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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two grads out of hundreds.  One or two unverified, anecdotal stories, and from that we are supposed to conclude that there is some big issue?

If there is any "tension",at BASIS DC, I'd anticipate that it comes from first-year startup issues (even a good thing can be stressful) and doesn't really have much to do with BASIS itself.  You'd probably encounter a degree of stress and anxiety in the leadership at any charter, public or private school in it's first few weeks no matter how seasoned and experienced they are.

That suggestion of "tension" is however not reflected in GreatSchools reviews for the more established BASIS schools.[/quote]

[i]The big issue is a dearth of honest discussion about what BASIS + DC Charter have in mind for high school.  We're in 5th hoping that a spot at a certain private will open up for 6th.  Turns out that [b]excessive emphasis on drill[/b] and[b] looming racial politics of "culling"[/b] aren't our cup of tea.   I sense tension furnished by parents grasping at straws.  It's a pity because such a program would obviously work well as a GT program/math + science magnet. The lack of good alternatives doesn't bode well for BASIS DC.   Too many of the wrong type of student for a great high school to be in the cards folks.[/i]
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a.) the only area of "drill" is math, where it's all about mastery, and

b.) "looming racial politics of culling" is bunk as well.  The only reasons anyone would be "culled" would be because they were expelled due to being violent or abusive to other students or in the classroom, or because they couldn't pass their comps, and anyone who wants to stand here and argue that a student is not capable of behaving or learning math solely because of their race is full of horsecrap.[/quote]

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