By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 11, 2005
RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 10 (AP) - When Denise Armstrong decided to teach her daughter and two sons at home instead of sending them to public school, she said she did so thinking she would do a better job than the school of instilling her values in her children.
At the time, Ms. Armstrong was the only black parent at gatherings of home-education groups. But she said that has been changing.
"I've been delighted to be running into people in the African-American home-schooling community," said Ms. Armstrong, who lives in Chesterfield County.
The move toward home schooling, advocates say, reflects a wider desire among families of all races to guide their children's religious upbringing, but it also reflects concerns about other issues like substandard schools and the preservation of cultural heritage.
"About 10 years ago, we started seeing more and more black families showing up at conferences, and it's been steadily increasing since then," said Michael Smith, president of the Home School Legal
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/ed...omeschool.html
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This is appealing more and more to me, especially if there isn't a good Christian school in the area. One this for sure, I am appalled at my city's public school so Lord willing, they won't be attending.