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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My comment on these retention numbers is that there is a very high chance your kid will be wanting to leave if they go to Basis.

So be prepared to continue playing the lottery and no guarantee of getting in anywhere.

Guess your kid can stay at Basis and be miserable.  Last option is move.[/quote]

It just seems like such a crapshoot about whether any particular kid will like the school. When we started looking into lottery schools we started with the assumption that getting into Basis was a ticket to high school, that if our kid got in we'd be set, and we could stay in our EOTP house. But we have since talked to so many people who ended up having to scramble to find other middle schools or high schools, including some who moved. Most of the time, the kids who didn't like it fit mold of the kids we're all told will like Basis -- the bright, hardworking kids who take school seriously. It has made us very cautious about the school. We'll probably send our math-oriented kid there if he gets in but we'd be sending him with our eyes wide open and have some backup plans. If he gets into either Latin, we're sending him there instead. [/quote]

This is going to invite a lot of anger, but the kids I know who like it all have 98th or 99th percentile math scores.

This is something parents know about their kids in late elementary.

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I have a kid that fits the math profile above.  We looked at Basis and declined.  Did not even list Basis in the lottery.  We also knew a family that did list Basis and got in.  They decided to turn down the offer after some thought because did not think it would be a good fit.

We knew our kid could handle Basis but that doesn’t mean kid will be happy.  There is much more to school than being a high performer.  It is not a race but a marathon and you need to look at the long haul.  You need to know your kid.

Luckily, kid needed up somewhere where he could be challenged and having a more happier, well rounded experience.  If middle school did not work out, we would have moved to the burbs.
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