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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll spell it out: the 'punkass' ones will stay behind.  That's the assumption.

Okay back to Basis: if the same kids who are 'punkass' also can't pass the comps at the end of the year, then the school will be all the better next year.  Both Latin and Basis operate on a kind of self-selection model, but Basis adds the screening factor of the comps.  The kids who really don't want to be at Basis AND don't pass the comps won't be promoted.  The kids who don't want to be at Latin, presumably there's social promotion?  Anyone know?

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Unfortunately, there is social promotion at Latin.

Another difference between Latin and BASIS is that BASIS replaces very few of the kids who leave.  If a kid decides at the end of 8th that he does not want to continue with BASIS for high school, he is not replaced by another kid who has been attending a mediocre or failing middle for three or four years.  Only kids who demonstrate mastery of the material covered in the BASIS curriculum from 5th to 8th can join in 9th.   As a result, the classes shrink, but the curriculum is not watered down.[/quote]

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Anyhow, sorry that you feel the need to bash Latin.  I really feel it only strengthens DC that with Basis we might have three top tier middle school options instead of two.  [/quote]

You're absolutely right, PP.  I'm sorry that my post sounded like I was bashing Latin.  I think Latin is a great school.

I happen to think that MY DC will do better at BASIS than Latin, but that has more to do with my DC.  Unfortunately, I can't enroll DC in both schools for 8 years to see which results in the better outcome...

I also happen to think that Latin is a better fit than BASIS for a lot of kids in DC.  I think we are fortunate indeed to have both Latin and BASIS as MS options here in DC.  (By the way, PP, you allude to a third option.  Which did you have in mind?  Deal?)[/quote]

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