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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was in a meeting for our  local school's STEM night and I heard explicit things about how different students are treated differently at BASIS. We were contemplating a move to DC. I do not think it will happen anytime soon.[/quote]

Do you mean how the kids who study hard are rewarded with better grades than the kids who blow off school?  What's going on at BASIS is disgraceful.   :roll: [/quote]

Hearing about it every day.... The kids that are doing well are working their butts off, putting in the hours, going over their CJ meticulously every night, studying for tests, and so on.  The ones that are struggling, aren't writing assignments in their CJ, aren't getting the work and studying done, are talking in class and not paying attention....[/quote]

Agreed-there are a lot of things I am not fond of at BASIS (specific people in admin, many of the one-sided rules int he handbook, the size of the individual classes, comps, etc) but working hard, being careful to make sure you know what you are being tested on and when and going to office hours if you do not understand anything will ensure success. That is not to say every hard worker will like the environment, but they will flourish there academically. And the teachers are DEDICATED-DC is in 6th this year and if I had had DC's science teachers this year, I might have pursued a field in something science related. They "get" middle schoolers and are dynamic in their approaches. It is DEFINITELY not for every kid-for DC, frequent testing builds on the best way DC learns, for others, it causes more stress, and sadly, it's hard to tell which category your 10 or 11 year old will fall into until they've been there for a month or two. I feel that without hesitation, a parent should try BASIS for their hard-working 5th grader, but 6th grade is trickier, since not every 11 year old is ready to deal with comprehensive exams, no matter how smart or hard working they may be.[/quote]

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