home schoolingWhy black families choose home schooling
More African-American children are being home schooled today than ever before.
In 1999, African-American students represented about 1 percent of home schooled children. In 2013, African-American children made up about 8 percent of the 2 million K-12 students being home schooled, according to National Center for Education Statistics.
Studies in 2009 and 2013 of black home schoolers in the Atlanta, Washington D.C., areas, found that the key motivations for home schooling were:
– Rejecting culture of low expectations.
– Responding to the plight of Black boys.
– Safety.
– Imparting African-American culture.
– Seeking a global perspective, rather than Eurocentric.
– Strengthening family bonds undermined by schools.
– Religious instruction.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.