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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have had children at both schools - although no one who has switched schools - and my observation is that the teaching quality was considerably higher at Deal and that the sense of "investedness" in students' success was also higher.  I can't speak to your other questions.[/quote]

I'm deciding between Basis and Hardy right now and wonder if others had this same sense of the comparison between Basis and Deal.  Was my impression that the teachers at Basis were pretty good?  Am worried about the 2 hours a night of homework at Basis but also worry about my child not getting enough academic challenge at Hardy.[/quote]

I don't have experience with Basis, Hardy, or Deal, but do have one child at a very good local private school, and 2 hours of homework a night is about average at our school for 7th and 8th grade (there was less in 6th), so I'm not sure that Basis is that far from the norm. I'm interested in the 2 PPs' report of an average of 30 min/night at Deal--seems really low for this area, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but is surprising.[/quote]

[b]Could the common factor here be that parents are expected to actively help teach their children? Is it possible that Deal - being a public school - places a stronger emphasis on effective teaching happening right there, in the classroom?
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If so, that can be a decision factor. Some may enjoy that co-schooling role. Some - myself included - prefer to spend time with their children doing other things, including sports, scouts, outings, vacations, playing board games, visiting family. I would be fundamentally unhappy - and make my children unhappy - to to help my child with 2 hours of homework every night and am relieved to know my school is going a very good job at teaching. This is a personal preference, not a value proposition.[/quote]

I think I'm the person you're asking (I'm the private school parent). No, I haven't helped with homework once, ever, nor do I help with organizational skills. That's not an expectation at our school at any level.[/quote]

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