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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]BASIS is extremely honest about the rigor there.  There is no hiding the ball.  Parents should know what they are getting their kids into.  I can see how parents might think that even if their kid is not the best student going in that they might rise to the occasion with the right supports and peer group.  Unfortunately the lack of good middle school options in DC, however, means some parents send kids to BASIS who don’t stand much of a chance at doing well there.  [/quote]
 
But they're not honest about the quality of instruction. No secret that families of means tend to leave because too many of the teachers aren't great. The best teachers tend to leave after just 2-3 years in search of better pay and working conditions. Rigor without inspired teaching across the board is only so rigorous. My straight-A kid was often bored at BASIS, not for lack of challenge but for lack of excellent teaching. He's much better off at a private with more dynamic, hands-on and personalized instruction. In our experience, BASIS hides the ball on teacher training, support and turnover issues. Just don't look a gift horse in the mouth if you're not prepared to move and can't pay for a private.[/quote]

Lots to unpack here. I will start by observing that arguing that your private school is better than BASIS is not the hit you think it is. Kind of falls under the category of "no sh*t Sherlock." The fact that your kid was bored at the most rigorous public MS in DC is not an indictment of BASIS. The fact that private school is "more dynamic, hands-on and personalized" also not a shock. If it wasn't you should demand your money back!

Sounds like your kid is advanced. Good for you. How would your nonspecific "inspired teaching" change that? Are you looking for Robin Williams and Oh Captain My Captain moments? Seems like what you wanted was more advanced material.
  
BASIS is not perfect. The physical infrastructure is cr*ppy and I think the HoS can be tone deaf to his and BASIS's detriment. But you contribute [b]very little to the discussion by arguing that BASIS isn't as good as your kid's private school.[/b] [/quote]

NP. I'm going to argue that BASIS isn't as good as my PUBLIC school, Boston Latin. You can throw out barbs about silly parents seeking Oh Captain My Captain moments and more advanced material. Alternatively, you can address the problem of how the faculty, particularly in the middle school, is, overall, poorly trained, poorly compensated and, in too many cases, poorly motivated.  BL wasn't like that.

The BASIS franchise itself probably isn't the primary culprit, because BASIS can't afford to pay competitive salaries in competing with the better-resourced public school systems in this metro area. The crappy aspects of BASIS go far beyond a tone deaf HoS (immature guy a few years out of grad school).

We had the experience of trying to organize low cost after-school Spanish classes at BASIS for ms immersion grads, with like-minded parents. The project seemed harmless enough. Unfortunately, admins wouldn't talk to us, wouldn't let us or the kids meet on the premises, or advertise through school channels. We were shut down before we started. Our family moved on, to a different PUBLIC school.[/quote]

I just looked and I can't find Boston Latin on the My School DC site. How do I put that on my list for next year? Oh, wait...[b]it is in Boston[/b].

Your post is silly. I reacted to someone who thought it was revelatory that a private school in DC would be better than a public or charter school in DC. Your response is to tell us about a school not in DC? Based on your experience from 2 decades ago. Were you under the impression that this forum was a broad discussion about the state of public schools in the US and that people are using it to decide where to move? Or discussing how things were when we were in ES and MS?

You seem to have your panties in a bunch because the HoS told you "no". Entitled people often get upset when they don't get what they want. Sometimes they even resort to ad hominem attacks based on misinformation (e,g,. that a man in his mid 30's with 2 grad degrees plus a law degree is unqualified).

I guess they must not have taught reading comprehension at Boston Latin. BASIS is strong in some areas and weak in others. Foreign language is not something they do early or excel at. How did you not know that? If it doesn't offer what you want, don't attend. If you think foreign language is more important than rigorous math and science, don't attend. We have choice here in DC. Sadly Boston Latin is not an option for you since it is in Boston. You'll have to get by wearing your BL sweatshirt around the house and telling your kids about how it was the best time of your life. 
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Who has the time for this kind of long, resentment drenched post? Good for the city of Boston, for running world-class magnet middle schools, and every other metropolis that bothers to.

Where's the misinformation about weak AP language instruction? Many BASIS parents complain about that. Talk about ad hominem attacks![/quote]

You're here on DCUM reading all of this and you're going to get all hugh and mighty because someone wrote a long post? Yeah, that makes sense. You are SOOOOOOO above all this.  SMH[/quote]

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