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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fwiw I know of 3 families at the moment who would like to switch out of Basis 6th and 7th grades because the teachers can't keep control of the class.

Knowing the content area inside out is a requisite of being a good teacher, but there is more to it as well.[/quote]

It is very sad that there is truth in that statement.  Teaching has become less about teaching, and more about babysitting.  In college, prospective teachers spend far more time learning classroom management than they do learning the content to be delivered.  A math teacher often needs little more than D's in college algebra and elementary statistics.

Wonder why some kids are left wanting by our schools?

So, as a parent, you have to choose whether the content is more important to you, or the classroom etiquette is more important to you.  Unfortunately, no available public or charter school truly offers both.  BASIS does as good a job as any.  Over time, the disruptions should diminish.  The kids that survive will be the ones that do not cause major problems.  Then, the culture will start to set in, and the younger ones will start to fall in line.  In DC, it's going to take a little longer than the folks at the corporate office realized.[/quote]

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