Children are our future. Really?

You know, I try to believe that children are our future. I know they are. Truly. It is disheartening to look at the students I have, at their lack of caring about their education, about their poor attitudes and lack of desire to learn. It’s sad.

I think to myself, I will do all I can to teach these kids. Am I losing the battle? With some students I am...but the ones who want to learn, who come every day inspite of the obstacles they face in their neighborhoods where they live...I hope I am reaching them.

I can only hope.

But when I look at the clowns, the ones who disrupt class every day and stop others from learning, I think....these children are my future? Really?????