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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid was a math star at BASIS, on track for BC Calc in 9th or 10th grade.

What I'd like to see in DC is the emergence of a BASIS type program that isn't run by a corporate entity thousands of miles away, with an appealing campus, a curriculum that respects achievement outside the realm of math, and leadership that isn't of the revolving door variant.[/quote]

What I'd like to see is people stop using red herrings an meaningless WTU talk tracks to make arguments against something they don't like.

"Corporate entity" - if they educate my kid I don't care what their tax status is. DCPS wastes a heck of a lot more money than Basis. Are you against inefficiency and waste, or bumper stickers? If they get my kid into college with aid, do I care?

"Thousands of miles away" - who cares where the decisions are made? If this was a TX based company forcing TX right wing propaganda into the curriculum then maybe that would be relevant. Otherwise, what difference does it make? Do you think the fact that DCPS is based in DC makes them any more welcoming to feedback? IS that why there are so very many good (or even passable) High Schools in DC right now? The local leadership hasn't helped DCPS, so why should I care where the senior leadership sits?

"Revolving door" - as compared to what? Have you seen how many principal jobs are open in DCPS right now? Or perhaps you'd like to discuss the 6 Superintendents of DCPS in the last 11 years? Besides, the relevant measure isn't turnover it is whether the quality is declining and whether that turnover is the proximate cause of the degradation. Show me where the data suggests any degradation.

Congrats, PP! In a thread filled with nonsense you win the prize for dumbest post. Even "but there's no library or computer lab" lady makes more cogent arguments than you.[/quote]

Get a grip, mate. OP asked how to help their child succeed at BASIS. Many useful answers on this thread. [/quote]

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