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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]BASIS parent - We will be going elsewhere when middle school ends. Have been debating whether to leave earlier.  My DC is not a struggling student but I am very concerned with the "head in the sand" BASIS boosters.  They make it convenient for BASIS not to improve and it could be a strong school for all students.  Yes, racism does occur primarily from the teachers.  My DC has been subjected to it many times from the stereotypical assumptions to the lack of discipline for bullies that happen to be white.  For example, my DC was being seriously bullied by one and ended up being disciplined when he made an inappropriate comment about the child to a teacher.  When I arrived at the school I had to get him medical treatment for the unrecognized action that had occurred prior to the statement.  However, that is not why we will be leaving; I was subject to much more serious racism growing up and you can not protect your kids from it when they are an adult so this is the best time to learn how to deal with it.

We will be leaving because I am disappointed in the academics which the Boosters would see if they would stop parroting the Booster line. English is much better this year but still not to the level of Latin or Deal.  They tout math but they teach to the test (process-oriented) and are so focused on eusuring that they are following the Arizona standards that the critical underlying foundation is missing. My DC has always received an A+ score in math at BASIS (DC was strong going in) so I was astounded this year to see that there were critical gaps in his mathematical foundation at the middle school level.  I have begun supplementing these foundational gaps at home.  I feel sorry for the poor children who think they are getting something that they are not and whose parents either don't have the literacy to identify or correct or the money for outside assistance.  I am just hoping these kids don't become statistics when they assume they are great in math to seriously struggle on the SAT or in College later.  I wish the Boosters would do something to help rather than be focused on the type of child coming to the school or blaming it on the children or parents.  It would benefit everyone because the education would have to improve.

I do not post on the listserve because the political messages last year turned me off. [/quote]

Thank you for your honest comments.  As possibly one of the posters Basis Boosters are characterizing as "unhinged," (and there is more than one of us), here you have a thoughtful post from another Basis parent who makes most of the points we did, mentions less than advertised academics, bullying, violence, and racism.  His child is not struggling academically.  Please do not try to discredit his opinion, inadvertently further proving his points, and continuing to damage the reputation of our school.

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Why spending so much time and energy criticizing BASIS in here as opposed to finding a better place for you child/children and move on? It is OK not to like BASIS, nothing is perfect much less BASIS, just acknowledge it and move on. Of course, when you talk in those terms about the parents who might actually like their school, they become boosters. You do understand that you are not having a real conversation in here? Or maybe you don't....or maybe you're getting a kick out of these little fights?   [/quote]

Agree - That's what it seems to keep coming down to for that poster - she seems to think that only the handful who are unhappy and/or planning to leave Basis have a valid opinion that is allowed to be expressed - but those of us who are happy there and who are planning on staying need to go "crawl under a rock".  Those of us who maybe had a problem with bullying or a struggling child but who now have gotten it sorted out and are doing much better are supposed to "shut up", how dare we talk about our own situations or share any potential solutions, that's somehow "elitist" of us.  I talk to a lot of parents, and the majority of us *are* happy with Basis and even with what tend to be relatively minor issues here and there still consider it an excellent option - but apparently we are all supposed to all just sit down and shut up and kowtow to the two or three parents who want to continually dominate everything with accusations and negativity.  I don't know why I need to be putting up with that.  Everyone has their own valid insights and opinions, and if you want to truly have a conversation, then DON'T shut us down, accuse, or denigrate us.[/quote]

What a persecution complex!  Lady, you are one crazy piece of work.  It's not that you need to crawl under a rock, it's that you just never ever shut the flip up!  Basis boosters are the loudest and most persistently obnoxious posters on this entire forum (and that's saying something, because there's a looney Mann parent who is so over-zealous she may actually be a realtor trying to unload overpriced real estate near National Presbyterian).  You're the Philly fans of DCUM.[/quote]

OH MY GAAAWD YOU GODDAMN BASIS PEOPLE ARE SOO GODDAMN OBNOXIOUS I CAN'T STAND THAT YOU CONSTANTLY HAVE GOOD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THE SCHOOL, HOW DAAAAAARE YOU!!!!

&lt;/sarcasm&gt;[/quote]

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