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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Show us the money. If the test scores and HS demographics aren't a big improvement on Latin's in a few years, just another OK charter.

So worst case, they just end up being another Latin? Hardly sounds like the end of the world.

Right, hardly the end of the world, but hardly TJ either, and not enough to keep many upper-middle-class families from running to privates or the burbs, which hurts the city in a small way.

The acid test is a school's ability to attract and keep East and South Asian parents. This is because such parents, a) don't embrace diversity like white liberals and, b) tend to raise very strong students. Latin gets and keeps precious few East and South Asian parents. We are Indian immigrants and Ivy League grads who won't touch Basis if most of the Asian kids there are Chinese girls adopted by white liberals, as at Latin....You'll surely say, who cares, drop dead, but I assure you that my 4th grader will eventually ace 9-10 AP classes/tests wherever she goes.

TJ is theoretically top school in the nation for SATs, so nobody is TJ. Second, TJ is not a DC school - they have residency requirements. Third, and most importantly, TJ has stringent admissions requirements - testing, grade point average, essay, et cetera - they are highly selective - whereas BASIS was not afforded that luxury. And with that last point, their results will be highly skewed, as opposed to BASIS which is open to everyone.

Meanwhile, it's going to be at least 6 years before we even start seeing any SAT results from BASIS, and even as a BASIS parent I don't see much point in maintaining a constant high daily level of angst about it for six whole years as some the other posters here seem to want to - DS is getting a good education there, is building great skills on many levels, and I'm quite confident he will ultimately nail the SAT and get a great score and open many doors for himself regardless of where he goes to school.

Who cares? Go away. More to life, etc.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Show us the money. If the test scores and HS demographics aren't a big improvement on Latin's in a few years, just another OK charter.

So worst case, they just end up being another Latin? Hardly sounds like the end of the world.

Right, hardly the end of the world, but hardly TJ either, and not enough to keep many upper-middle-class families from running to privates or the burbs, which hurts the city in a small way.

The acid test is a school's ability to attract and keep East and South Asian parents. This is because such parents, a) don't embrace diversity like white liberals and, b) tend to raise very strong students. Latin gets and keeps precious few East and South Asian parents. We are Indian immigrants and Ivy League grads who won't touch Basis if most of the Asian kids there are Chinese girls adopted by white liberals, as at Latin....You'll surely say, who cares, drop dead, but I assure you that my 4th grader will eventually ace 9-10 AP classes/tests wherever she goes.

23:37 - what question was unanswered? The most recent conversation has been about one thing only - the suggestion that BASIS has no track record in DC. That isn't a question, it's a statement, and one which several posters answered.

05:15 - that doesn't even make sense. Why on earth would BASIS boosters be doing "charter of the month promotions"? BASIS boosters are interested in BASIS, not "charter-of-the-month". I highly doubt they are the same people that you would encounter in the YY and other charter threads. But given you feel this way, it seems to me, your slip is showing yet again as an anti-charter operative, in talking about serial "charter-of-the-month promotions".

Wow, the crazy backing up Basis is impressive.

Yes, please do check with Jeff about the sock puppeting.

In the meantime, you really turn the general audience off for your charter-of-the-month promotions.

22:55 here.

No sock puppeting here. Check with Jeff if you must.

Usually accusations of sock puppeting are Hail Mary passes from people who can't actually answer the questions asked.

And, in the future, try to be intellectually honest in your quoting. I never called you, or anyone else a "lone nut with a conspiracy theory".

Stop posting dumb. What little credibility is destroyed when you lie.

The second 23:04 post was directed at 22:55 and it again shows, there are plenty of people out there who disagree with you, it's hardly just me, "one lone nut with a conspiracy theory".

Check the 12:39 post - nobody said it was about "widgets" but instead that it was about markets and customers. Reading comprehension really is not your forte. And neither is sock-puppeting.

Anonymous wrote:^ It has to live up to Olga's standards and be accountable to her - and anyone who's met her or who has seen her in action has seen that she is one incredibly serious, involved, motivated and committed tiger mom, herself. That's a big part of why I am sure it will do well.

Agree. The Blocks: there is no try.

Wow, for someone who's supposedly just sitting on the fence, trying to decide what to do with your DD, you certainly have demonstrated a huge amount of hostility and unfounded criticism directed toward BASIS.

The backstory doesn't wash. Not credible in the least. You are fighting like an operative who feels threatened.

Sorry, conspiracy theorist, but you're talking to several posters. I am 00:10 and have not posted again in this thread until now.

I understand that you need to assert your false belief that there is one "operative" trying to shred BASIS. That's a good strategy. Make everyone think there is one devil. Except it's nonsense.

Truth is, there are many concerned parents who aren't buying your boostering.

Instead of trying to create a straw man to blame your paranoia, try answering the really simple question. Why do you think a school with no track record should be considered "good"?

Schools are not Ikeas or Whole Foods. Kids are not widgets. Your persistent belief that the are they same thing is tiresome.

Anonymous wrote:Show us the money. If the test scores and HS demographics aren't a big improvement on Latin's in a few years, just another OK charter.

So worst case, they just end up being another Latin? Hardly sounds like the end of the world.

Show us the money. If the test scores and HS demographics aren't a big improvement on Latin's in a few years, just another OK charter.

Anonymous wrote:Nope, not saying Home Depot's problems are the workers. You are. You keep trying to say running a school franchise is like running a retail franchise. It's silly as has been pointed out earlier in this thread.

Tell you what, I'm going to get back to work.

I suggest you do the same. When Basis blows up in your child's face, you'll need the ready cash for private or a move to the burbs.

BTW, the unhinged Basis Boosterism is remarkable similar in tone to Yu Ying's. Do you guys have secret meetings?

Yu Ying? No connection to Yu Ying here, I never had any interest in Yu Ying - but it seems you just revealed that you do have a connection to the Yu Ying threads. No doubt you were trying these same blatant anti-charter attacks on them.

Move along, shill. You are outed.

Wow, for someone who's supposedly just sitting on the fence, trying to decide what to do with your DD, you certainly have demonstrated a huge amount of hostility and unfounded criticism directed toward BASIS.

The backstory doesn't wash. Not credible in the least. You are fighting like an operative who feels threatened.

Nope, not saying Home Depot's problems are the workers. You are. You keep trying to say running a school franchise is like running a retail franchise. It's silly as has been pointed out earlier in this thread.

Tell you what, I'm going to get back to work.

I suggest you do the same. When Basis blows up in your child's face, you'll need the ready cash for private or a move to the burbs.

BTW, the unhinged Basis Boosterism is remarkable similar in tone to Yu Ying's. Do you guys have secret meetings?