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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So there are activities at BASIS though our DC never really participated in much. Academics have never been an issue for this one, grades were excellent, was in the Junior National Honor Society at BASIS. 4.0 the whole time.

Last year Mr. Aiken impressed upon parents that kids at a new BASIS school are free to start clubs and activties, which is great. We just don't have that kind of kid. And Walls is just larger and there more opportunities like Model UN and crew and even a cheese club. Of course your kid can start a cheese club at Basis too. Our kid wants nothing to do with cheese club anywhere btw.

Regarding math, the BASIS kids had to take additional tests the first week of school which was pretty irritating since some kids were rusty after the summer. So they ended up in different classes. Two out of the 13 basis kids are in pre calc which is where they would be had they stayed.

Our kid excelled in history at BASIS but chose not to take the AP test. So having to retake it is annoying. I think one BASIS child scored well enough on the AP exam to test out of history at Walls. Not everyone took it last year.

So it is not a perfect solution but so far it is a good fit. 
Best of luck.

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Not to put words in your mouth but it sounds like maybe tests were part of the issue.  DC was also anxious about it, but it's gotten much better.  We found a lot of good freebie resources on the web that can help with test taking strategy and preparing / relaxing / focus / other general test-taking issues.  DC's a lot less worried about tests this year as compared to last year.[/quote]

BASIS BOOSTER WROTE

[b]Any genuinely *positive and constructive* suggestions are always welcome - but I think we can all do without the accusations and attacks.

Peace out.[/b]

do you think the above when the parent had said "our child had a 4.0" and "our child excelled in history but decided not to take the AP is a [b]positive and constructive suggestion or an accusation and attack[/b] on one of the parents whose answer was specifically solicited because they clearly had one of the "top students" who left?  Honestly?

and please "take a deep breath before you press the submit button" as all the BOOSTERS clearly have done on this thread........... way to represent folks.  Not what this "deranged mom" was looking for or expected......... at all.

I should have waited for the Thursday meeting to understand that the true colors were those of the mom who asserted that any attempt to stagger class dismissal and/or transfer times to reduce violence in the hallways was, in her esteemed opinion, an attempt to reduce the "academic rigor" at BASIS because she had "signed up" for all of this,  including not having the option of using Aero as a time for other kids to decompress, maybe get some exercise.  No, because offering such options in what is supposed to be "study hall" would reduce the academic rigor as well.

Not going to argue with you........ but since you said (much to the dismay of many) that you had wanted to go back to another geographic area but could not because the school BASIS started there was private and has no financial aid to speak of, why don't you and your child(ren) apply to NCS.

I am sure you all would love it there, and as all the "you just left because you cannot handle the academic rigor" parents here are giving themselves or perhaps their compadres "atta girls," I can safely say based on an unscientific exit poll that lacks academic rigor and thus would never be published in a peer reviewed journal, that...

there are at least six parents who would love to be rid of you, because you take up unnecessary time at critical meetings just to point out that you think the school is perfect, exactly what you signed up for, torpedoes be damned because so far they have not been launched at your child.  BOOSTERS would like me to shut up.  Like minded parents who came to the meeting would like you to leave...........
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