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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So you're admitting, there isn't a better option.

And you tell me, what sacrifices are they making - what was it that they were supposed to be doing instead, and are missing out on?  The kids at BASIS will have already been exposed to world history since 5th grade - And in a way that beats having the same old disorganized, unstructured and substance-lacking (and often wrong) fluff about the pilgrims and the axe that chopped down the cherry tree repeated year after year as many schools have been doing.  The "traditional" way is the reason why American kids have far less understanding of world history and geography than their peers in Europe and Asia do.

BTW, doing the math, spreading 2 years out over 4 years is half the cram per year (if there are such units of measure) ;^)   So, if you are worried about BASIS kids getting stressed out or burned out, consider that it works out to be twice as much intensity and pressure for the non-BASIS kids at those prestigious suburban schools.[/quote]

Well, your mind seems to be pretty made up for your kid, so I'll admit to you that there isn't a better option. :-) On the math issue, BASIS I think actually does a fantastic job getting math results because they work the kids incredibly hard from 5th grade on.  But I don't see how starting with 7th grade math in 5th grade and getting to AP Calculus in 9th grade is less of a cram that the ordinary math track. And BASIS will tell you as much... their approach requires hard work every day for all but the most gifted of students. As a parent, I simply dont want my child to spend that energy getting to AB calculus by 9th grade (a feat I am not aware is attempted at any other school, suburban or otherwise), especially since I am pretty sure my 10 year old would not be ready to set that goal for herself. If your kid is up for the challenge and can keep a happy mindset and pursue a broad set of extracurricular activities at the same time then more power to you both![/quote]

The overwhelming majority of kids will[b] not[/b] be taking Calculus in 9th grade at BASIS. In fact, there are several pathways for math at BASIS and one includes Calculus for 11th and 12th grade. Also, not all students will take AP World History in 8th grade since there is an alternative World History as well. I think their goals is try to try and ready as many kids as possible, but knowing that this is not possible for every kid they do have different pathways.[/quote]

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