Homeschooling and Race

Over the last few weeks, I’ve had several people ask about homeschooling and race. First of all, yes, there are homeschooling families of color, including black homeschooling families who cite racism in the public school system as a reason for homeschooling. But overall, homeschoolers are more likely to be white than are other students. There are probably a variety of reasons for this.

More specifically, though, I grew up in a homeschooling community that was fully white. I don’t ever remember meeting a black or latino/a homeschooler. I technically taught to be colorblind when it came to race, but in practice I was taught to see whites as discriminated against and black people as receiving special treatment, which was completely inaccurate and skewed my perspective on race issues for years.

But enough about me. I’m writing this post to call attention to a Homeschoolers Anonymous series on homeschooling and race.

Click the links below to read the individual stories! Submit your own here.

Begging God to make me white: Rachel’s story

Yes, I am Latino; No, I am not joking: Joe Laughon’s Story

Slaves, heroes, and communists: Home schooling and race education

When you’re raised by racists: Junia’s story

Adult children of the quiverfull movement on race

How we removed anything that might make America look less godly

The Christian homeschool movement and nostolgia

Why homeschoolers should encourage multi-cultural appreciation

White nationalism and racism in Christian patriarchy’s background

God’s Plantation: Vision Forum and the Old South

The racism in our science books