49. Ama Mazama and African American Homeschooling
02/10/24 • 64 min
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Ama Mazama from Philadelphia, but talking to us today from Guadalupe. Dr. Mazama is a professor and department chair in the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University. Her work is focused on Africology, African American studies, and African American Homeschooling among others topics. For several years, black families have been the fastest growing racial demographic among homeschoolers. Dr. Mazama, a black homeschool mother herself, has advanced much of the research about black homeschool families and their motivations to exit the conventional system. Dr. Mazama and I broach the topics of homeschooling in various cultural contexts, the importance of fostering critical thinking, creativity, and curiosity in learners, and the potential implications of racial protectionism in education.Connect with Dr. Mazama
Dr. Ama Mazama's WorksArticles
Why More Black Families are Choosing to Homeschool Their ChildrenExploring the Rise in Black Families Choosing to Homeschool Their ChildrenBlack Homeschooling: Racial Protectionism, Cultural Relevance, and Favorable Social and Academic Outcomes
Books
17 Dry SeasonsMorning by MorningThe Dictionary of African Divinities by Kiamuya Mazama - no link
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In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Ama Mazama from Philadelphia, but talking to us today from Guadalupe. Dr. Mazama is a professor and department chair in the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University. Her work is focused on Africology, African American studies, and African American Homeschooling among others topics. For several years, black families have been the fastest growing racial demographic among homeschoolers. Dr. Mazama, a black homeschool mother herself, has advanced much of the research about black homeschool families and their motivations to exit the conventional system. Dr. Mazama and I broach the topics of homeschooling in various cultural contexts, the importance of fostering critical thinking, creativity, and curiosity in learners, and the potential implications of racial protectionism in education.Connect with Dr. Mazama
Dr. Ama Mazama's WorksArticles
Why More Black Families are Choosing to Homeschool Their ChildrenExploring the Rise in Black Families Choosing to Homeschool Their ChildrenBlack Homeschooling: Racial Protectionism, Cultural Relevance, and Favorable Social and Academic Outcomes
Books
17 Dry SeasonsMorning by MorningThe Dictionary of African Divinities by Kiamuya Mazama - no link
This Golden Hour
Free eBook Course
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What I'm saying is that there are so many things that The children can be exposed to and it's really enjoyable for them because they're not doing it for a grade, you know. nobody's going to uh, chastise them or make them feel less than, you know, the joy of learning is, The protected and preserved in a context like this.
Timmy EatonHi. I'm Tim Eaton, homeschool father of 6 and doctor of education. We'
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