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[quote=Anonymous]To answer the question or concern made about the low/SES vs high/SES at Basis DC in regards to the capability of learning and being able to handle the curriculum and holding the high/white/SES back, here is a very straight, non-politically correct answer. The real truth that these so-called high/SES parents aren't saying is that THEIR children aren't performing to the standards of Basis as they thought NOT because of the demographics or distraction by the "low/black/SES" students but in fact upon testing in, they didn't do as well as they "expected" their children to do! Truth is, ALL of the students, tested around the same no matter what school they came from (DCPS, Private, and Charter) and THOSE statistics and numbers SHOCKED a lot of those "high/SES parents! The parents that were spending money on tuition for their children previously and those "high/SES" parents who had children in GT programs quickly found out that they didn't test ANY better than the average DCPS low/SES child and THAT'S A FACT! This "superiority" complex that some high/SES parents have falsely given their children was quickly shot down by the test numbers and numbers don't lie and they don't care about the SES of the individual!!!!!! With that said, my child does attend Basis and I would be considered a "low/SES" parent and this report cards came out last week and my child did QUITE well and better than MANY of the "high/SES" students and did just as well if not BETTER when testing in the beginning of the school year. The challenge I see is that Basis does allow the children freedom that they probably aren't used to in the school system at such a young age such as, lockers, changing classes, and no online homework and all starting in the 5th grade! My daughter also comes home telling me about her day, often times telling me of the racial slurs and "superior" attitudes by some of her white/high/SES peers! Unfortunately, those "high/SES" students have parents that have mislead their children into thinking they are performing on such a "high" level when in fact they are quite average and once realization has set in those parents have made excuses as to why their children are suddenly not performing as they have in previous schools or why their peers that are of "low/SES" are out performing them and that is the RAW, non-political, TRUTH for ya and I dare anyone to dispute it. I have been speaking with many Basis parents and most of them have been cool and we have shared our "Basis" experience and our children talk. It would be apparent to me that if the children have parents that make excuses for them the child will make excuses as well as to why they aren't doing so well. My child has witnessed, at Basis, a friend of here's being called the "N" word by a white/high/SES student and still managed to bring home very acceptable grades. Her GPA is 86.6 and from Basis that's good considering points off for misspelled words, and the occasional forgetting to turn in homework. I know the more she gets accustom to program her grades will improve and again the numbers don't lie![/quote]

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