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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I suppose being on their 5th year, BASIS DC should have mastered the art of eliminating "non-Basis material" students by the end of the first or second year in order to spare families aggravation, emotional distress.

No such luck for the ones who applied to BASIS during its Pilot year.  There were certain students who did really well for a year or even two who were treated brutally by getting "F"s in their final report cards (final exams or final comps), regardless of the fact that they had been receiving A's and B's all year long. There are also former BASIS students who are still in therapy or PTSD.[/quote]

As shown by the pp, you need to listen when things are explained. The students HAVE to pass their comps and finals or they will not advance. Test scores count more than quizzes and quizzes count more than showing up and participating in class. It doesn't matter in June what the grades were in August or if the teacher likes you. Bad test scores mean the material isn't mastered and the student should go to teacher hours or peer tutoring until it is mastered.[b] If you and your student can understand and handle this, everything is good. If you and your student resist this information and fight against the system, you will both be in therapy for ptsd[/b]. [/quote]

and if a student just struggles despite doing all of those things?

oh, neveremind  :roll: [/quote]

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