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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have yet to meet a parent/kid at Basis in person whose child has so little homework a night-lot virtually though. As an FYI, we know families in 5th, 6th and 7th grade, and have an honor roll  student in 5th.  And pp who said their kid has a 97/98 average and is in 90's club-that would get you distinguished honor roll, not 90's club. No CHILD I know in or out of Basis can do all 30 Saxon math problems in 15 minutes, just numbering the pages and writing the problems down take half that time. Again, having 20 minutes of homework a night in an accellerated program with 8 subjects and 30 math problems is impossible. The reading of choice required each week alone is more than that.[/quote]

5 classes meet 3x/week.  It is similar to having 6 graded classes per day, except that the child has to keep more in his/her head from week to week.  6 classes a day is no worse than other schools.  The key is being able to handle the wealth of information, and being able to manage time wisely.  Staying ahead is a huge part of time management.

Not many kids will do 30 Saxon problems in 15 minutes, but there are a few who are actually hitting the :30 per set mark, which was the PP's claim.  You can also see that mark on some greatschools reviews for the Arizona schools.  There are also some 3-4 hours/night comments there, as well.  Both are probably true, with the likely reality for the average kid laying somewhere in between.

It is true that Saxon is very repetitious, so I do not find the :30 claim as being all that tough to swallow.  It seems more plausible, if the child is also able to stay ahead of the class, which indicates a higher-than-average mathematical tendency.  Now, add in the statement about Algebra II in 6th, and I think the only statement that is likely to be untrue is that the child is "hardly" a genius.  This is probably a gifted child, and :30 per set may even be a lazy pace.

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