Debbie Strayer's Biography (Long) Debbie Strayer received her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in education and has many years of experience as an educator, author, speaker, consultant and homeschool evaluator. Here are a few of her accomplishments: * Former editor and co-founder of Homeschooling Today (TM) Magazine * Author, Gaining Confidence to Teach * Editor, The Homeschool Answer Book by Dr. Ruth Beechick * A co-author of the Learning Language Arts through Literature series * Co-author, Trail Guide to Learning, a new series published by Geography Matters Debbie is grateful for the friendship and mentoring of Dr. Ruth Beechick, as well as the opportunities she has had to collaborate on The Homeschool Minute, published by The Old Schoolhouse Magazine. Debbie feels that her most important accomplishments are that she has been the wife of Greg Strayer for over 33 years, the mother of homeschool graduates Nate and Ashley and a homeschooling parent for 16 years. She speaks and writes about homeschooling topics with humor, honesty and encouragement. For more information, please visit her website, debbiestrayer.com Debbie Strayer Biography (Short) An educator by training, Debbie Strayer is co-author of the Trail Guide to Learning series, the Learning Language Arts Through Literature Series, co-founder of Homeschooling Today Magazine, author of Gaining Confidence to Teach and the editor of The Homeschool Answer Book by Dr. Ruth Beechick. A longtime educational consultant, she has been married to husband Greg for over 33 years, homeschooled for 16 years and is mother to two homeschool graduates. Debbie speaks and writes, encouraging homeschoolers and passing along the common sense approach to education that she learned from her mentor of 20 years, Dr. Ruth Beechick. Together, she and Ruth co-author articles and a weekly column for The Homeschool Minute, part of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine.