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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's an interesting question why BASIS attracts so many students who can't handle it. Since everyone who leaves BASIS is dumb, lazy, or both, right? I'm puzzled why BASIS can't attract enough high-performing kids to create a long-lasting cohort. Why are such families not choosing BASIS?[/quote]

For parents who don't like their middle school or high school options, BASIS looks good. And if your child always received "5"s in DCPS, then you think it will be a good fit. However, it can often become very obvious how little the child actually was taught in DCPS. This is where insecure skills in reading, writing, comprehension, organization and math show up.

It's not a matter of being dumb or lazy, just woefully underprepared and not everyone is interested in putting in the amount of work and time when they are 10-11 years old. BASIS has been better in recent years with helping the students get up to speed to handle the different workload, but it still is often surprising. Add to that limited extra curricular due to cohort size and some families decide to leave. [/quote]

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