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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"My problem with BASIS is the tendency of some to hype it as a solution to all of America's education"

I never got the impression that Basis sold itself as a silver bullet.  I think they designed it for a kids whose strengths are more intellectual, rather than social or athletic.  Maybe that is a small percentage of the population. Maybe not. but it is what is and it has been good at what it intended to be.[/quote]

I was speaking about "the tendency of some", i.e., Boosters, not the owners. As for the owners, it seems to me that BASIS markets itself to kids and parents who are prepared to work really really hard in a variety of academic classes, with a focus on accelerated math, largely in preparation for a lot of AP tests. I agree it is good at providing this service, although personally don't think it is a good educational model -  obviously not for the students who get overwhelmed by the demands and drop out, but also I suspect for many that stay (some perhaps forced by parents) and get burnt out intellectually and/or emotionally and/or don't develop a well-rounded skill set / resume for college. I still give props to BASIS for selling a particular vision of education that give parents & students a real choice, vs. one-size-fits-all. But with school choice comes the need for truth-in-advertising and frank discussion about the pros & cons of different options.[/quote]

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