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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It isn’t the people who left because it wasn’t a good fit like you that are the problem.  It is the people who keep coming to insist that every kid who has stayed is unhappy.  Those parents sound crazy.  Nobody, even those with perfectly happy kids there, has ever said it is s perfect school or that it fits everyone.  It is a small round hole of a school; it has to match the input pretty clearly for it to work.  It isn’t just that the kid needs to be smart and organized amd self motivated with great executive functioning skills.   But they also have to do well with the small number of extracurriculars offered.  For instance, I know a kid who would do great there but he is obsessed with motors and engineering.  Basis would be a terrible choice for him.  JR is perfect.  Different things fit different kids.  Why all the hatred?[/quote]

Nonsense; crazy parents aren't insisting that all the BASIS students who stay are unhappy. In our experience the critical ingredient for success at BASIS from day one, is a family psychology not dissimilar to a military mindset. You need to be comfortable doing what you're told to a far greater extent than in good suburban public schools in an upscale area, to march in step, not to question management or the system (no PTA allowed), not to raise issues of concern with admins, to shut up and pay for ECs that aren't offered. BASIS isn't a great choice for families with a tendency to think outside the box, with unusual backgrounds, with a yen to get involved at the school, or with quirky interests. We didn't like the strong emphasis on conformity or admins pushing policies that are far from best practices in education (particularly no language study before 8th grade and then only at the beginning level).[/quote]

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