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[quote=Anonymous]My kid just finished Junior year at Banneker.  It's a very tough school, especially for boys which is why they don't have many.  Very few make it through to graduation.  My son has had to scale back on extracurricular it's hard to manage the enormous homework load and the school has said, in not so many words, that academics are all they care about and focus on.

I think it's a great school for a kid who is extremely academically focused and has a goal of excelling in high school and going on to college, doesent need a lot of school/spirit type activities and doesent need arts or creative outlets.  I've heard the same about Basis so I wonder if they are similar in that way.    If you think your kid might need more than that from a school I'd think twice.

I was so impressed with some Banneker students I came across that I was determined my kid would go there.  Now, in retrospect, it's taken a lot out of him and we probably should have chosen another route.  I wont send my younger kid there.

Again, Banneker is a great school, but just like any other school you have to really figure out if it's going to be a great fit for your own kid.  They allow a shadow day, make sure you have your kid do it.[/quote]

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