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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP who left Basis due to its language curriculum policies has posted the same comments repeatedly in this and prior threads.

For someone who has no “rage,” she sure feels the need to vent a lot.

I’m sorry Basis didn’t work out for her family.  That said Basis is incredibly transparent about its requirements.  There should have been no surprise.[/quote]

NP - I agree. The schedules are quite a juggling act for the administration and they are already pretty open to having high school students take as many APs as they do or don't want, take beyond-AP Calculus classes, and outside electives.

I would not expect my DC to lottery in to an immersion school past the beginning years and be brought up to speed in Mandarin or Spanish. If your student is already bilingual, can't you just supplement? We supplement in instrumental music and dance instruction not offered at the school.[/quote]

NP who disagrees. BASIS is lame to lack ambition on language instruction vs. other academic subjects. BS that it's just the one poster, a single current or former parent who feels this way.

Major world languages aren't specialized subjects, like dance or instrumental music, in today's world. BASIS won't leave families alone who don't want beginning language instruction vs. advanced language instruction. They won't let kids take a language block as a study hall or computer software learning session to build advanced skills.

What it boils down to is that BASIS is regimented to a nutty degree.[/quote]

PP here - BASIS doesn't have a true study hall period, which is what I referenced regarding scheduling. They have an 8:45-4pm schedule with no breaks for middle schoolers other than PE, which is what many parents complain about (see "no outdoor space, etc." comments). They use a shortened break time attached to lunch to do things like mental health education and study skills. There isn't enough air in the schedule for your bilingual child to do this during the school day without missing another one of the required classes.

Again, they ARE regimented. This IS known. WHY expect exceptions for your student?[/quote]

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