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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Basis opened in 2012 and attracted many high performing kids who would have otherwise gone to Latin. Could this account for some of the decline observed at Latin?[/quote]

I have been wondering if it is not the Latin curriculum itself, time spent learning Latin (which I figured would help my kid's SATs) taking away from working towards advanced status in math and reading? I'm concerned because I have 2 kids I wish could go there, but while one is a star student the other is not. I need a school that can handle both types [/quote]

The amount of time spent learning Latin at WL is not enough to keep the students from learning math. As a point of comparison, the BASIS students also take Latin in 5th and 6th grade and they score better in Certament competitions and the NLEs. WL should have better reading skills because the English instruction at BASIS is piss-poor in the middle school.

Not to make this a BASIS v. Latin thread. I know very many smart students and involved parents at Latin and these scores don't seem to reflect what WL is as a school. If it can happen there, I worry about ALL the Tier I charters.[/quote]

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