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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Yes, there is no doubt in my mind that private/parochial school offers more than BASIS. It would be weird if it didn't.[/quote]

Yes - It’s also an open secret that (1) some folks use Basis as a springboard to private high schools (and sometimes middle); (2) private schools respect the Basis rigor vs other public schools; and (3) see an [b]opportunity to “round out[/b]” Basis-prepared students.  But yes - a $40K/yr school should have various premiums over Basis.[/quote]

Wait, what? Private schools are not pining for a chance to "round out" students from any one school FFS. You think they're sitting there saying "this poor disadvantaged child has been denied arts and language education, and we can make the world a better place by admitting them"?

If anything, BASIS kids get in *despite* the things BASIS has chosen not to offer.

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Yeah - this is decidedly not true. I don’t want to out myself. But I know for a hard fact that a solid record at BasisDC has is a definite plus for public school applicants. Those schools know what Basis is (and isn’t) and doing well there helps to remove some of the doubt faced by kids coming from public school. [/quote]

Well yes, because any credible demonstration of academic ability and capacity is a positive thing. It's just weird to think private schools see "opportunity to round out" as a good thing, rather than a deficiency. They're not sitting there like "Yay, this kid's never taken art class, this is our chance to round someone out!"[/quote]

There’s definitely a savior mentality at private schools… but it’s at the margin. It’s like “this kid is gifted and without our help will never maximize their potential”[/quote]

But it's for kids who actually need it! They're not like "This kid is gifted and his parents can afford full pay, but they've weirdly chosen to stifle his creative talents by sending him to BASIS. To the rescue!"[/quote]

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