The Mother's Tale
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Excuse her if she was not alright
With government taking children’s light
Filling their heads with things they never should have said
She could teach her student one better if she was lying in bed
Her child would get better grades and education
“This school is a bust; oh the mortification”
She was living where schoolwork always came second
The dances, assemblies and breaks that beckoned
The calendars of both her and her daughter, insensible noise
That distracted from school time was always poised
“It wasn’t when I was a young girl in school,
Our board leader was never distracted with cool”
Mother said of this nonsense without education
“My school led me right to the very train station
Where I met my love and my college was finished”
It was all worth it but school now is diminished
She held belief in nothing with a new leader in charge
If things didn’t change fast she was going to barge
Straight into the school with complaints in her hand
And make sure to see exactly where it lands
Others may argue that she was protective, but I know where she stands
“Education will not go uneducated; no I won’t let these bands
Of crazy young hooligans ruin my child
And her promising future that would be far from mild”
If only the educators cared a little bit more
She thought her daughter was smarter than the things they’d have in store
She didn’t need extra activities
Just a solid education that fit with her needs
The world is her oyster if they do their job
But the schools in her city caused poor mother to sob
With the future of all new generations at risk
I hope that some of this new tale does stick
To all you who listen, surely beware
Education is crumbling and it should be a scare