I've been on DCUM for a couple of years, and while I don't spend my time trolling every thread, I have definitely noticed that there is at least one poster who goes ballistic and starts complaining every single time there is a positive mention of BASIS on DCUM (including attacking me at least two or three times over the last couple of months), who in my opinion is just as bad as "the poster" they think they are criticizing.

Evidently it's utterly inconceivable to that person that there might actually be a number of different parents who actually do think BASIS offerings are worth talking about or that actually think a comparison to other middle schools and talking about the pros and cons of them is a worthwhile discussion.

Either you have not been following the DCUM posts where the booster turns every middle school question into a BASIS marketing plan or you have just chosen to be mean. There is ONE over the top booster who shows up on every middle school thread; if you are not new to DCUM then don't act like you don't know who I am talking about. I referred in my post to "the" booster and you have turned it into 'automatically demonizing and attacking "every" parent'.

Anonymous wrote:^^ True, but stop categorizing the parents who are not happy as parents of struggling students and/or students who do not work hard.

I didn't. I already said above, everyone has their own reasons. Some do indeed complain because their kid is in over his head, others are complaining because they want perfection (when no such perfection exists in the city) and so on - just as those of us who are supportive of the school have our own different reasons as well.

Maybe you on the other hand ought to do the same, and stop automatically demonizing and attacking every parent who's happy with the school and referring to them as sycophantic boosters spewing talking points...

- signed, happy BASIS parent who has never been to a single booster meeting

^^ True, but stop categorizing the parents who are not happy as parents of struggling students and/or students who do not work hard.

Look, everyone will have their own perfectly valid, yet differing reasons for staying or going. Just because someone is thrilled and wants to stay doesn't make them any more wrong than someone who wants to try a different school.

Anonymous wrote:

; these things happen in DCPS? The school day is longer than DCPS, but is used very efficiently.[/quote wrote:

Our 4th and 5th graders get 5 hours of science and 5 of the arts/culture specials per week all year long. Mine would love the 4 extra hours of science, though, but only if replaced all writing requirements

BASIS is for you. Writing is pretty nonexistent in the lower grades at BASIS. We are supplementing. Apparently on DCUM if you are not thrilled at BASIS you are the parent of a struggling student who does not want to work hard. In my case, wrong on both points. Not struggling - doing very well - and my child works hard. To me that is about the best benefit that BASIS has; they are training him to do a lot of homework nightly. Although I do wish there was an INDIVIDUAL science project at some point like the rest of the decent public and private middle schools. A lot of parents of GOOD students who do not care for BASIS will not post here. They do not like the attacks by the poster who appears to quote the BASIS literature and marketing talking points constantly when they are trying to provide a balanced viewpoint. Some of these parents will quietly leave for Deal. Others will stay for other reasons until high school. It is a decent school, but it does not live up to all this hype.

Perhaps because they are not in bounds for Deal?

; these things happen in DCPS? The school day is longer than DCPS, but is used very efficiently.[/quote wrote:

Our 4th and 5th graders get 5 hours of science and 5 of the arts/culture specials per week all year long. Mine would love the 4 extra hours of science, though, but only if replaced all writing requirements

BASIS is for you. Writing is pretty nonexistent in the lower grades at BASIS. We are supplementing. Apparently on DCUM if you are not thrilled at BASIS you are the parent of a struggling student who does not want to work hard. In my case, wrong on both points. Not struggling - doing very well - and my child works hard. To me that is about the best benefit that BASIS has; they are training him to do a lot of homework nightly. Although I do wish there was an INDIVIDUAL science project at some point like the rest of the decent public and private middle schools. A lot of parents of GOOD students who do not care for BASIS will not post here. They do not like the attacks by the poster who appears to quote the BASIS literature and marketing talking points constantly when they are trying to provide a balanced viewpoint. Some of these parents will quietly leave for Deal. Others will stay for other reasons until high school. It is a decent school, but it does not live up to all this hype.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel these are all written by a couple of boosters.
Monday is the deadline to submit the papers for school choice, so last minute boosting is here

Except that Monday is the deadline for HS (9-12), and BASIS DC only accepts kids in 6 & 7.

Oh well. I guess you can try bashing again in a month.

Whoops. I should have said only accepts kids in 5 & 6.

Anonymous wrote:I feel these are all written by a couple of boosters.
Monday is the deadline to submit the papers for school choice, so last minute boosting is here

Except that Monday is the deadline for HS (9-12), and BASIS DC only accepts kids in 6 & 7.

Oh well. I guess you can try bashing again in a month.

Anonymous wrote:I feel these are all written by a couple of boosters.
Monday is the deadline to submit the papers for school choice, so last minute boosting is here

What a useless comment

I feel these are all written by a couple of boosters.
Monday is the deadline to submit the papers for school choice, so last minute boosting is here