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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OMG BASIS doesn't have the money for capstone projects.  Wait, you didn't notice until senior year?
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Then what’s the point of pushing kids so hard to take all these AP for?  To do a joke project senior year?

Doesn’t sound like a good system at all.  Burn kids out in the AP factory and then take time to recover senior year.

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What is the point of a high school student doing a ton of college work that a college might not accept? Some colleges won't place out AP classes.

What's the point of saying my middle school student is doing HS classes and yours isn't?

Its the same thing as showing off your one year old walking vs a 15 month old.

Show me the adult who is happy and smart and thriving in life that came out of a system like this. I know some, I also know a lot who only know how to function in a system and can't do jack on their own. If they didn't pick medicine or law (less so for law) that has a strict structure post bachelors they flounder. [/quote]

I went through a system like this, and I turned out happy, smart, and thriving. There is no cramming going on? If you know how to study efficiently (something you learn in middle school), a bunch of APs is just a normal course load. Everyone knows that APs aren't true college classes. They do go more in depth than a typical high school class, and for motivated students, that makes the classes more interesting and worth their time. At the same time, I had plenty of time for extracurriculars, socializing, etc., and for the BASIS HS students I know right now, they are the same way.[/quote]

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