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Looks like we got it. I am a Basis parent who is all in favor of attrition, who wants a better education for dcs than she had herself at a DC private, and believes Basis is actually better than privates or any other schools in the area. And we are done. Sibling preference and goes thru 12th grade. My kids will be there at the end, and they will be in good company. Especially having recently read one of the threads about trying to get kids into gifted and talented programs in Fairfax etc, so glad we are done. Only upset about giving up the opportunity for a larger house outside of DC, but completely worth the sacrifice. Call me out on my intellectual elitism, my selfishness, etc, but not on my honesty.

From my perspective, I have no problem with your goals in a vacuum, but feel that it is a corruption of the role of Charter schools. Selective schools should either be created by DCPS or left in the realm of private schools. Charters are supposed to serve all comers and provide opportunities to those who local schools are unsatisfactory. They are not supposed to save elite families the cost of private school tuition.

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Anonymous wrote:Because Basis has proved to be so successful in DC...oh wait they haven't even finished their first year here.

Exactly! And when the first Starbuck's opened in DC, everyone assumed it would be as successful as in Seattle. People just don't understand how the DC demographic changes everything!

ha, funny, except turns out the only reason basis tucson looks good is because of attrition effectively making it a test in school like TJ or others.

This point has be debated before. The re-enrollment rate at the top DC charters ranges from acceptable to abysmal. We don't yet know what the re-enrollment rate at BASIS DC will be, but I suspect that it will be better than abysmal.

What is the re-enrollment rate at BASIS Tucson, PP? What are the re-enrollment rates at other Tucson charter schools? Keep in mind, PP, that after a certain grade -- perhaps 6th -- BASIS does not replace students who leave. Therefore, it is not enough to use shrinking classes sizes as evidence of higher attrition. How many graduating seniors at other Tucson charter schools joined in the 5th grade?

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Anonymous wrote:Because Basis has proved to be so successful in DC...oh wait they haven't even finished their first year here.

Exactly! And when the first Starbuck's opened in DC, everyone assumed it would be as successful as in Seattle. People just don't understand how the DC demographic changes everything!

ha, funny, except turns out the only reason basis tucson looks good is because of attrition effectively making it a test in school like TJ or others.

I know nothing about YY, but my speculation on Basis is that no one wants an excellent effectively test in charter school in DC, especially not people whose kids may be competing for the same colleges. We are like crabs in a barrel. In our elementary, many decided between Latin, Basis and private schools. The fear that you have made the wrong decision, especially if you are shelling out over 30k a year for it, will go on until your kids go to college or you are reassured. So the folks who have Wilson as their back up really have nothing else to agonize over. We wanted a TJ for several kids but could not count on all of them getting in because admission is 16%.

Looks like we got it. I am a Basis parent who is all in favor of attrition, who wants a better education for dcs than she had herself at a DC private, and believes Basis is actually better than privates or any other schools in the area. And we are done. Sibling preference and goes thru 12th grade. My kids will be there at the end, and they will be in good company. Especially having recently read one of the threads about trying to get kids into gifted and talented programs in Fairfax etc, so glad we are done. Only upset about giving up the opportunity for a larger house outside of DC, but completely worth the sacrifice. Call me out on my intellectual elitism, my selfishness, etc, but not on my honesty.

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Anonymous wrote:Because Basis has proved to be so successful in DC...oh wait they haven't even finished their first year here.

Exactly! And when the first Starbuck's opened in DC, everyone assumed it would be as successful as in Seattle. People just don't understand how the DC demographic changes everything!

At one point, the Starbucks on Dupont Circle was the highest-sales store in their system.

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Anonymous wrote:Because Sela hasn't opened its doors yet.

And scene! This thread was not about Selah. No Selah "boosterism" to be found......and yet people cannot control their inner bile. DCUM likes to pick 1-2 scapegoat schools and/or whipping boys and then a handful of people pile on for no apparent reason - some of it is anti-charter generally, some of it is vile bigotry, and/or ignorance.

Enough already.

I think the pp meant it as a joke--a satirical comment about dcum.

(And it's Sela, no h.)

Schools like TJ and BASIS "look good" because they provide a strong and rigorous curriculum and culture of learning that gives kids a far better chance of preparing and getting into top schools like MIT than their regular public schools would. They provide an opportunity that otherwise would not have existed or been accessible or affordable to those students.

Attrition only happens because not every kid is cut out for more intensive learning.

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Anonymous wrote:Because Basis has proved to be so successful in DC...oh wait they haven't even finished their first year here.

Exactly! And when the first Starbuck's opened in DC, everyone assumed it would be as successful as in Seattle. People just don't understand how the DC demographic changes everything!

ha, funny, except turns out the only reason basis tucson looks good is because of attrition effectively making it a test in school like TJ or others.

Anonymous wrote:Because Basis has proved to be so successful in DC...oh wait they haven't even finished their first year here.

Exactly! And when the first Starbuck's opened in DC, everyone assumed it would be as successful as in Seattle. People just don't understand how the DC demographic changes everything!

Anonymous wrote:Because Sela hasn't opened its doors yet.

And scene! This thread was not about Selah. No Selah "boosterism" to be found......and yet people cannot control their inner bile. DCUM likes to pick 1-2 scapegoat schools and/or whipping boys and then a handful of people pile on for no apparent reason - some of it is anti-charter generally, some of it is vile bigotry, and/or ignorance.

Enough already.

Because Sela hasn't opened its doors yet.

Because Basis has proved to be so successful in DC...oh wait they haven't even finished their first year here.

Aah, it's just jealousy mixed with fear. Success in one place exposes mediocrity in another.

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Anonymous wrote:DON'T CLICK ON THREADS THAT SAY YY or BASIS.

Even if you try to avoid standalone YY or BDC titled threads, it seems like a disproportionate amount of those schools' boosters and bashers hijack threads in this forum. Both schools promoted themselves and recruited heavily on DCUM as well.

Hype breeds hate. Or at least annoyance.

You do realize you made this point on a thread with BASIS and Yu Ting in the title?

Anonymous wrote:DON'T CLICK ON THREADS THAT SAY YY or BASIS.

Even if you try to avoid standalone YY or BDC titled threads, it seems like a disproportionate amount of those schools' boosters and bashers hijack threads in this forum. Both schools promoted themselves and recruited heavily on DCUM as well.

Hype breeds hate. Or at least annoyance.

OP asked, and it appears the answer is that some people are simply ill-bred. Thanks for getting us there.