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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But what if a kid is super gifted in some subjects but really struggling in another?  Would BASIS hold back a child in one subject, but allow them to advance and stay with their peers in the other subjects?    [/quote]

This is very true in our case. I have a child who has not learned [b][u]ANY NEW MATH CONCEPTS[/u][/b] in his current charter these past 2 years, while no one has worked on improving his English skills.  He is an English learner who is performing 2 years below grade level in English but the school has decided not to have him meet with the ELL teacher beacause he tests well in the DC CAS and ANET. Numerous meetings with admin and teachers have not resulted into anything tangible except his teachers complaining that he has to learn  to be an independent learner.

He started tutoring in February, first 2 hours then 3 hours per week. During this short period he has learned more English than during the 2 years at his coveted charter where everything is so hazy and teachers do not seem to know

If Basis teachers have well -planned lessons and believe in cooperation with parents, struggling students will put in the necesary hours and do well. It happens all the time in many developing countries who have nothing except outdated books. Teachers somehow manage to get most if not all students ready for college.[/quote]

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