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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I actually think frequent low stakes testing helps desensitize kids to testing/makes it less stressful. If we treat tests like they are just part of the learning process ("do this worksheet at your desk and then we'll correct it and hand it back"), I think young children, in particular, are unlikely to be stressed out by them. Truthfully, absent individual kids with anxiety, etc issues (i.e., those who get worked up by things in general and who I wouldn't send to Basis to begin with), I think the kids who get all worked up about tests are usually all worked up by their parents (and/or teachers) and the fact that they are getting all worked up.[/quote]

Wow, you know zero about mental health disorders and how they develop. Please continue with your shame and blame tactics.[/quote]

Disagree with tactic and language of disrespectful poster, but cannot 100% disagree. BASIS seems to have a great model for 5-12, but I'm less certain about K-4, mostly because many children are very sensitive of testing, and testing daily leads to trauma, stress, and lack of sleep -- not desensitization.  That may work for your kid, but not every kid.

I am curious about the K-12 program in Mclean and do wonder if those kids in K-4 will stay or leave. I hope they do a survey. [/quote]

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