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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IME, most of the time when kids don't pass a class, the class is math, physics, or chemistry.  If your kid is intellectually above average in STEM subjects, and if your kid is reasonably motivated, he'll be fine at Basis.

Also, by the time the kids get to the upper school, [b]there is a lot more applied knowledge and a lot less memorization[/b].  [/quote]

[b]Not our experience.[/b] The entire BASIS curriculum/focus is AP prep. Since AP/the College Board doesn't test group work, research or presentation skills, or participation in class discussions, the focus remains on memorization and rote learning in the HS to prep for multiple-choice heavy AP exams (including language exams). BASIS STEM teaching to prep for those AP exams is undeniably impressive.

[b]We moved on from the BASIS MS [/b]to a competitive admissions IB Diploma program. IB exams don't include multiple choice questions so the difference in the teaching and learning from BASIS has been night and day. Not as strong for math, much stronger for humanities + more applied science.[/quote]

A friend's friend's brother-in-law's sister read about HS on DCUM, so they know.

How did you experience the HS if you moved on before your child was in it?[/quote][/quote]

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