Motives for Homeschooling | Khadijah Ali-Coleman

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Last week on When School's Not Working, we met Dr. Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman, a former homeschooling mother and co-founder of the Black Family Homeschool Educators and Scholars (BFHES).

BFHES is a pioneering educational research group that integrates research and community practice through the publication of scholarly work and engagement of homeschool practitioners. BFHES is the first US-based research and education group dedicated specifically to the topic of black family homeschooling.

Dr. Ali-Coleman found homeschooling a natural choice for her family because she has taught as a teaching artist for decades and began teaching college courses in 2011.

BFHES continues to engage with our community through monthly “tea talks” and maintaining a burgeoning community of homeschool educators via Facebook. Their mission is to provide ongoing community engagement regarding black homeschooling through (1) the publication of scholarly and trade work on the topic, and (2) the production of community events targeting black homeschool families and entrepreneurs engaged in the practice of black homeschooling.

We talked about Dr. Ali-Coleman's experience in public school as a child, her choice to homeschool as a mother, her community activism in the homeschooling arena, the politics of homeschooling, and much more!
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Matt's kids are his best testimony. Their education included public, private, hybrid, virtual, micro, and homeschool structures and produced self-directed learners who are ready for the 21st Century. One is a valedictorian in his local public school, another started attending college at 15, and the other is starting a social-business at 14. Life apart from traditional school is not as hard as one might think... but it's definitely worth it!

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