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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Basis language people are angry because one of the best middle/high schools in the city doesn't offer them something they want. They wouldn't care if it wasn't so successful. My guess is that they aren't considering DCI because its new and scores aren't so great. So they rail against Basis for being successful but not catering to their needs.[/quote]

I hardly ever post about BASIS, which two of my children attended for middle school. They left for Walls. But nobody should be coming here to defend their bone-headed language teaching policy. Honestly, it's just dumb.  A few years ago, BASIS got rid of a seriously good Spanish teacher who was doing her best to give immersion Spanish students sufficiently challenging work in her class, sitting alongside beginning Spanish students.  Her approach embodied common sense, not "catering" to the needs of entitled families.  Nobody's mentioned this teacher on this thread, but she's come up before.[/quote]

I don't think anyone is defending their approach, but rather saying that they have an approach that may not be compatible with a family who is focused on high level language early on. If it's not compatible, it's not going to work. So a family who prioritizes high level language should not choose Basis. [/quote]

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