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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're in 5th, not pulling out but quietly applying to privates for 6th.  Our Hill ES didn't work for 5th because none of our kid's pals were staying.  We're concerned that most of the high SES families will go sooner or later, as at Latin (although we keep this to ourselves).  I get the feeling that a good many high SES parents are biding their time while saving for privates.  We're fine with what's happening now, but skeptical about the HS situation, so seems best to go before we open the door to a socially turbulent situation for our child.  Another family will surely appreciate our spot next year; good luck to them.

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Can other BASIS 5th and 6th grade parents confirm this? Are many BASIS families really preparing to pull their children out after a year or two (but keeping it to themselves)?[/quote]

Yes and here's why:
1. Basis's campus inside is small and we wonder if there will be room for 3-4 more grades.
2. Basis's concept is really good but it is in the experiment phase. They still have many kinks to work out and it's a gamble to leave my kid in and see how it's going to go. 
I really believed the hype about Basis and believed that they already had structure when the reality is that while the concept is awsome and the teachers are certified, most of them are first year teachers and this is their first time developing their own curriculum so it hasent been tested or proven their experimenting to see if it works.
My child is doing really well there and GPA is a 3.5 but I'm a high SES AA and I have the time to stay at home and I have hired a tutor for my daughter give her additional help with her work and I help her organize so she has been doing well. What I'm hearing from some parents is its not that the kids didn't test in or it's not that they are doing poorly they just have poor organization skill. Quite frankly, if I didn't have it financially to give my kid the additional help she needed with study and organization, she might not be doing as well either. Even in a middle or high class home where both parent are working and it's not feasible to have a nanny, tutor or the luxury of staying at home, what I'm saying may pose a challenge. Basis defiantly has to be a fit for you. I would even go so far as to say that a low SES person who is able to stay at home (please don't thrash me for low SES I'm really doing my best to make valid points) their child would have a better opportunity at basis if that parent sat with their child and helped tutor them themselves or helped with organization. That's my opinion. It's a lot of work being a "Basis Parent". All of these reasons that I see some people posting why their child is failing is off. It's not low SES or bad kids or even bad parents. Most of the children just don't have the organizational skills! [/quote]

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