappointed when they see that their child struggles to keep up. That is why I think that "It is not for everyone." Nor do I think there is any shame in realizing so. I actually applaud the parents who can admit that their child be better suited elsewhere and move them in their best interests. Several of my friends did.

BASIS is not school of geniuses. They are open enrollment. My DD is not a genius either. She just happens to pride herself in working hard and getting good grades. She just happened to be able to keep up. But I also saw how disappointing it was to her to not be awarded an honor roll spot for the grading period because she had a GPA of 94.5% and the last spot was given to the child who had a GPA of 94.8%. That, I found a bit unfair.

As I said, my DD enjoyed BASIS, but I think it was a lot of pressure for her and she was relieved to back off a bit. With a cross-country move, we were ok with giving her a break. BASIS DC just wasn't the place for us at this time, mostly because of location and housing. I'm not saying that TJ is better either. I don't know what to expect from TJ, or if we even want to pursue that route.

My DD was tested for FCPS AAP on arrival, but it appears that they decided not to place her even before the scores have been returned. But from what I gather, you don't have to be in the program to enroll is MS honors courses. So I will let her do her own thing and hopefully we'll step it up again next fall.[/quote]

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