In Washington D.C., The SEED School is reporting that every graduating senior was accepted into a college and/or university. That’s fantastic… but should this be news? Are our community’s standards too low, or is this sort of news important? Check out the details, and decide for yourself when you read the rest…
Earlier in the year, we talked about the Urban Prep Academy in Chicago, the all boys school with a 100% graduation and college acceptance rate.
Then, we had to cover The Young Women’s School of East Harlem, the all girls school that’s been doing this for a decade straight.
Now, D.C.’s Seed School is breaking the mold of low expectations with a testimony of their own.
In a neighborhood where only 33 percent of students make it through high school and few go on to college, the Seed School in Washington DC is making a difference to get its youngsters on the road to success.
Most students entering the Seed School do so three grades below grade level. Upon entry, students are set up in dormitories during the week and allowed to spend weekends at home.
This year, the school proudly reported a 100 percent graduation and college acceptance rate.
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Peep the video covering the achievement:
This is fantastic news an all but…
Aren’t our expectations too low? Are we praising these kids for doing something that they absolutely should be doing on a regular basis? Or does the issue get deeper?
Speak on it…
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