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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two kids there, and my older is opting to stay for high school. They complain (like I did when I was their age) about work, but I never see them working incessantly on school stuff. My kids have a robust social life with many mixed activities and plenty of sleep. I am very happy that nothing gets dumbed down at Basis. Kids KNOW their stuff. The academic program is great... I do not love the shifting of staff so much. The mid year hires don't seem to do as good a job as the ones who have been there for a while. I recommend the program, but I feel as a parent that what has made it successful for us is that I do not project stress onto my kids. They get out of the program what they choose to with a clear understanding of what this program can give them (an edge on college applications/ options) and what it is not designed to give (lifegiving a-ha moments). School does the teaching, parents do the shepherding. It's very unproductive to get on to the school to do a parents' job and plant seeds of frustration in kids' minds that make them resent the wor . IMHO. [b]So, get behind the school and enroll, or don't send your child. Don't send your kid there confused yourself and project those feelings on the children.[/b]  That messes  kids up![/quote]

I think the real problem is that parents get behind the school and enroll, committing to three or four years of MS and hoping for 4 years of HS as well.  Once the kids get there, they begin to realize how unhappy they are.  This happens quickly for some and takes years for others.  Unfortunately, it takes time for the parents to take these complaints seriously -- teens can be an angsty bunch and their complaints are often ignored.  By the time the parents do take them seriously, there are no MS options available, and the kids are stuck until HS, assuming they are IB for Wilson.

Being stuck in an unhappy environment for years really messes kids up.[/quote]

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