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[quote=Anonymous]Choosing between Latin and Basis, we did.  After a few years at Latin it was not going well for our bright but ditsy one.  Latin does not have the bandwidth to help a child stay organized, but more importantly, they support the idiosyncracies of individual teachers such that my dear one had to master seven different ways of doing things, frankly it was annoying.  When we heard Basis offered a consistent methodology, we didn't look back.  The same kid who got Ds last year is averaging B-plus because he is able to simply keep track of what he's supposed to do.  that said, I don't yet have a sense for the 'soul' of Basis.  The school leadership is a bit of a question-mark.

We also know privates.  Our older child was private all the way.  Private school academics seemed to me only "eh" until high school, when they can really pick and choose their student body.  The reason to go private before then is to either a)snag a slot before the rush in 9th grade or b) get all the bells and whistles in the earlier grades: black box theater, full soccer field, ample library, lengthy parent--teacher conferences, etc.

Having seen them all, the most important factor in picking a school is the quality of thought among his/her peers and whether your child shares or enjoys that quality.  A very difficult thing to gauge, and it also evolves from year to year.  So we will wait, fingers crossed, to see if Basis can develop a 'soul'. [/quote]

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