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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Plenty of kids who can handle the rigor leave, particularly for Walls. I’m picturing a new generation of BASIS K-4 grads even more inclined to leave by HS than the current crop. [/quote]

As someone who has a BASIS middle schooler, using it for middle school and then finding a high school with a broader experience seems like a great plan. They can learn how to study and learn a tremendous amount of information, and then take that elsewhere. It doesn't feel like a failure of the school... It feels like the middle school and the high school are just different decisions. I would still choose BASIS middle over the other options. [/quote]

I agree but not completely. The BASIS DC hs experience would be a lot better if controlling admins were willing to offer more flexibility and choice, and if Arizona put more resources into the hs experience. HS students often struggle with AP language prep, because they can't start studying languages before 8th grade and then just at the beginning level. BASIS generally only teaches 1, possibly 2, of the AP physics curricula. The physics situation is ridiculous considering their manic focus on science prep in ms. The hs ECs just aren't too hot by design, which hurts retention from the ms. Above all, senior year could be used much better. The mandatory college counseling course is essentially a timewaster and senior projects tend to be unserious.[/quote]

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