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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]EA at BASIS is going to be a disaster. [/quote]

That's not really fair. Being disadvantaged doesn't mean you're unintelligent. It also doesn't mean you aren't serious about school. [/quote]

Success at BASIS depends on being able to pass tests based on cumulative learning - intelligence isn’t enough if the kids are starting out behind & don’t have resources at home to catch up. Personally I think it would be good for BASIS to somewhat soften what I understand is their approach to high-stakes testing. Like, kids can advance with a lower score but have to double up the next year on math or writing. That way you’re keeping the rigor of BASIS but giving kids more chances. [/quote]

You’re attempting to defend your comment with a faulty understanding about the school’s model. Kids enter BASIS at 5th grade from a variety of backgrounds, from a variety of elementary schools. Some are prepared, some are not. Some have support at home, some do not. Some catch on and do well, some struggle a bit more. One feature of the BASIS model is to help kids be accountable for their own education, so a self-motivated kid from any background could do very well there. There are also supports in place for kids who need extra help, including weekly teacher hours that kids can attend for each subject. The score required for passing the final test starting in Grade 6 isn’t that high, and the handful of kids who don’t pass have a chance to make it up. There’s no reason to assume kids from disadvantaged backgrounds couldn’t be successful at BASIS simply because of their background—and it says a lot about you that you think otherwise.[/quote]

The whole rationale for offering EA is that coming from a disadvantaged position in life can be more difficult, hence the alternate path. The only thing it says about anyone who is aware of that is that they have a brain. Both EA and non-EA get all the supports you listed. In addition, the non-EA kid gets the advantage of coming from a non-EA background. No one is making the strawman assumption you claim that "kids from disadvantaged backgrounds couldn’t be successful at BASIS simply because of their background". Those are your words. What's likely correct (and will be shown or not by this experiment) is that the extra support non-EA kids have at home makes them more likely to last longer at BASIS. [/quote]

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