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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Taking middle and high school year by year is just too iffy and stressful for many of us.  We reach a point where we’re open to school situation that’s a surer bet. My older kid is reserved, doesn’t make friends or manage transitions easily. Our family is burning out on pals and favorite teachers leaving for greener pastures. We’re also tired of the lonely hustle to identify, access and pay for quality ECs that line up with kids’ interests. BASIS is all about making do, which is tiring.[/quote]

Above sums it up very well.  We are already tired of the supplementing outside of school with academics, sports, or EC in elementary.

We want a middle and high school where our kid can get everything he needs above at school academically during the day and stay after school for the sports, clubs, EC.   This would be a total game changer and huge increase in quality of life issues for not only us but our child.

No school is perfect but the school choices and situation is so sub par and poor in DC.   I love the city but we are seriously considering moving to burbs to get what we need.  And before someone says families in the burbs don’t supplement academics or whatever, sure some helicopter parents may to get their child ahead but if in a good pyramid, you don’t need to and the classes can be at appropriate level where your child is.  Our friends in burbs don’t supplement and their kids are happy, got well rounded middle/high school experience, and landed fine in college. [/quote]

Plenty of parents in the burbs and at private schools supplement.

And you will probably have to supplement at most schools if you want to focus on some obscure language or arts area.

And more kids means that some classes are harder to get into.  Just because the class is offered doesn’t mean your kid is  going to get in.

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Maoist parents in the good pyramids in burbs are not supplementing.  That’s a myth people like to tell themselves who go to subpar or poorly performing schools.   There are 2 main categories of parents who supplement and that is if their kids actually need tutors and help with classes because they can’t hack it otherwise in the top classes or that they are trying to get their kid ahead (helicopter).

No need to focus on any obscure language.  Why would you when you have 7 or 8 to choose from in the curriculum?

As to the last sentence, there is a huge cohort of high performing kids so multiple classes of top courses.  The issue is not getting into them, it’s being able to handle it and do well among so many smart kids.

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You have no idea what you are talking about.

Go back to your Maoist study group.[/quote]

Why is everyone talking about Mao... for-profit education like BASIS is about as capitalistic as you can get.[/quote]

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