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posted by martyb on Monday August 22 2016, @08:06AM   Printer-friendly
from the those-who-can,-do dept.

Nikita Bush's career as a public school teacher came to an end when she faced the decision of how to educate her own children. Having been told for years that American public schools would eventually get better for black children, the number of African-American homeschooling parents like Ms. Bush has doubled in little over a decade.

As Patrick Jonsson of the Christian Science monitor reports, studies show all kinds of public school problems disproportionately affect black children, and many parents have decided to take matters into their own hands. Even single parents are forming co-ops to make it possible to educate their children together outside of the public school system.

What do you do when you feel the system is failing your child and their education?


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by mojo chan on Tuesday August 23 2016, @10:41AM

    by mojo chan (266) on Tuesday August 23 2016, @10:41AM (#392059)

    Your argument is that other people don't want their cultural heritage taught, so why should this one person think differently. And you are modded +5 "insightful" for this extremely weak logical fallacy.

    Is there a good reason why some African history should not be taught? It seems like actually some of it is, during things like Black History Month, although I get the impression that is mostly focused on slavery and civil rights. Still, just saying (incorrectly) that others don't want it is not a very good rebuttal.

    Also, Chinese people do teach Chinese history to their kids in my experience. One mother I know takes regular trips to China, with a group of other mothers and their children, to learn some history and culture.

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