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I find all of this really worrisome. I was holding out hope that Basis could work for my child, but the school just seems so extreme. My son does well in all school subjects and is particularly good at math. He loves learning and always asks for extra work because he thinks it's [i]fun[/i]. I worry that Basis will suck the life and the love of learning right out of him. 3 hours of homework every night at age 10? That is sheer craziness, and any reasonable person knows it. Of course I want him to stay ahead in math, but I absolutely do not want him taking AP Calculus as an 8th grader. Why would I want him to take a college-readiness course when he's 13? There's plenty of time for that in high school. I want him to excel in math & science while also having excellent courses in history, literature, and the arts, and time to write for the school newspaper, play sports (even travel sports!), play in the band/orchestra, etc.

Can't we have a middle school--aside from Deal, which isn't accessible to most of us--that offers some acceleration for kids in certain subjects AND other excellent classes and extra-curriculars that allow them to develop [i]as people,[/i] while not expecting them to jump on this insane roller coaster of AP classes for 12- and 13-year-olds? Why is everything all or nothing in this town? 
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This is my DC's third year at Basis. Attending Basis was not my idea, as he was in a great JKLM at the time and got into another gentler HRCS, but he loves it, and the teachers are really fantastic. It would make me miserable to be a student there, and the first few weeks while he was adjusting I was about to move him back into his JKLM, but he wants to be there and loves it. I don't know if he will be there past 9th grade, as we are in Wilson boundaries and may move, and I am in NO hurry to have him start APs in 8th or 9th grade, but he is happy for now. I really recommend however, that anyone thinking about sending their child there start them in 5th. It is not for everyone, no matter how smart or organized one is, and it is important you leave yourself options in case your child doesn't want to stay. It is a great school, though, a small size as compared to most middle schools in DC, and has a lot to offer if it is the right fit for your child.[/quote]

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