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[quote=Anonymous]I particularly appreciate the extra level of crazy added by the forum host having all anonymous posts... so as I read the thread I literally have no idea who is talking...

FWIW I follow this forum because I used to teach at BASIS (not DC) and I find parent discussions about the school very interesting.

Bottom line for me is that I cannot support BASIS (the charter schools - the new independent school can do what they want I suppose if enough people will pay for the privilege) because they aggressively recruit numbers due to financial necessity and tout it as a school where anyone can succeed but it absolutely and unavoidably is an inappropriate and damaging environment for upwards of 50% of the students there. BASIS is suited for a very rare subset of the student population (motivated, high IQ, good at math, memorization, standardized tests, etc.) with motivated engaged parents to play a supporting role. But providing for these top tier students (who would do well anywhere) in my mind can never justify a system that is guaranteed to cause real and potentially serious and lasting psychological harm to many of the kids who leave each year and many who stay but struggle and suffer. [/quote]

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