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[quote=Anonymous]It all sounds grand, PP.  But the reality is that BASIS DC has few resources to support any of this wonderful sounding exploration. With the pressure to prep kids to clear the AP bar of kids scoring 4s and 5s on the exams off, teachers and admins mostly check out on the seniors, so the kids check out on the adults.

Opportunities for teens aligning strongly with interests could be wonderful. But in the absence of strong support and decent financial backing, they don't tend to amount to much.

There's no whitewashing the fact that electives and ECs have always been comparatively weak at BASIS DC. For senior year, supervision and strong placement support is scarce, with the lousy physical plant placing great constraints on meaningful independent work.

My independent and self-motivated child found senior year lonely, disappointing and strange, thoughts she kept to herself.

High school work en route to a highly competitive college doesn't need to be a grind through and through, as it too often is at BASIS.  [/quote]

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