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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Right, any criticism of BASIS' inflexibility, however minor, thoughtful or valid, constitutes "hating" the school. Give us a break.

I'm with posters who view BASIS' policy on language as being outmoded. There's a strong trend toward teaching foreign languages at younger ages in schools in this country, in all kinds of schools. High-performing school districts all around the country are coming on board in an age of increasing globalization. [/quote]

Basis parent here. I think anyone is justified to complain about the school's inflexiblity. I do think, however, that parents who enroll kids there need to know that this is the way it is. If its going to make you insane, pick a different school. [/quote]

NP. We didn't enroll after BASIS admins informed us that our 5th grader would be forced to start a new language eventually, or to take beginner classes in the world language we speak at home. Neither option appealed, or seemed to belong in the 21st century. I enrolled the kid in a suburban school near where my ex lives. He does well in 6th grade algebra there. BASIS can freely push DC families around because parents EotP are desperate for OK middle schools. That's a longstanding political problem none of us can fix of course.[/quote]

True, but its also not Basis' fault. I say this as someone who lives in bounds for Deal, and we chose Basis. So perhaps we feel less frustrated about it since we have that option.

Regardless, Basis doesn't discriminate. They are equally inflexible in all their locations. As you can see here, this currciulum change was made system-wide. So thinking that Basis DC could, say, have advanced language classes for middle schoolers who are coming from immersion schools is laughable. And no doubt there are things like this across the country that other communities would like to see changed. [/quote]

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