Since December I’ve been following the MCPS skirmishes of homeschooling mom Patricia Downey on various listservs and lately a blog. Her son is high school age, quite gifted and taking college-level courses. The problem? At her homeschool review with the county she was told that only 20% of a homeschooler’s instruction could be carried out [...]
Archive for April 23rd, 2009
Montgomery County Imposes New 80–20 Rule?
Posted in Gifted, Homeschooling, In the News, tagged early college, Gifted, Homeschooling, Jay Mathews, Jerry Weast, maryland, MCPS, montgomery county, parent advocacy on April 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
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