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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems to me if a child can't pass the same grade with a 60% *several* times after hearing the same material repeated over and over, then that child must have some kind of learning disability. [/quote]

Our family is suffering tremendously because of BASIS and the way the grades are being manipulated.

What would you think if your kids get pretty decent grades all year long and all of a sudden, at the end of the year fail several subjects?

What if there is absolutely no indication  of  any problem. with the famous CJ containing reasonably good grades in June. Then arrives the report card and the finall grades seem  to have suffered a free fall? You email the teacher but there is  no answer.

My child is totally convinced the grades on the report card are different from the grades the teacher has submitted. I also find it quite strange when students receive much lower grades on their regular subjects (with all the mastery defenses to help them boost the grade) than on the precomps and comps, exams supposedly being submitted from Arizona.

Recently, a parent showed me her children's report cards ... the math grades for both children were in the low 70's given by the teacher for the trimester. The comps however was almost 20% higher -- same with the finals in other subjects.

Needless to say we will no longer continue at BASIS. In the meantime, my very hardworking child is attending therapy to get out of this sudden and very uncharacteristic depression.

This said, BASIS McLean will be different as it will be a private institution.

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Late or missing homework brings down grades substantially, especially in Math where class participation and homework, while not worth a lot individually per se, caps your ability to get a higher grade, so that if you get As on all your tests and only turn in your homework and corrections  80% of the time, you will receive an 80%, but if you get a perfect homework and test corrections turn in rate  (worth 5-10% of your face tops) and only get B's on your tests and MD, you will get a B for the term.
The grades are weighted in all subjects, so sometimes it is not as straightforward looking, but just make a meeting with Kate Reynolds to go over your child's grades-we have challenged grades that seemed incorrect before.[/quote]

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