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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP, I agree.  We aren't talking about rare ability, BASIS isn't trying to teach kids anything extraordinary like how to levitate or move things using telekinesis - this is stuff that most kids, given the right environment, should be able to master.[/quote]

So very true!

When students are being used as pawns or guina pigs as schools try new methodologies, most kids will be left behind, even if they score "proficient". I am looking at my child's DC CAS reports for the past 2 years and according to the these stats 67% is considered proficient in Reading, and 69% in Math.

Aren't these grades considered  "C"  in most schools?

Also, I have heard  many parents complain that learning somehow shifts to "fun activities" once the DC CAS exams are over in April. This may be alright for 3rd or even 4th grade, but not for the upper grades; introducing grade level concepts once or twice prior to the test is not enough.
If Basis 5th grade teachers maximize instruction and not waste time, there is no reason for 7th graders not to be prepared for algebra. 
It's being done in other countries with far fewer resources.

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