| Hey there! Thanks for checking out
our little corner of cyberspace. I'm delighted to share a bit of our homeschool journey together. Thought you might want to know a bit about who's behind the "wit and wisdom" column so, first, here's the stuff that I guess makes me credible: I used to teach high school and college English in traditional settings - from that you can figure I have a few degrees and professional credentials. About twenty years ago, though, friends of mine without degrees or teaching experience started to homeschool and got better results than I did in the classroom, so I paddled my boat into their stream. |
I wrote all about this and more in the Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling, published by Thomas Nelson - that turned out to be an award-winning best-seller. The book made our lives very exciting, but a lot busier as well. In 2009, look for the 10th Anniversary edition of UGHS; as well as, my new book: The Homeschoolers' Guide to High School and College. I also like to start things, including The Home School Resource Center. This is our family business that have been serving the homeschool community the past 20 years. In addition, for years I taught English at CHESS (Creative Home Educators Support Services) family school and I also directed the Learning Center homeschool co-op. You can read more about these co-operative efforts in some of my columns. In my twilight years of homeschooling, I helped to start Encore! Home School Productions, which puts on an annual, full-scale, (I'm talking almost Broadway calibre), musical. Today, our four kids are all grown,
some are in grad school, one is married, and I'm back in
school, finishing a doctorate in Educational Psychology -- so I
can continue to serve the homeschool community to a greater
degree.
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