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[quote=Anonymous]Another pp with rising 11th grader here.  I completely agree with the other parent.  My child, on the other hand, is better at ELA than Math.  The kid holds their own in math and science, but it takes work.  As the pp noted, however, they were taught early on how to do that work.  They need to keep up consistently, and they need to study when the very known crunch periods occur.  My child is better at ELA.  Basis does okay with it, but not great. The ELA work requires very little, but my child supplements with more intensive AP electives that require writing.  Spanish was also an issue for us, as my child arrived fluent.  But we knew the limitations of Basis, and we used the very slow language learning as a sort of free period as there is so much intense studying in the rest of the curriculum.  The kid hasn't progressed through Spanish literature, but with the continual reminder of Spanish, there is little doubt of a 5 on the Spanish AP now that they will finally allow it.

The program isn't perfect.  But I couldn't imagine my child thriving more elsewhere.  It is a great fit for us despite not being perfect.  But I paid a ton of attention to what my child might need and then I have followed it very carefully along the way, as there are definitely easier options.  We spent a lot of time deciding what to do for high school, as we are also inbound for JR.  But in the end, we dove fully into the high school, and we haven't had a moment of regret.

Note I do not really care where my child goes to college.  I want it to be a good fit that encourages the kid to remain motivated to learn and grow but I see no reason to force a bad fit for college for a better name.  Fit is the most important.  Until grad school, which is a different story.[/quote]

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