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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think what you got there is a bunch of hot shot students who are motivated by challenge. Not surprising to me at all that most are A students.[/quote]

My 0.02 on the original question. We have crossed BASIS-DC off the list based largely on conversations with a college friend who now teaches at the BASIS Tucson campus. Many factors in the mix, but two in particular relate directly to the OP's question.

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As upper middle class educated parents we are confident that our DC will rise to the challenge of academics in due time within the "ordinary" educational system supplemented by our supportive home environment. We have a fairly negative view of an extreme focus on standardized tests (although they have a role to play), and the anxiety and lack of creativity (cram / bubble fill / repeat) that a test-based accelerated curriculum will create. [/quote]

Which schools, then, are still on your list, PP?[/quote]

Ha ha isn't that the million dollar question!? We have several years to fret, and all the usual suspects on the short list, but at this point its a toss-up between moving to Finland, home-schooling, or winning the lottery and going private! If your point is that despite some concerns BASIS is among the least worst free options in the DC area, I don't think I'd disagree, if only because of the type of students it tends to attract. (Although, as I stated, at this point we feel BASIS relies too much on standardized tests and acceleration for acceleration's sake, which is a deal breaker for us.)[/quote]

Maybe you currently think it's a deal breaker, but personally, I think your perception that it's strictly about standardized tests and acceleration just for acceleration's sake is a narrow, shallow view and completely misses the big picture.  If you have time, then give it time - a fuller picture will emerge.[/quote]

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