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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What exactly do all of the BASIS parents think the academic extremes will do for their children?  Are we really that crazy now?  Someone needs to do a comparative analysis of how many more children are diagnosed with depression, anxiety, eating disorders etc... before they are 18 compared to what it was say, 20 years ago?  This whole thread seems to be about pushy parents striving and pushing their offspring to a level of academic perfection we/they never had to face.  ISn't it enough to get zits, start your period, have a first dance, separate from your parents a tiny bit and now we're off to the races like it's 21st Century China.  My kids are smart and successful but never would I give up a well rounded and healthy MS/HS environment for the insanity of BASIS. Latin in the end sounds way more reasonable. [/quote]

The documentary The Race to Nowhere is an excellent film about this topic.  http://www.racetonowhere.com/[/quote]
Try watching  Two Million Minutes for a clear idea of what BASIS does.

http://www.2mminutes.com/films/global-examination.asp

2 Million Minutes: A Global Examination

Regardless of nationality, as soon as a student completes the 8th grade, the clock starts ticking. From that very moment the child has approximately -

…Two Million Minutes until high school graduation…Two Million Minutes to build their intellectual foundation…Two Million Minutes to prepare for college and ultimately career…Two Million Minutes to go from a teenager to an adult.

How a student spends their Two Million Minutes - in class, at home studying, playing sports, working, sleeping, socializing or just goofing off -- will affect their economic prospects for the rest of their lives.

How do most American high school students spend this time? What about students in the rest of the world? How do family, friends and society influence a student's choices for time allocation? What implications do their choices have on their future and on a country's economic future? This film takes a deeper look at how the three superpowers of the 21st Century - China, India and the United States - are preparing their students for the future.

As we follow two students - a boy and a girl - from each of these countries, we compose a global snapshot of education, from the viewpoint of kids preparing for their future. Our goal is to tell the broader story of the universal importance of education today, and address what many are calling a crisis for U.S. schools regarding chronically low scores in math and science indicators.[/quote]

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