Choosing the Alternative: African American Homeschoolers

A student of Dr. Asa Hilliard at the University of Georgia is writing her doctoral thesis on African-American Homeschoolers. Meca Williams hopes the research in her dissertation "Choosing the Alternative: African American Homeschoolers" will "dispell the notions and troublesome comments parents receive when others ask 'well what makes you so qualified to teach your children?' As crazy as it sounds, I have had many people tell me that pro-school folks believe that parents do not have the necessary qualifications to teach their children academic subject matter. The purpose of this survey to describe how parents feel about their teaching and their teaching beliefs -- even if they consider it a part of parenting."

I had the privilege of speaking with Ms. Williams yesterday and offered to pass information about her survey along to others who may be interested in participating.

If you would like to take the survey, please email Meca Williams and let her know you heard about it on African-American Homeschooling Today!