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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]BASIS parent here...

I feel the English instruction is very poor in the 5th grade at BASIS.  All they have done is diagram sentences and have not written one paragragh, let alone essay, in English. They are now reading Peter Pan as their 1st book and it is almost February. They also have not done any vocabulary. I had to use the music assignment to reinforce paragraph and essay structure.  I am very happy with the science and but may agree with the previous poster that indicated that doing the Saxon math at a fast pace is NOT the best idea for indepth thinking.  Think I would prefer fast paced Singapore but that is being picky.  Check out Latin's website, they have the homework from the beginning of the year to date and you don't need to be a parent to access.  I will be downloading the English homework and trying to teach my child English and vocabulary this summer in addition to utilizing a writing camp.  A little disappointed because I did not want to have to do an academic camp and the at-home grind after all the hard work my child is doing this year.  Thought we would live it up.

If Martha Cutts appeared to be a little more interested in the progress of AA males, I would have been willing to give Latin a try.  Maybe it's her NCS background or maybe she just overgeneralizes -- too be kind. Most of my friends who have AA males attend have had bad experiences there.  Nothing like sapping their spirit before they even get off the ground.  The BASIS environment does not do that - a HUGE plus in its favor. If you have an AA male and your chiild doesn't have to come into contact with Cutts at Latin you may be okay as they have a principal for each grade. Unless the 6th grade English is radically different at BASIS, I am going to have to evaluate Deal although I really like the environment at BASIS.  Deal is a little big for me but my child needs to learn and practice writing and could use a little vocab or Wordly Wise. Don't want St. Anselm's -- too small -- highly dependent on the class dynamic.  [/quote]
So BASIS is too slow in English and too fast in math. I guess you can't please everyone.[/quote]

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