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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do you think it is a failing school?  Looking for reasons that go beyond just the demographics and PARCC test scores.

There is a little bit of a scarcity mindset on the Hill with the 5-12 charter schools.  But not everyone wants the lengthy commute to Latin.  Not everyone wants the level of homework, limited recess, and/or the stress/anxiety that might accompany comprehensive testing starting in 6th grade at Basis.[/quote]

So settle for mediocrity? [/quote]

SH, EH and JA don't exactly have a monopoly on mediocrity where DC public middle schools popular with Hill families go. BASIS won't permit students to study a language until 8th grade, and then only at the beginning level (mandatory).  SH's admins told us that we didn't have to take a language, freeing us up to continue to homeschool our middle schooler in our native language at a v. advanced level without the burden of studying another language at the beginning level at school. You see mediocrity where other families may be aiming high in their own ways.  If a kid excels in the performing arts, SH is much better bet than BASIS or Latin if you want arts instruction at school, no comparison.  SH also has many older, experienced great teachers.  BASIS pays and treats teachers poorly by comparison, leading to much higher teacher turnover than at SH along with far more inexperienced teachers with weak classroom management skills.[/quote]

BASIS doesn't have kids setting couches on fire like SH does![/quote]

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