And just in case there were any doubts that fame has eluded today's homeschooled, Dobson throws in actresses Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer Love Hewitt, the Hanson singer siblings, and conservative commentator William F. John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, photographer Ansel Adams, poet Robert Frost, and songwriter Irving Berlin join the long list dug up by author Linda Dobson. While the stories profile modern-day homeschool grads and students, famous homeschooled personalities from the past are offered up early in the book for historical inspiration. This collection of short biographies aims to alleviate some of that loneliness. Taken together, the entries in this volume provide a valuable collection (suitable as both a core or supplemental textbook) for scholars, advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and professionals in the fields of education, counseling and clinical psychology, social work, family services, and related social services who are concerned about the optimal growth and development of black children.ĭespite their growing numbers, many homeschoolers still find their experience somewhat isolating. The complex picture that emerges discredits many of the myths that surround black childhood development and initiates in-depth exploration into the diversities of the African American experience. To be fully functional, they must develop the skills to do well simultaneously in two different cultures, both black and non-black.' This volume explores the meaning of this duality in four distinct environments: socioeconomic, parental, internal, and educational. As the editor emphasizes, 'African American children develop a duality for their existence. Black Children, Second Edition collects current empirical research unique to the experiences and situations of black children and their parents.

Morning by Morning by Paula Penn-Nabrit