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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, I think the poster who just lobbed the "racism" grenade just proved the point that was made earlier tonight, that it's just going to be one imaginary "controversy" after another.

There's nothing but trolling going on here.  That's now proven beyond a shadow of a doubt.[/quote]

Please have the good grace to listen to someone who is presently a fellow Basis parent, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

And to the poster earlier who said that racism cannot exist because half the faculty are black, first, you have enormous teacher turnover, second you have the other half of the faculty, as illustrated below, and third, teachers and administrators can be "racist" against their own race because they have internalized the negative messages to such an extent that they have become part of their own belief system, and perhaps worst of all as the thread about EOTP illustrates, they can treat all students as future criminals who deserve to be shouted at for no reason

[b]BASIS parent - We will be going elsewhere when middle school ends. Have been debating whether to leave earlier. My DC is not a struggling student but I am very concerned with the "head in the sand" BASIS boosters. They make it convenient for BASIS not to improve and it could be a strong school for all students. Yes, racism does occur primarily from the teachers. My DC has been subjected to it many times from the stereotypical assumptions to the lack of discipline for bullies that happen to be white. For example, my DC was being seriously bullied by one and ended up being disciplined when he made an inappropriate comment about the child to a teacher. When I arrived at the school I had to get him medical treatment for the unrecognized action that had occurred prior to the statement. However, that is not why we will be leaving; I was subject to much more serious racism growing up and you can not protect your kids from it when they are an adult so this is the best time to learn how to deal with it. [/b]

We will be leaving because I am disappointed in the academics which the Boosters would see if they would stop parroting the Booster line. English is much better this year but still not to the level of Latin or Deal. They tout math but they teach to the test (process-oriented) and are so focused on eusuring that they are following the Arizona standards that the critical underlying foundation is missing. My DC has always received an A+ score in math at BASIS (DC was strong going in) so I was astounded this year to see that there were critical gaps in his mathematical foundation at the middle school level. I have begun supplementing these foundational gaps at home. I feel sorry for the poor children who think they are getting something that they are not and whose parents either don't have the literacy to identify or correct or the money for outside assistance. I am just hoping these kids don't become statistics when they assume they are great in math to seriously struggle on the SAT or in College later. I wish the Boosters would do something to help rather than be focused on the type of child coming to the school or blaming it on the children or parents. It would benefit everyone because the education would have to improve.

I do not post on the listserve because the political messages last year turned me off. [/quote]

It is OK to leave, it's not a religion or worse a cult. If it doesn't work for your child just find a better place. It would be horrible parenting if you didn't.[/quote]

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