E-Learner
Sean Mayfair
This year you aren’t taking French
Just because it wasn’t offered
It’s not like that was important
Foreign language greatly suffered
“Not a graduation requirement,” as you have been told
Even though they freely acknowledge
It is a key to good college
Just makes their plain statement more bold
Moreover, you are missing out on art
A safe space where you could relax and just express
Now, it’s hard for you to find the time
Where you have a simple moment’s rest
Just ignore your dropping grades
Administration made the call
Second quarter, made the claim
Students’ grades had raised, though not for you at all
And it’s not like you’ve seen the counselor
She’s busy with the ones who work on-campus
Too much effort on their part
To send a copy-pasted message
Thinking that your grades reflect your health
Lies so far from what is true
You spend all of your time on pools of work
Every drop of it consumed
But really, what’s the matter?
You are simply just too stressed
It’s only what makes up your future
And the impact you can make… you guess
Education is a “privilege”
I’ll leave that to interpretation
But that doesn’t change the fact I feel
Youth have been failed by the county, state, and nation
Sean Mayfair is sixteen years old and attends Braden River High School.