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[quote=Anonymous]Adding our experience to the mix. We are leaving after 7th grade. The narrow path to thrive at BASIS did not include my kid. On PARCC/ standardized test my kid is  ELA 99th percentile, and around 70% or so in math.

Still, algebra in 7th grade and testing anxiety crushed my kids' spirit. The teacher seems good this year. The teacher was horribly terrible last year. Covid learning loss was real. Even with extra tutoring (at high out of pocket costs that frankly our family can't afford easily), student hours every week, studying for 5+ hours every vacation day, etc,  we still don't know if our kid will pass the high stakes all or nothing exam and have to repeat 7th grade (despite decent grades in the other classes). Some kids' brains don't mature fast enough for 7th grade algebra. Some kids don't thrive in the high stakes high pressure anxiety filled testing environment as 12 year olds. There are not enough social emotional resources given the environment. The prospect of a future of calculus or bust high school life is bleak.

We can't afford nor would we want the lack of economic diversity of private. So we are moving. The relief we feel at the prospect of a school system with a wider variety of ways to thrive feels like hope. [/quote]

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