Save Our Youth

Teachers and Faculty care less and less about students every year If u aren't the favorite don't expect caring Ur parents have to bring cookies to the bake sale U have our children's life in ur hands Take some responsibility One on one communication goes a long way Drop knowledge whenever u can Whether it be elementary, Watson Or High School High and u don't Lovitz As Teachers pass kids in hallways kids like people u pass on the sidewalk Unless they r causing trouble Then they get attention Positive reinforcement, don't u know! Pay them no mind if they r quiet and have a 2.8 GPA The only time the schools contact parents is if something is wrong Or if the child met their criteria for acknoledgement Teaching children used to be a calling Now it is just a job Just a young persons misguided career path Being forced to say what they want to be when they grow up Our youth has potential if we pay attention Dropout rates and political red tape Underpaid teacher and staff State Lottery does not do what our government said it would do Lower case because it is not important State Lottery is supposedly there to help our schools and fix our roads Yet to see that actually help either situation in Michigan Other states may be different, doubt it In some states a school is a business, Owned by a corporation Turning a profit Is a Teacher a Customer Service job? Small Towns get overlooked as our Youth passes through the interent router Spoken word is too much effort A teacher's eyes glued to a screen Right along with the child they r supposed to be teaching Children cannot speak for themselves Parents have the responsibility to be their voice The voice of the voiceless Politicians and public relations speak of "we" There is no "I" in "Team" Teaching our youth to not be selfish and to share But if they r only thinking of others who is left to think about them The coach's team has a winning season 2 kids sit on the bench the whole season No hopes of actually playing The "team" wins the Championship Wearing the same shirt doesn't make u a "team" When asked why the kids didn't play all season School said the coach's job was based on wins If the kids wanted to have more game time, they should be better at the game Actual Events leading to this piece of literature Save our Youth