Model Lessons for Jailed Youth

In response to: School Offers Model Lessons for D.C.'s Jailed Youths by Associated Press


Growing up in an urban area right outside of Washington D.C. I’m glad to see that people are taking interest in educating incarcerated youth. When many of them feel like the world has given up on them, they still have a place that will teach them lesson for life. Sometimes we forget about the students who get caught up in the system. Maybe even feel like they don’t deserve a second chance, however coming from those streets I see that that is not always the case. When violence and drugs are all you see it hard to not get involved with it. I feel like I was one of the lucky ones who got away from that life, but my twin brother was not. If we take the opportunity to look at the root of the problem we can see that it’s much deeper than we ever could imagine. Unless someone is willing to go into these neighborhoods and educate the community, more of our youth will continue to be incarcerated. I’m happy to know that the Maya Angelou School is taking these youth into consideration, giving them a place that they feel like they can achieve and hope that their tomorrow could be better than their yesterday because everyone deserves a second chance.