Dave Pommier
I am a homeschooling dad with a wife and two boys. I'm not quite sure what I'm doing, so I feel compelled to write it all down. In my spare time, I work as a manager for the local health district, drink too much coffee, and am an overenthusiastic martial artist.
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Tag Archives: assessment
Gaining approval
Different parts of the world have different regulations around homeschooling. In some parts of the world, you seem to have a complete free reign to do whatever you choose, while others are more tightly regulated. I get the impression that … Continue reading
What do they teach kids in schools these days?
So after a four year hiatus where the boys went to school, we have gone back to homeschooling again. They are in the last half of year 5 and year 3. Getting them formally registered for homeschool has proven to … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching and learning
Tagged assessment, bloke, curriculum, homeschool, planning, registration
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Return of the assessor
As part of the requirements for homeschooling where I live, we are visited by a government assessor every year or two. This is frequently the cause of a great deal of angst for people. I have heard frequent complaints from … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching and learning
Tagged assessment, bloke, confidence, homeschool, registration
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A thousand hours
So the other day, we reached the end of our school year. It was something of an anticlimax, to be honest. I told my boy that we had finished everything and how proud I was of him for doing it … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching and learning
Tagged assessment, bloke, curriculum, homeschool, planning, reflection
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I meet the assessor
In this part of the world, all children six years and older have to either be in school, or be registered as a homeschool student. In practice, not all homeschoolers are registered. Some people refuse registration as a form of … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching and learning
Tagged assessment, bloke, confidence, homeschool, registration
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Do you mark their work?
As a young boy, I had the extreme good fortune of having a mum who worked as the assistant librarian at the school library. I spent endless hours hanging around in there, slowly working my way around the shelves. By … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching and learning
Tagged assessment, bloke, homeschool, life experience, reflection, test
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