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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our DC is in the upper school at BASIS and has been doing well.  For sure it's been a lot of work.  5th wasn't bad but it ramped up considerably over the next couple of years but surprisingly now DC has less homework than in previous years despite having a pretty big number of AP courses.  I think those first couple of years laid down a good foundation and DC built up organizational skills and self discipline along with getting a good handle on essay writing and mechanics of AP testing.  We honestly don't know what good alternative there'd be.  We know a few families that left for Walls, but there are distinctly mixed reviews there - in many cases, Walls actually had kids going backward and retaking stuff they had already mastered which bewildered and frustrated families, I suspect because Walls can't really support accelerated students.
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At least in math, some of those Basis students transferring to Walls are reTaking classes because they couldn’t perform on the placement tests.  Perhaps basis taught it too fast, too young and the material wasn’t retained.[/quote]

This is bullshit. I heard the assessment test was only 10 questions which to is not an accurate assessment. Also, many of these kids took Algebra several year prior to taking the SWW test. Frankly, I think SWW should honor the passing grades in math from BASIS and allow the student to take the next logical class if they passed the classes at BASIS. It should be apparent within a few weeks whether the placement was correct or not which would still be time enough to move to another math class if needed.

Also, BASIS math classes are proven and tried and true. The curriculum has been used since the BASIS inception in Arizona about 2 decades ago. The students average 3000 to 3500 problems in math a year, weekly assessments, pre-term comps, and final comps. Their have an excellent track record for students passing AP calculus too. Enough said.[/quote]

Again if Basis changed the transcript to say a full year of Algebra I, DCPS would give credit as they do with all middle schools. Alg I\Geometry is seen as half a credit of Algebra I. I'm not saying I agree with making these kids take a placement test, but that's DCPS credit requirements.

Also if these kids have taken Algebra II and PreCalculus they should still pass an Algebra I placement test.  Algebra I skills are the foundation for upper level math.[/quote]

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