http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/families/article3753921.ece
School’s where you learn that your teachers are stressed
And that all that’s important is passing a test,
That poems and stories were written for you
To write essays about and display your IQ.
The yard’s where you learn where you fit in the pack.
What clique you belong to, what cred you may lack.
Whose parents can pay for an iPad or scooter
Who goes home to watch telly and who has a tutor.
At home you’ll be learning that school’s not enough.
Want to go to the park with your posse? Well, tough.
You’ll sit and you’ll sweat at the living room table
Doing one to one Maths, just to prove you are able.
School’s where you learn that your class has got bigger,
Why’s teaching haphazard? Just look at the figures!
The rat race begins: so you’re not left behind,
Your parents are paying to hothouse your mind.
Tom Juniper Poetry 