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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're still at BASIS. Give us a break, no kid is a good fit for the bad building or the way BASIS DC does business. 3 heads in 4 years hasn't worked well. You make the best of the program whether you stay or go, for lack of a better public school option. No more to say.  Move on.[/quote]

When I read stuff like this I marvel at how different my kid's experience is.  Are we the outliers or are you??  I am in awe of the breadth of material my 7th grader has covered/learned this year.   The physics/Bio/chem is stuff I didn't see until high school.  Legit learning is going on there.  And - hasn't the current head been HOS for almost three years now?  FWIW I think he is pretty darn good - very calm, cool and collected - sure he is "young" but he knows what he is doing and doesn't let (older) parents push him around.  Good for him! [/quote]

What grade is your kid in? This HS parent considers the current HOS to be an intellectually challenged jerk and an ass, the worst we've dealt with. We didn't have a better option before now, so we've put up with the whole shebang (without defending it to the hilt like many here). Your kid eats lunch in a cafeteria with no windows and learns in a building with little natural light. We're thrilled to be moving on to a lovely private with stellar academics, facilities and ECs on good fi aid.

The legit science learning, yes.[/quote]

My kid (who had a fantastic year) is finishing 7th (8th next year).  I don't care about the cafeteria or lack of natural light and my kid hasn't mentioned it once this year (sure, in a perfect world would be nice to have, but the building is what it is).  What, specifically, are the problems you have encountered?  Would like to know what to be on guard for![/quote]

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