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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a child who left for BASIS for Walls. Our DC was performing very well at BASIS but we felt the social and extracurricular opportunities were equally important. DC is not motivitated to do much outside of school so we felt we needed to change to a slightly larger and more established environment.
 Not all their credits transferred which was frustrating.
Our child was totally fine at BASIS but is happy we made the change.

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Dear PP,
thank you very much for your honest and thoughtful answer.

You have no idea how much it means to get a real response when present Basis parents have run off the rails, much to the detriment of Basis - both in terms of recruiting and retention.

When you say "extracurricular opportunities," would you please elaborate on that?  Earlier in this thread someone posted a whole slew of activities that are available at Basis (not many of which I am familiar with). I was just wondering what the difference was between what Basis offers (according to that poster) and the offerings at SWW.

When you say not all of the credits transferred, we were told dc would have to retake World History, and that math would be an issue as well.  Did the math credits not transfer?  And were there any other courses?  And does that kind of mean that your child can coast in some classes, including AP classes?  Because I could see how that could free up time to do other things that would make an applicant more appealing to colleges and universities.

Again, I am extremely grateful for your response, because I learned quite a few things from it.

It is very interesting to me that your child was totally fine at Basis, and was doing well academically, but you decided nonetheless to make the change to SWW, and now your child is happy you did it.  We have kind of thought that in terms of college admissions, being at Basis might give dc an academic edge over being at Walls.

And I have not met many children who are sort of take it or leave it about Basis.  Most of my children's friends either love it (but recognize we have a ways to go) or hate it (and nothing I can imagine would ever change that).  And like your dc, these are the kids who are doing relatively well grade wise, and have a solid group of friends.

So you learn something new every day.  Thank you for letting me know that there is an entirely different category and dynamic at play, at least for your child........

Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for providing one of the few answers on this thread (I have also appreciated the posts from parents who are still at Basis but have no intention of staying).

Maybe we can get back on track here...........

NB if you support Basis, please do not claim that you were "biting your tongue" until something happened that made you go on a racial rant, and please do not blame parents and students for "failing" at Basis with a tone of superiority and elitism that should be offensive to all Basis parents, whether their children are on Distinguished Honor Roll or are constantly struggling, and especially to those whose children have been retained and have decided to return to Basis and try again, instead of abandoning the school.

[b][u]Silence is golden[/u][/b], and the noises you all are making might completely undo the countless hours we have spent talking to parents in person trying to get them to send their children to Basis, and certainly could legitimately cause any parent who has been considering Basis as a possibility to decide that whatever additional academic opportunities the school might offer are outweighed by racial and class tensions and an elitist attitude that demonstrates an appalling lack of empathy among the parents at Basis that makes creating a real community of parents and/or children impossible.

I hear a group of parents I do not know, and do not want to, and for anyone who is following this thread because they are considering enrolling their children in Basis, I can assure you that parents like these are a distinct minority who for some unknown reason have chosen this particular moment, and these particular threads, to crawl out of their holes.  They are sufficiently aware to recognize that they would be shunned if they ever had the guts to post their true opinions on our school list serve and sign their names.  But of course they would never do that because they are cowards at heart and know their kids would ultimately pay for it.  No administrator, teacher, or decent parent would treat these comments as anything but what they are - comments by selfish, self aggrandizing, narcissistic people who clearly do not care enough about the future of Basis, or the future of their children at Basis (yes they are intertwined), to control themselves.

[b]Please crawl back under the rocks from which you came, NOW, before you do anymore damage just because you feel a need to express your opinion and think everyone would benefit from hearing it. Basis does not benefit from your decisions that it is more important for you to vent your spleen than think about our future, and Basis does not benefit from attracting any more parents and children with whom your rants resonate[/b]

PP, I would really like to continue this conversation, and would greatly appreciate your thoughts on the additional questions I have asked, or anything else that you think might help us keep more students like your dc at Basis through high school..........
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NP, and without a dog in this fight.

If "Silence is Golden" - why do you talk and talk and talk and (oh sweet Jesus, still with the talking!) talk?

Perhaps silence is only [i]truly[/i] golden to you, when it "gilds" those people with whom you disagree?

Just curious, of course.  [/quote]

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