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[quote=Anonymous]Good point.   By middle school the organizational habits should have already been established and be second nature so the love of exploring thoughts and concepts can take over.

But my kid didn't get those habits from any previous school (been to three) until now with what Basis requires.  Seems counterintuitive but the teachers who insist on a neat accordion folder with just the week's papers, with the headings just so, and the rest of the handouts and notes in precise chronological order in the binder, and regular binder checks, happen to be the favorite teachers, the ones who have time for fun and exploration.  Hopefully the other teachers will get there at some point but it's spotty. My kid seems to have only two teachers who have really put the time in at the beginning to get those habits right.  Not surprisingly it's math and science.

But something really great happened in another class: my kid was in after-care with no homework and no book to read so phoned me to ask if could go home.  I said no we paid for Late Bird so go find a teacher and chat.  It's not something my kid would ever think of doing but I was told at Basis, the teachers tend to hang around and are happy to have the kids stop by.  Lo and behold, my kid did exactly that (I was almost being ironic when I suggested it).  My kid was all delighted to relate their conversation, not about classwork but about books they both like.  How cool is that?  I never ever chatted up a teacher until college.  [/quote]

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