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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't look at it that way (asking if Basis is a good fit). I keep cultivating my child and spending less time worrying about the school. DS is in 8th now. He's not a top student, but he's not at the bottom, either. He used to be grumpy about school, but he is now joyful. It's because I started trusting him. I started respecting his ability to choose for himself. I even told him that if he wants to choose to fail, it's up to him, because I am choosing to respect his decisions. He actually goes to school and comes back HAPPY now, because he realizes I accept him just the way he is.  Basis hasn't changed, but I have, and he has. Before, I think a lot of my incessant anxiety about the right school has to do with the amount of control I need over my child's future. No more.

So, my thought is, you can try to control the outcome of your child's life by picking the right/wrong school (nothing wrong with that... we picked Basis over Latin...he got in to both). But the parenting piece is still mostly about your core relational bond with your child. A well attuned child will thrive. We plan to stay through 12th grade. Thought briefly about Walls, but I think Basis is just fine. Kid has become more personally responsibly, grades are on the rise.  Is Basis the right school? It's important to know why you are asking this question. The school has rigor, but it is is not crazy difficult. I feel like I read a lot of posts, and the key issue is not academic rigor but parental anxiety. So, do you solve the school issue or solve your own anxiety? For me, I have attained personal peace...and I see a seriously beneficial trickle down effect. [/quote]
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