Issues Facing African Americans
1) What are the major educational issues facing the African Americans today? Use documented examples.
Some of the issues facing African Americans today in matters of education are inadequate education due to structural and institutional racism. Another issue is the lack of funding provided to institutions that educate African Americans. The problems facing African Americans in matters of education According to Schaefer, R. (2015) “1. Reductions in financial aid and more reliance on loans than on grants-in –aid, coupled with rising cost, have discouraged students who would be the first members of their families to attend college. 2. Pushing for higher standards in educational achievement without providing remedial courses has locked out many
minority students.” This is significant because it illustrates the problems African Americans face when trying to receive education. 2) What are the strengths and challenges of the African American family today? a) Use documented examples to support your views; b) Use selected examples from your own family history to reflect on the author's findings.
The biggest strength of the African American family is usually the grandmother/mother who usually rears the children and holds down the family in every regard whether housing, food, or shelter related issues. A challenge is when these families have to live in crime ridden neighborhoods and attend schools with poor funding that ultimately lead to them being miseducated and becoming victim of crime or perpetrators. Examples of both of these can be found in Schaefer, R (2015) “Strong kinship bonds: Blacks are more likely than whites to care for children and the elderly in an extended family network…. Out –of-wedlock children born to Black teenage mothers often live with their grandparents and form three-generation households.” This is significant because it shows the challenges but also the strength Examples of both of these are in my family. My grandmother had 18 children and she raised her children’s children and even some great grandchildren before her passing in 2001.
Some of the issues facing African Americans today in matters of education are inadequate education due to structural and institutional racism. Another issue is the lack of funding provided to institutions that educate African Americans. The problems facing African Americans in matters of education According to Schaefer, R. (2015) “1. Reductions in financial aid and more reliance on loans than on grants-in –aid, coupled with rising cost, have discouraged students who would be the first members of their families to attend college. 2. Pushing for higher standards in educational achievement without providing remedial courses has locked out many
minority students.” This is significant because it illustrates the problems African Americans face when trying to receive education. 2) What are the strengths and challenges of the African American family today? a) Use documented examples to support your views; b) Use selected examples from your own family history to reflect on the author's findings.
The biggest strength of the African American family is usually the grandmother/mother who usually rears the children and holds down the family in every regard whether housing, food, or shelter related issues. A challenge is when these families have to live in crime ridden neighborhoods and attend schools with poor funding that ultimately lead to them being miseducated and becoming victim of crime or perpetrators. Examples of both of these can be found in Schaefer, R (2015) “Strong kinship bonds: Blacks are more likely than whites to care for children and the elderly in an extended family network…. Out –of-wedlock children born to Black teenage mothers often live with their grandparents and form three-generation households.” This is significant because it shows the challenges but also the strength Examples of both of these are in my family. My grandmother had 18 children and she raised her children’s children and even some great grandchildren before her passing in 2001.