Published: June 22, 2006

Student Profile: Sa’Brina Reeves

"People think we’re ignorant. A lot of us already know what we want, but people aren’t showing us the right path to help us get there. We ask and ask, and when people don’t show you, you stop asking."

By Catherine Gewertz

Sa’Brina’s family moved a lot, so she attended a string of regular and magnet schools in California and Indianapolis. Despite the disruptions, the work came easily to her. Because she could ace tests with little effort, and found the assignments uninspiring, she saw no reason...

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