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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like BASIS is great for kids who are organized and already really bright.  So why are parents enrolling their kids if they know their kids are "not good at math?"  Why subject your child to that if you already know your child doesn't fit that mold?  I'm not knocking BASIS.  It sounds like a great school for kids who need a challenge.  My criticism is directed at parents who know or at least have a suspicion that their kid may not do well and still enrolls them into the school anyway.[/quote]

Why are they enrolling them?  Hint:  Eliot-Hine 6th grade proficiency pass rates below 10%; Jefferson Academy 6th proficiency pass rates in the low teens.  Tuition at strong private and parochial middle schools in this city 19-38K.  Odds of being admitted to Washington Latin 6th grade without older sibling there, roughly 15%.

My criticism is not directed at parents who are eager, perhaps desperate, to stay in houses and neighborhoods they've grown very attached to over the years.  [/quote]

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