Homeschoolers Dismantling Public Education?
- Ashley Gordon
- Sep 13
- 2 min read
Why People Think Homeschoolers Are “Hurting” Public Schools
Public education in America has been under scrutiny for decades. Critics often target homeschoolers, claiming we’re “hurting schools” or “running from the system.” But let’s be real: public schools weren’t designed for BIPOC students in the first place. From whitewashed curricula to policies that punish marginalized students, the system is failing before homeschoolers even enter the picture.
The Real Problem: Many people celebrate public schools as “the great equalizer,” but the reality is far from equal. Curricula often erase Black, Indigenous, and Latinx voices. Students learn about MLK and Rosa Parks on repeat, but rarely about Claudette Colvin, Ella Baker, or the Black Panthers’ Free Breakfast Program. And while homeschooling communities center truth and inclusion, school boards are busy banning books and sanitizing history erasing entire perspectives that matter.
Why BIPOC Families Are Criticized for Building Something Better
Homeschooling is often criticized as “radical,” but ask yourself: why isn’t it radical when policymakers keep underfunding schools, privatizing education, and ignoring the needs of marginalized communities? BIPOC families are often held to impossible standards: expected to save a system that actively erases them, all while being blamed for seeking alternatives that protect our children.
Homeschooling Is Not the Problem
Let’s be crystal clear: homeschooling isn’t dismantling public education. White supremacy, capitalism, political cowardice, and policy failures are. By choosing secular, inclusive homeschooling, we’re refusing to let our kids be casualties of a broken system. We’re centering truth, culture, and community the things public schools have too often ignored.
Take Action: Question, Learn, and Build Community
If you’re frustrated by public education, don’t just point fingers at homeschoolers. Ask yourself:
Are you holding policymakers accountable?
Are you supporting equitable curricula and fighting book bans?
Are you engaging in real change, or just policing other people’s choices?
Homeschooling is one path to liberation, but all of us can work toward a more just, equitable education system by questioning, learning, and building communities rooted in truth.
Call to Action: Tune in to this episode of Secular Homeschool Revolution with Ashley Peek for unapologetic truth-telling, bold perspective, and sassy commentary on homeschooling, BIPOC families, and public education. Don’t just scroll take up space, stay revolutionary, and join the conversation.
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