In the article, “Stop Blaming Black Parents for Underachieving Kids”, Dr. Andre Perry defends the negative comments being thrown at black parents based on their child’s academic success. He expresses his feelings and ideas in forms of anecdotes and factual evidence. He also uses his knowledge as a dean of urban education.
In his article “Stop Blaming Black Parents for Underachieving Kids”, published in the Washington Post, Dr. Andre Perry defends black parents’ participation in their kids’ education by providing facts and anecdotes discussing what the parents are willing to provide for their children’s education. Perry believes that “everyday actions continuously contradict the idea that low-income black families don’t care about their children’s
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Carter says that because of this, “the child lacks positive academic role models” (1). This information is relevant because it suggests that most kids today, who live in poverty, do not have someone with a quality education helping them with their studies, which can cause the child to become less motivated to do well in school. If a students has no one to help with homework, he or she may not feel pressured to complete the homework. Usually, that is when the school steps in and provides after school programs, where local mentors or teachers are available to help kids with their homework. Those teachers or mentors, often serve as unofficial role models that not only help with homework, but also give guidance and advice that can provide these students with the skills that they need and often do not get at home, to develop emotional intelligence. But, most schools in low-income neighborhoods do not have the funding to offer these programs, so kids at these schools do not get the help with homework, nor do they get exposure to the kinds of role models that they need in order to strengthen their academic