My Kids Are Failing and I’m Trying To Be Okay About It

But they are Black, and failing is not an option

LaToya Baldwin Clark
Modern Parent
Published in
5 min readFeb 23, 2021

The routine does not change.

8:25 am: “It’s time to get up.”

8:35 am: “BOYS, it’s time to get up.”

8:40 am: Deep breath. “I’m getting REALLY annoyed. GET. UP.”

The older two eat quickly and then retreat to their rooms to start the day. We make breakfast for the 3rd grader, usually bacon and maybe an egg or two. We have to be careful to not burn the bacon…

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LaToya Baldwin Clark
Modern Parent

Law professor. Living with Bipolar. Teach and write about the law of educational inequality, property and the family. Mom of 3. All opinions my own.