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To All:

The last post #376 illustrates my point further. Nowhere in those quotes did I say my children ever attended school. These teachers are reacting to things they're imagining in my posts.

The teachers who misunderstood my post could've asked for further clarification in a civil tone, but instead they chose to go on a rant, misinterpreting and misrepresenting my posts again and again.

Here's the entire quote. I was responding to the teacher who posted: "Almost 70% of African Americans come from single parent homes, who is going to teach them?"

My COMPLETE response was:

One of the reasons we homeschool is the condescending attitude toward African Americans in the school system. (Note: I'm not saying every teacher and administrator has it, but statements like the one above reflect the general attitude.) Outside the school system, my children have not been taught to see themselves as victims. Two are still very young, but the eldest at 12 has learned a self-reliance that will carry him through life. He is largely self-taught, and he always has excelled in his studies. An increasing number of black families are opting for home education, and their children are doing well.

In other words: WE DON'T NEED YOU.

Another Note to All:

I figured out what bothers them so much. They're unwilling to accept the idea that black families or black children don't need them. They need for them to need them. Their jobs depend upon that need.

Btw, notice that the first TEACHER used the term African American, too. I see nothing wrong with those types of terms. Note that I don't hyphenate them, either. Using those terms are far better than saying, for example, "I'm Polish," or "I'm Chinese," when you're an American who's never even been to Poland or China. It's far more patriotic to place an emphasis on the word "American". JMHO. Whenever people would ask what nationality I am, I would say, "American." When they would continue, "Oh, you know what I mean. What are you - German? Irish?" I always answered, "Italian American." I was always taught to include the word "American" in there.