Girl, I sho 'nuf
needed that!
I try not to give up on the kids, but it is SOOOOO HARD!! Some days I am on the brink of cursing these kids out because they are so uninterested in anything. The sad part is that it all sets in for about a week, then it's right back to not caring. Trust me, I LECTURE until the cows come home. I have even had people stop in my class to find out what in the devil I'm so riled up about. The kids are often reduced to tears because they see the error in their ways. They start confessing and testifiying like some saved Christians, but just like backsliders, after a while, it's back to the same routine.
I have seen some success stories come out of the program. In turn, I have seen kids cry and plead and SWEAR that they will change once they discharged and get to go home. Give them a few months, they are either back in the program or in another facility or jail. It just hurts because I see potential in them--THEY just don't see it!
What can we do?