Name: "High School Training Ground"
Uploaded: 2013-05-08T15:06:00Z
Duration: 2 min 46 s
Description: Young poet, educator and activist Malcolm London performs his stirring poem about life on the front lines of high school. He tells of the "oceans of adolescence" who come to school "but never learn to swim," of "masculinity mimicked by men who grew up with no fathers." Beautiful, lyrical, chilling.

Young poet, educator and activist Malcolm London performs his stirring poem about life on the front lines of high school. He tells of the "oceans of adolescence" who come to school "but never learn to swim," of "masculinity mimicked by men who grew up with no fathers." Beautiful, lyrical, chilling.

Malcolm London: "High School Training Ground"

"High School Training Ground"

The high school experience is likened to a 'training ground', segregating students into 'Regulars' and 'Honors', mirroring societal divides.

A critique of the education system that succeeds in maintaining societal tracks, not in nurturing individual potential or breaking cycles.

The poem underscores the systemic injustices within schools, pushing for a reevaluation of what success and education truly mean.