“Homeschooling is fertile ground for the seeds of curiosity, inquiry and problem solving to be nurtured and for our children to become the people God created them to be.”
Education
Sometimes Getting Black Children the Education They Deserve Means Breaking Up with Public School – Part III – 70 Years After Brown, Why Are We Still Begging ?
“Our students don’t have to have their identity minimized and their self-esteem marginalized to have a high-quality education but we must be willing to break up with the public school system to give it to them. We must be willing to prioritize our children’s education by collectively investing time, talents and money and by working together.”
Sometimes Getting Black Children the Education They Deserve Means Breaking Up with Public School: Part II: The Agony of Surrendering Hope
“To describe my feelings as disappointment would be an understatement; what I feel and have felt for a long time is heartbreak. Not because I believed in the educational system but because I believed in the power of individual educators to disrupt the system and create conditions that benefitted Black children.”
Sometimes Getting Black Children the Education They Deserve Means Breaking Up with Public School – Part I
“Imagine your Black child learning in an environment that was lovingly and carefully curated for them by you and other like-minded community members. Think of how your child will grow in conditions that were set up for him/her to succeed? “
The Education Industry Can Take a Lesson from Door Dash
It’s Sunday morning and I am enjoying my monthly “whoosah weekend.” I rested well (much better than I normally do) and missed the hotel’s complimentary breakfast. This hotel doesn’t offer room service, so I ordered breakfast from a local diner using Door Dash. I am not a frequent Door Dash user but over the last …
“White Supremacy is the Poisonous Gas That Continues to Choke the Life Out of Black People”
“What we need is accurate American History being taught in our schools and in our homes. What we need is the withholding of federal funds to school systems that refuse to teach accurate American History and who weaponize the important work of diversity, equity and inclusion professionals. What we need are protocols and practices that are enforced that keep Black people alive. What we need are stricter gun laws. What we need are leaders who prioritize the safety and well being of Black people over attaining and maintaining a position of power. “
An Invitation to Go in a Different Direction: My Response to the Supreme Court’s Gutting of Affirmative Action in Colleges and Universities: Encouragement for Black Americans
“I implore Black people to stop begging for scraps from social systems that continue to reject us and keep building resources that support and celebrate us. It is futile to expect a system that was intentionally built to oppress us to suddenly change its properties and start propelling us to greatness.”
The Trust of Students and Parents Should be Earned
“Trust should be earned, valued and protected. Just because an educator has a license to deliver content or a degree that allows him or her to be an administrator doesn’t mean that he or she can be trusted to care for my child.”
Conversations in the Community: Looking Ahead to 2023
“We are our student’s first line of defense and there is too much at stake for us to fall for the age-old “waiting game” or to cower because we might be perceived as disruptive. Disruption is not always negative and sadly, some educators will ignore parents’/guardians’ requests until they give up. Never give up.”
“We Have Counselors in the Building:” Why The Presence of Guidance Counselors in Prince William County Schools Is Not Good Enough
“Transactional meetings are not enough. Our students need real relationships with people whom they can trust.”