The futures of the Black youth

In the future, the schools in areas where black students and other minorities reside have to be improved. The schools in minority populated areas are not on par with the schools in white populated areas. The black children are learning a lot less at a later time than the white children and as a result, the black children are not succeeding like the white children; they are lagging behind. This is not fair to the black children who realize this fact late in their lives when they have entered college and realize that they are behind the white students in progress. If all men are equal under the law and in God’s eyes, then the resources available to all men must be the same. The black students are suffering and we have to make a change and start to appeal to our representatives in our government to make this change happen. The schools need better facilities, teachers, and guidance counselors to encourage the students who may not be motivated by their parents. The federal government must stop cutting funds for the after school programs that allow students to spend time doing homework with access to computers. We need to invest more in the lives of our black youth. The president needs to stop spending the tax payers’ money on the wars and start saving for the futures of the children. The money could be used to supply these schools with the modern technologies. The black children need to know how to use these new technologies. Every school should have a library. Many of the schools in the city do not have a space that is reserved for a library. The students should have a library in the schools to teach them about the Dewey Decimal System and how to use it. It should be used to introduce them to the world of books. If no one tells them how great books are then what will motivate them to visit the New York public library on their own. Teachers are a big deal in a student’s learning experience and their understanding. They need involved teachers who go beyond the watered down curriculum of the city schools. A program should be set up so that if the students are not doing their homework at home then they will eat and do homework at lunch time or they will have a time designated for studying. The textbooks in these schools need to be updated. They are torn and over used.

Also, the foods in these schools need to be improved. Lately studies about obesity are being conducted and it shows that many black students are more likely to become obese. The school in urban areas cannot afford to buy healthy food for their students. Every now and then they serve a vegetable-filled egg roll or a veggie-burger but it is not often enough because black kids are getting fatter. Schools should be an experience that teaches students about life and what they need to succeed. Therefore, it should teach them that eating healthy is essential. The black folk are dying about 5 years earlier than the white folk. This is partially because they can’t afford healthy food because they have low incomes because they did not go to school or they were not motivated to go to college. Everything points back to the schooling of the children in the black community. That the president would rather spend the tax payer money on the war than the education of the American youth sickens me. We as a black community need to elect qualified politicians who have our best interest in mind. We need politicians who care about the education of the kids of the future, not only the white ones but also the black ones. These children need someone to care about them or they won’t care about themselves. How can they care about their progress if no one shows interest in their progress? If the parent won’t get involved and pay attention, the teachers and school community need to pay attention and make sure that the children succeed. Remember, it takes a village to raise a child; the right way. Being a teacher does not only involve teaching a subject and handing out grades. Teachers are the back-up and support for the student when the parents aren’t there. Teachers are the encouragement that every child needs. Teachers provide the praise when a child does well. Teachers are the key to sparking a child’s imagination. Teachers are the future for our black children.