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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Too many questionable practices go unchecked at BASIS. For example, it's not uncommon for kids who leave on good form academically at whatever stage to be forced to retake math at other schools. This happens after they couldn't pass placement tests testing math they supposedly learned at BASIS. We had a couple middle school teachers who cried in front of classes they couldn't handle multiple times. The more desperate you are for a decent school, the more BS you put up with. [/quote] That's every school system. DC, for instance, requires Algebra II for graduation. Less than 10% of the kids who take the algebra PARCC in high school score proficient, but they're all getting passed through. And the broader phenomenon of title inflation in math classes and kids requiring remediation in college for math classes they took in high school is nationwide. It's not good. It would be great if BASIS were the only public school in DC not doing this. [b]But also, your objection is not with BASIS specifically. [/b][/quote] Yes, my objection is with BASIS specifically for requiring 7th grade algebra when at least half the kids aren't ready for it. These kids would probably be fine if they took 8th grade algebra. [/quote] They can do that in every other school in DC. The problem isn't the one school that's only appropriate for kids who are advanced at math, it's the lack of options for kids who are at grade level or slightly ahead.[/quote]
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