| We've got spirit, yes we do! We've got spirit how | | | | home schools use. They also can be found on the |
| 'bout you! | | | | Internet for the best price of free to the |
| We left our parents and friends in our last article | | | | reasonable prices of from $10 to $75 using |
| discussing the commitment it takes to | | | | search engines, or other homeschooling sites. The |
| homeschool African American children. In part 2 of | | | | books you need on each subject to be taught to |
| 4 we will discuss finding resources to make sure | | | | your African American scholars don't have to be |
| that African American parents commitment to | | | | new, just good educational material. These books |
| their children's education is not hampered because | | | | also can be bought on the Internet, I am a great |
| of anything easily available. | | | | fan of shopping online due to the fact that it |
| First we have to thank all our loyal readers and | | | | saves on gas and time to find what you are |
| visitors, without your support the countless hours | | | | looking for each and every time. Events for |
| of being marathoned by the thought police to put | | | | homeschooling your African American children are |
| this onto a page would not have been so worth it. | | | | equally important as it exposes your children to |
| Finishing the subject line of commitment we need | | | | different people. cultures. ideas and helps in |
| African American parents considering computer | | | | creating a well-rounded individual. Events can be |
| homeschooling to have very real and concrete | | | | found online thru several sources including |
| reasons for homeschooling because it takes | | | | newsgroups, search engines, and electronic |
| wisdom as testified by King Solomon in the Book | | | | newsletters. Now patience cannot be found online, |
| of Proverbs to teach an African American child. | | | | at least not any that can make a homeschool an |
| Possible reasons, and due to time and space we | | | | environment for learning. Learning at home should |
| will go over a few, could be a African American | | | | not be like learning outside the home, it should be |
| child who cannot not keep up academically. A child | | | | fun and interesting. So use patience in teaching |
| unable to deal in the social setting of the school, | | | | your children as they are having to relearn how |
| gifted children who are too advanced for the | | | | to teach themselves. |
| schools available, public or private school curriculum | | | | The use of computers in homeschooling your |
| that is unsuitable and violence in schools are also | | | | children should be a great reality for you now and |
| reasons to make the commitment to homeschool. | | | | if not I have much more to share. I have run out |
| Due to violence, drugs, teen pregnancy, predatory | | | | of space and will continue sharing the rest of our |
| teachers and other distractions or social hurdles in | | | | knowledge odyssey in the 3rd and 4th articles. |
| public and private schools many parents have | | | | Some of the resources will be made available on |
| been taking their children home and homeschooling | | | | our web site and you are welcome to forward |
| them. I am going to let you in on a little secret, | | | | questions to be answered in a timely manner. |
| both my African American parents were public | | | | Thank you for your time and patience. |
| school teachers in high school and middle school. I | | | | Remember this subject is worthy of more than |
| share that secret with you so that no one will | | | | just one article and therefore will be covered in a |
| believe that I am against public or private school | | | | 4 part series. To receive notification of the |
| education, I'm just for homeschool education. | | | | publication of the rest of the series email us at or |
| Some of our country's greatest leaders were | | | | if you have an RSS reader click on this link - |
| homeschooled, including several presidents. If your | | | | For those who are ready can view part 3 and |
| reason for homeschooling your children is as | | | | review part 1 to keep this required effort on |
| strong as your conviction then you could be | | | | bridging the digital divide alive. |
| teaching the next president of the United States, | | | | Members of our staff support African American |
| the next Booker T. Washington or even another | | | | computer homeschooling in their area and we |
| Colin Powell. | | | | have a slight favor to see computer |
| Now, some of the resources you need to focus | | | | homeschooling everywhere benefit from the |
| on: curriculum, books, events, and patience. | | | | advantages of a wireless network. We even have |
| Curriculum should be researched thoroughly as | | | | minority friends that work at major retailers in |
| each African American child is different and should | | | | several states that are homeschooled and already |
| not be taught the cookie cutter way that out of | | | | have experienced having a wireless home. |