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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not just the sequencing of the math taught at BASIS vis a vis Walls recognition. It's rampant math acceleration for acceleration's sake at BASIS.

Our eldest was a strong math student in a DCPS ES who also did well in 5th and 6th grade math at BASIS yet wasn't quite ready for 7th grade algebra. How were we to know that in 4th grade when we put in for the lottery, or even in the lower grades at BASIS?

Our is a common BASIS story, even among the "appealing peer group," OP.   [/quote]

OK - so now folks have been warned, but Basis could easily suggest [b]a home diagnostic [/b]so folks can assess whether they are Basis-ready, which can’t just be doing well in DCPS or Charter elementary.

A good number of folks have done serious math enrichment through outside programs or resources (eg, AOPS/Beast Academy, pretty common in the burbs, frankly) and Basis could be a good option for those folks.

But it seems like no one has any incentive to just be honest with folks.

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I guess what I'm saying is that there already is a diagnostic that every DCPS elementary schooler has taken -- iReady. That is one of the tests used in Fairfax County to assess if a kid is ready for AAP.

Agree that the 1-4 "grades" are meaningless, but iReady, and CAPE, are actually meaningful.

And agree that maybe BASIS can be a little more explicit about what scores indicates that a kid will be able to handle the math. [/quote]

Those scores are meaningful but clearly don’t translate into success at Basis.  Basis should just tell people what concepts kids should be solid on before attending. They won’t do this of course because it would scare folks away and just highly elementary school gaps. A complete mess of dishonesty and lack of transparency all around. [/quote]

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