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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mark Lerner was not impressed.

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I enjoyed reading Mark Lerner in his analysis, but I disagree that BASIS is not serving students who would otherwise be "left behind".  My student would otherwise be at a K-8 DC Education Campus .  It simply is not one of the most academically rigorous middle schools in the country.  She was bored, unhappy, and lonely in public schools -- to put it simply, she was left behind.  At BASIS, she is not -- she has friends, she has challenges, she is proud and she is happy.  Because of BASIS and for no other reason, she is no longer "left behind."  I think many people forget that academically gifted students at the opposite end of the spectrum are just as forgotten as academically challenged students at one end of the spectrum.  Public schools tend to fill only a middle, normal, average student and anyone who doesn't fit that cookie-cutter has no where else to go.

Now, I'm not sure that I'm personally in favor of a BASIS K-4, only because my daughter didn't show real "gift" until 3rd grade, so I would be hesitant to force parents to make that decision in preK. It seems unfair.[/quote]

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