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...some ways, that period of solitary confinement, as I call it, formed me. I learned how to use my imagination working alone, so critical to film editing and writing, and how to bring my ideas together with the newest technology. But more than anything, that period planted the seed that the magic of storytelling was well within my reach...
...rules," complains seventh-grader Avery Douglas, who, like most of the younger students, says his mom "made me come" to the school. Senior Eboni-Rose Thompson recalls that she "felt like my mom was trying to get rid of me" when she was enrolled as one of the first SEED students five years ago. But now she enjoys the small classes and appreciates extras like a trip to Greece and a 10college tour, funded by private donations...
Almost all SEED students plan to go to college. Many talk casually about applying to summer programs at schools like Cornell University or getting a job overseas. Parents are happy because they believe their kids are safe at the school. "It's given me peace of mind," says Joan Lyles, the guardian of Deon Milton, a senior...
...several challenges remain. While students at SEED outperform their counterparts in other southeast Washington schools on standardized tests, their scores are still low. SEED seniors have an average SAT score of 834, not much higher than the 800 average throughout the Washington system. The school has tried to improve its performance by strengthening its curriculum. But as a result, 21 of the 63 eighth-graders were unable to move on to ninth grade last year. Six of those youngsters chose to drop out rather than repeat the grade. Retention was a problem even before the tougher standards went into effect...
...their mission and have set their sights on an even more ambitious dream: developing a network of public boarding schools around the country. "Our goal is to demonstrate that not only is there a need but there is a solution that works," Vinnakota says. As for the D.C. school, SEED'S founders say its true success will be measured by the number of students who go on to college and do well. But an earlier indication of what it has achieved may be found in the changing attitudes of its students. "Once you get used to everybody," says the once...