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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m listening to my Basis kid laughing during virtual class because the teacher is funny and the students are having fun. From my perspective it’s a very happy place. And I think all the criticisms about things missing there lose sight of its location — so close to the National Archives, flagship city public library, Smithsonian museums. My kid in normal times often does homework after school at a museum, so we talk less about the drab school building than the lovely spaces so nearby and their changing exhibits. And I think many of the students participate in travel sports leagues and  dance/music/arts programs that require a big time commitment so they are not looking for school extracurriculars the way kids in a less urban setting might be. It’s an amazing place for the right kids. [/quote]

NP.  5th grade parent?  Wait till 7th grade.

My right kid with straight As at BASIS, one of the top half dozen math students in his cohort, begged to leave in 7th grade.  He's not into sports, if that's what you mean, he's into "urban" extra-curriculars, e.g. debate, drama and chess.  
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Is the BASIS work thinking work, or rote work?

[/quote]. Depends on the teacher. Lots of both. Many young and inexperienced teachers are hired and turnover is huge.[/quote]

Well that’s the charter school business model— cycle through lots of young teachers, pay them peanuts, and funnel all the money to the top execs either at the school or at charter management organizations.[/quote]

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