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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]6th grade BASIS parent here. My son loves it. He is the textbook definition of a BASIS student.  We will sending kid #2 next year.  Crossing my fingers it works out as they are a very different kids. Very much appreciated this thread as I sometimes wonder what is going on with the kids who aren't like my son and are hating life every day with the giant case-it and endless packets.[/quote]

From what I've observed few of the kids love or hate BASIS. They're OK with it, not more, or less.

The motivated students appreciate good teachers and challenging work. But almost everybody would love to have the use of outdoor space, a stage, classrooms flooded with natural light, wide hallways, a real gym, a pleasant [b]school library/media center[/b], and an auditorium. They'd also go for a range of strong electives (including foreign language instruction from day 1, and not just at the beginning level) and serious ECs, better teachers across the board, fewer classmates who shouldn't be there etc.

The kids make the best of things. That's all BASIS DC is worth. No secret that those with wherewithal and/or admissions luck almost always leave after a point. [/quote]

This guy has posting variations on a theme for literally years. Gym? Sure. Theater? Yep. No MS kid comes home to lament a lack of library. And you are dating yourself making reference to a "media center". [/quote]

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