More and more black families choose the homeschool option
First the news,
(sfgate.com) Suisun City parents Benjamin and Tanya Marshall are part of a new homeschooling movement led by African American families fed up with the public school system.
Nine years ago, the couple put their oldest son, Trevaughn, in kindergarten after discussing teaching him at home. When he had a substitute teacher several times in his first six weeks, they pulled him out.
“We felt like it wasn’t the right environment, especially for an African American boy,” said Tanya Marshall, 36. “The teachers were young and nervous. Black males were not being challenged and ending up in special ed.”
Trevaughn, now 14, has been taught at home ever since. The couple also homeschools their two younger sons, 11 and 9, and their daughter, 12.
“We wanted to be the main and driving influence in our children’s lives,” said Benjamin Marshall, 37. “We didn’t want them socialized with marijuana smokers and pregnant teens.” (more…)
As for my family, our kids are part of a program where two days out of the week they go to an actual school. The remaing days are spent being education by dear ol’ Dad.
If I have the time later today, I will return to this post to add some useful links for folks interested in homeschooling. In the meantime, feel free to add your links.
September 26th, 2006 at 6:36 pm
I’m priming the pump with my wife to seriously consider home schooling.
She is already a member of Mocha Moms and that helps because a few of the moms are also considering home schooling.
September 26th, 2006 at 7:44 pm
It is a rewarding experience to play an active role in your child’s education. My son is in second grade and in about a couple of weeks I will be teaching him algebra. If he was in a traditional school this would not be happening.