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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just think it is a possibly good indication of how the school may operate.  I am wary of a pay to play atmosphere where there is a basic curriculum and then families with money pay to upgrade and those who can't afford watch from the sidelines.  I know, I know, that's life.  But it still makes me squeamish inside a public school.  U hope Basis boosters set up some kind of financial aid to help all students have access to the frills.[/quote]

The flip side, PP, is that families who are interested in the core rigorous program only, without any of the frills, watch as the funds that would normally be spent enhancing the core program as spent on extras.

The position that any educational before- and after-school programs are essentially extended-day programs is a reasonable one, even if those programs provide academic enrichment.  Thus, the families that avail themselves of those programs should bear the cost, as they would with any before- and after-care program.

As you suggest, PP, it would perhaps be more equitable for those families that are participating to pay extra to support families that cannot afford to participate.  However,if too much of a subsidy is provided, there is a chance that families searching for inexpensive before-and after-care will enroll despite the fact that their children are no interested in the enrichment.

It will be hard to teach Spanish when there are kids in the class who are not interested in learning Spanish and are unwilling to do the work it takes to keep up with the rest of the class.

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