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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If anybody wants greater insight into how Basis will run the show in DC, I have suggestion for you - go to GreatSchools.com, look up the original Tuscon branch (in Pima County) and flip through all 20 pages of comments.  The exercise takes about 15 minutes.

More of the comments are critical than positive, posted by unhappy sounding parents complaining about a one-size-fits-all formula for teaching their kids, a school that doesn't value parental input (just fundraising efforts), a cold learning environment that promotes meaness, and, most remarkably, an outmoded approach to teaching and learning that shortchanges the most gifted kids.  The comments are an eye opener to say the least.[/quote]

I read through the comments as well, and took away a completely different set of conclusions.  Firstly, the comments were more positive than negative, and more so than most schools, as reflected in their final rating on greatschools.  Regarding negative ratings, when things are going as they should be, people are less apt to say anything, but I read quite a few positive comments, mainly from parents whose children were the motivated, and the gifted and talented achievers.  Of those who did complain, they were typically complaining about the fact that their student had to work at it, that it wasn't just a matter of showing up as is the case in most public schools.  Yes, some kids will not be a good fit for Basis.   And, no, it's not a one-size-fits-all formula, it's a formula geared toward hard-working, motivated kids.  If your kid's a slacker, just coasting by, or more in it for athletics or socialization, then no, it's not a good fit.

As for gifted kids, an option like Basis will be a whole lot better than DCPS (which frankly does little, and far too late for gifted and talented students) as well as many of the other charters.  Basis might not meet their specific niche or passion (but then again, [i]no[/i] school does) but it will challenge them, equip and gear them up with the learning and life skills that gifted and talented children will need to be able to go deep on their passions and pursuits.

As for "meanness"?  Now that one's just pure fiction.[/quote]

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