Black Americans homeschool for different reasons than whites
- Written by Mahala Dyer Stewart, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at Hamilton College, Hamilton College
Black children face harsher discipline in public schools.JGI/Tom Grill/GettyWhen Michelle, a white stay-at-home mom, decided to homeschool her 8-year-old daughter, Emily, the decision was driven by what she saw as the lack of individualized attention at school.
“We wound up feeling frustrated that the school wasn’t following the...
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