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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another BASIS DC parent--+1000 to the post above.

Also, to all parents who may have signed the list of parents interested in getting more information on the plans for a Basis primary last year--even if your desire for info had nothing to do with sending your child to a Basis elementary and/or you were just concerned about how the primary school might impact your child who was already at BDC, the school is purporting in their proposal to the PCSB that you and all the other parents interested in information are in fact clamoring for them to create a BDC elementary. They are now also proposing that 20% more students be allowed to occupy their Penn Quarter building.[/quote]

I would not believe everything you read on DCurbanmom. I was told otherwise in regards to the number of students so I will not believe this unless I see a link to a document saying otherwise.

As for the elementary school model, everyone is making assumptions that their model will be drill and kill and be age inappropriate. I will not make this assumption at all since I have found their middle school methods age appropriate for the most part. The only thing I would like to see is a shorter school day and 10 to 20% less homework. But otherwise, the content they have covered and the methods they have used I believe are very accessible. A student will have a harder time if they are years behind or have little exposure to academic content.

Our kid had a lot of exposure to the sort of things BASIS will most likely be covering in elementary school from what I can tell in age appropriate ways. Kids can actually learn a lot about history, grammar, science and so on at young ages in very fun ways. I think there is this notion that kids are unable to this which I think is wrong. Also, kids who go to a BASIS elementary school will most likely be more prepared for middle and high schools.[/quote]

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