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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1:12 -- You assumed maybe that I want Basis to fail; when actually I believe they are determined to find the third way.  Challenging the bright kids and tutoring the unprepared ones.  I was impressed by these folks enough to send my youngest.  Other reasons: they are really organized.  Beyond anything I've seen (I've had kids at GDS, WIS, and Latin).  They are committed (the founders are spending half there time in DC this year).  They have resources and use them very efficiently (the building is a trim machine and very secure).  My kid doesn't give a fig for sports (not great but it's the reality).  Location: couldn't be better.  I know, time will tell but I can't believe our luck to have this school plunked down in DC just when we needed it.[/quote]
1:12 here- my post wasn't directed at any one poster in particular. However, I skimmed through this massive thread and saw so many people posting terribly negative things about the school. I don't even have a dog in this fight as none of my children are the right age for BASIS, butI'm trying to understand why there are people here who would be so happy to see this school fail. It just opened 4 days ago. It's a completely new school with new teachers and models-why the vitrol? It's also open to anyone in DC so it's not like there are a bunch of parents who are bitter because their child wasn't good enough. If you have a child there I'm assuming you're hoping for the best, and if you don't-who cares? You would think people who live in this city would welcome a school that is at least attempting to bring order and rigor to some of the kids who need it most.[/quote]

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