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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder what most basis parents are like in person.  I find  all the mental toughness talk off putting.   I was kind of a workaholic in college.  It was not because I'm mentally tough; I just loved what I was studying.  That is what I would like for my children too.[/quote]

College prep at 9th grade does not mean college work.
It's one thing to get exposed and learning a subject, it's another thing having to decipher everything to figure out what's going on.
I showed my BASIS 9th grader's AP government work to a UMD professor and to a neighbor who is a Harvard Law and London school of economics grad, currently pursuing his PHD. 
The former said he would probably give the same content but in a much simplified format.
The UMD professor simply said this kind of teaching would not accessible for most 1st year undergrads, let alone 13-14 year olds.
For those of us who were in high school before the internet era, it was not common for a teacher to say, here's the work, go to the library, research and study on your own.
Now many teachers just pass out the work, tell the students to go online and find the answers.
If you agree that this is good teaching, then I have nothing else to say.[/quote]

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