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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] It's probably hard hold back a child whose been there for a few years and "only" failed one comp.  I could see myself promoting such a child in hopes that he gets his act together over the summer and comes back with a more serious attitude. 
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Hope is not a strategy but if the failed comp(s) can be re-taken after summer school and if they pass they can stay, that seems compassionate.

I think it's interesting to note that the homework in Basis Algebra counts for only 5% of the class grade whereas at Latin it was more like 50% of the grade.  To me Basis' method makes more sense.  Let the student decide if they need the practice in order to master the material; shouldn't be mandatory busy-work.  Again, more weight is put on the test scores to assess mastery of the material.  It may not be a politically correct opinion these days, but test scores are an appropriate way to test mastery.[/quote]

The more I read, the more troubling the equation becomes.  Ideally, graduates emerge as the staunchest advocates of an education brand.  Listen to the Stanford guy/gal.  It sounds like Basis is much too slick, greedy and pigheaded to take responsibility for losing students, no the onus of failure is all on the kids, even the bright and hard-working students who are turfed out.  The rub is that kids don't need to master algebra by 7th grade to crack 5-star colleges.

^^Oh they can stay can they, to what end?

I'm a Harvard grad who took 9 AP classes and tests, and algebra in the 8th grade in public school.  Parents and taxpayers shoudn't tolerate Basis' nonsense.

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Harvard grad who took 9 APs and Algebra in 8th?  
Not from DCPS...  I call total B.S. on that one.

And it's DCPS whose nonsense parents and taxpayers shouldn't tolerate, because you currently can't even remotely get there from DCPS schools.[/quote]

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