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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was sold on BASIS filling the gap until my eldest switched to a parochial high school. He wasn't nearly as used to giving presentations, or working in groups, or diving deep into topics, or doing research, or reading at least one book a week as most of his classmates.  Hint: none of those methods of learning feature heavily in BASIS' AP prep focused curriculum.  He also wasn't used to having to play a sport, every day. The other students who'd come out of BASIS at his school were in the same boat. He adjusted, but it took him all of freshman year.

Be careful what you believe about a BASIS education, folks. In our experience, the narrowness of the curriculum and weak facilities create as many gaps as they fill. Denying this only works so well. BASIS trains kids to do well on tests. Not much more. [/quote]

Notwithstanding the adjustment period, didn’t the private HS ultimately see your child as worthy of admission and capable of success at their institution, in part in view of his academic record at BasisDC? And wasn’t the school correct in their assessment of his upside? This seems like an inadvertent plug for middle school at BasisDC, at least for cost-conscious families with private HS in mind. [/quote]

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