The Black Informant | African American Commentary, News and Community Building

Author: Jennifer James

Homeschooling, as I have written before, is one of the best educational options for black families in America today. This is so primarily because it places responsibility back on parents to provide a stellar education for their own children as opposed to blindly relying on others to do so. In this case, the elements of blame and dependence on schools and teachers — two factors that weigh heavily in the see-saw battle between schools and parents for explaining why black children continue to do poorly in schools — vanish when homeschooling is employed by parents. Black homeschoolers, unlike when their children are enrolled in traditional schools, cannot blame teachers, school administrators, or school districts for their children’s poor educational progress or rely solely upon them for educating their children through their formative years and on to college. Instead, if black homeschooled children do not perform up to par, their parents can then only blame themselves for not teaching their children well. (more…)