<p>That is the difference between Black Americans and African Americans. Black American children do much worse in school than African American children simply because of the lack of parental guidance and parental priorities. I’m from Ghana and my parents expect me to do very well. They have high expectations for me academically and socially. African parents rarely get divorces. It is apart of their culture to stay with the person they marry. Similar to the asian culture. Even though this is different in some African countries, Ghana and many other peaceful African and Caribbean marry and then have children. There are hardly divorces even when relationships between the parents aren’t going so well. They view divorce as financially wasteful and detrimental to child development and success.</p>
<p>Black Americans on the other hand feel the need to act out against prejudice and discrimination that occurred in the past. They still hold animosity for whites and sometimes its like they still want their revenge. I met an ex- black panther and the animosity he portrayed towards whites and blacks that were passive about exerting their rights was down right disgusting. Families are usually torn apart in the Black American community. Women get pregnant and the father doesn’t commit to being a supporter of his children. Many Black American households lack fathers and as a result mothers usually tend to drugs to make ends meet and as a result the children suffer. They have nothing to look up to. To add to their misery, their peers who for the most part are going through the same troubles, feel worthless. They feel that doing well in school won’t solve their problems. Even though they are sadly mistaken, that is the general view of education. </p>
<p>I’m a smart, hardworking black young adult going to the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor '13. I live in a semi-affluent society. The black kids think I act white just because I’m smart or work hard. Sometimes they think they I’m a loser because I want to get an education. One Black American girl even had the nerve to say “I hope you don’t marry a white girl when you grow up.” I don’t take their comments to heart because I will do better in the real world than they will. Even though I’m very outgoing and do many activities and I’m not actually a loser, the black community feels that education is worthless. </p>
<p>Blacks from other countries whose parents are together and whose parents have high expectations for their children fare better than the Black American community as a whole. Even though this is partly a generalization. From what i’ve seen and witnessed this is true about most families. There are some black American families that are together and their children fare well, but for the most part, there are serious family issues that have a detrimental effect on children.</p>