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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Basis/5th/D-[/quote]

Interesting.  What are the issues?  BASIS' DL approach is reputed to be kick ass.[/quote]

I can see how it will (someday) be great. But 10 year olds who know no one, who are in classes of 45 kids, who have to navigate 9 subjects through teams with no consistency of organization at all with no help as to how to do it are not being set up to succeed. [/quote]

Sorry, this arrangement sounds like a recipe for burnout and rebellion eventually, other than for a truly diligent kid.[/quote]

Yes. And it's hard to know if your kid is even diligent without them being able to actually access the materials and the classes. I[b]'m fascinated that parents from the upper grades seem very happy. [/b]That's great! But it also means they must do better with the 5th graders or they are going to wind up 1/2 the class leaving by 6th.[/quote]

What else are the parents going to tell you?  That they mind that the heads aren't much more than grad students, with few heads lasting even two years?  That they care that at least a quarter of the teachers quit each spring, and most arrive with little experience.  That it's fine by them that there's no library, gym or outdoor space?  That they're concerned about chronically weak administrative capacity?  That advanced work is really just done in math and science - STEM subjects is as stretch (not much in the way of T or E).  That you can forget about advanced foreign languages or literature at BASIS.

No, most will defend BASIS to the hilt because the curriculum does offer far and away more rigor than DCPS, and BASIS is their best option to stay in their Capitol Hill row houses.  Hint: they can't afford private school.  [/quote]

Is it necessary for them to say that? You’re here to remind everyone in each thread.[/quote]

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