A frequent point of contention between homeschoolers and county reviewers is what constitutes regular and thorough instruction, as mandated by COMAR.
Tag: reviews
Recap of Fall 2018 Review
I usually make portfolio reviews a little more interesting by conducting a social experiment involving how I presented myself or what evidence of instruction I provided in the portfolio. However, this time, the school district set the experimental condition by …
Assigned Reviewers
This fall, the local school district’s homeschool office decided to assign a reviewer to each family. This is not a new concept, just one that this county had not embraced before. In the county just to the north of us, …
What is a school year in a homeschool?
It’s time for fall reviews and this time, the big controversy this time is that some reviewers in some districts are insisting that education only counts between September and June. Anything done in the summer cannot be possibly be used …
Secular Home Education 