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[quote=Anonymous]Wow!  Basis has explicitly said that they will not pass kids on who fail the comp. exams.  The controversy would come if they DID pass them on to the next grade.  There seems to be a lot of emphasis on 'slow' kids.  I think what you mean is, kids who have not yet mastered the material, and that would more likely be kids who can't or won't focus.  The material is not being taught at an unusually fast pace but kids do need to pay attention and do the homework. That can be a challenge with the wrong teacher or a distractable kid. It's my belief that distraction of various kinds are what has kept DC schools low-performing.  Schools where kids are allowed to be noisy, schools that allow a smart=uncool attitude to prevail, schools that don't clamp down on use of electronics or tardiness or kids cutting class, and so on and so on, are bound to be, well, DC Public Schools.
Your description of kids who don't pass the comps as 'slow' sounds kind of haughty but I guess what you mean is 'underperforming for various reasons'.[/quote]

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