マルコム・ロンドン : 「高校という名の訓練場」

「高校という名の訓練場」

若い詩人、教育者でもある活動家マルコム・ロンドンが、高校の最前線での日々についての心揺さぶる詩を披露します。「若者は 海のように」学校に押し寄せ、「泳ぎひとつ覚えない。」「父のいない家で育った男がマッチョぶりを誇り。」
紡がれる言葉は美しく、詩的で、ゾッとしさえします。

High school can feel like a factory that sorts and labels young people, separating them into groups like 'Regulars' and 'Honors.' In one vivid image, students are described as 'oceans of adolescents who come to receive lessons but never learn to swim.' Social divisions, economic barriers, and violence shape the daily reality, making learning secondary to survival. The system often succeeds at its real goal: preparing some to lead and others to follow, while leaving many behind.