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Leigh;Bortins;Columnist
North;Carolina
Leigh;A.;Bortins;is;author;of;the;recently;published
book;The Core: Teaching Your Child the Foundations
of Classical Education.;In;addition,;Ms.;Bortins;is;the
founder;and;CEO;of;Classical;Conversations,;Inc.;and
host;of;the;weekly;radio;show, Leigh! At Lunch.
www.classicalconversations.com
www.1SmartMama.com
Sheila;Campbell;Columnist
Texas
Sheila;Campbell;began;homeschooling;in;1991;and
graduated;the;last;of;her;four;children;in;the;spring
of;2009.;After;the;death;of;her;husband;in;2001,
Sheila;homeschooled;as;a;single;parent.;She;also;was
the;parent;of;a;special;needs;child;whom;she;cared
for;at;home;until;his;death;in;2004.;These;difficulties
have;strengthened;her;walk;with;her;Lord;and;Savior,
Jesus;Christ.;Sheila;is;currently;working;on;a;book
about;the;life;of;her;handicapped;son;and;how;his;life
changed;hers.;pausingtopraise.wordpress.com
Jennifer;Courtney;Columnist
Oklahoma
Jennifer;Courtney;and;her;husband;have;been
homeschooling;classically;since;2003.;She;currently
serves;as;the;Director;of;Training;and;Development
for;Classical;Conversations.;She;is;the;co-author;of
the;Classical;Acts;and;Facts;History;Cards;series
and;of;the;book;Classical, Christian Education
Made Approachable.;She;and;her;husband;Tim;live
in;Oklahoma,;where;they;home;educate;their;four
children.
Cathy;Diez-Luckie;Columnist
California
Cathy;Diez-Luckie,;author;and;illustrator;at;Figures
In;Motion,;is;thankful;for;being;able;to;educate;her
three;children;at;home;and;loves;to;study;history
and;literature;along;with;them.;Her;award-winning
children’s;book;series;(Famous;Figures);integrates
art;and;history;and;engages;children;with;hands-on
activities;and;movable;action;figures;as;they;learn
about;the;great;leaders;of;the;past.
www.FiguresInMotion.com
Joaquin;Fernandez;Columnist
North;Carolina
Joaquin;Fernandez;is;a;Christian;documentary
filmmaker.;He;has;produced;and;directed;extensively
in;America,;Europe,;Asia,;and;the;Caribbean.
Joaquin’s;most;recent;project;is;the;award-winning
documentary;film,;IndoctriNation: Public Schools
and the Decline of Christianity in America.;He;is
president;of;The;Lighthouse;Video;and;Graphics,
a;communications;firm;in;Wake;Forest,;North
Carolina,;where;he;lives;with;his;wife;and;four
children.;www.indoctrinationmovie.com
Kendra;Fletcher;Columnist
California
Kendra;Fletcher;is;the;homeschooling;mother;of
eight,;aged;20;down;to;4.;She;has;never;known;what
it;means;to;homeschool;without;the;presence;of
preschoolers;and;loves;to;encourage;other;moms
who;are;beginning;their;homeschool;journeys;with
little;ones;underfoot.;Her;homeschooling;website
and;blog;can;be;found;at;www.preschoolersandpeace
.com,;and;her;personal;author;blog;can;be;found;at
www.kendrafletcher.com.
Amelia Harper;Columnist
North;Carolina
Amelia;Harper;is;a;homeschooling;mother;of;five
and;a;pastor’s;wife.;She;is;the;author;of;a;complete
one-year;literature;curriculum;for;secondary-level;students;and;freelance;writer;for;newspapers
and;magazines.;www.HomeScholarBooks.com
Andy;Harris;Columnist
Indiana
Andy;Harris;is;a;homeschool;dad,;father;of
four;great;kids,;and;husband;to;the;greatest
homeschool;teacher;ever.;Andy;teaches
at;Indiana;University/Purdue;University
Indianapolis;(IUPUI).;Andy;is;also;the;author
of;a;number;of;well-known;books;on;computer
programming.;www.aharrisbooks.net
Mary;Hood;Columnist
Georgia
Mary;Hood,;Ph.D.,;and;her;husband,;Roy,
homeschooled;their;five;children;since;the;early
1980s.;Mary;has;a;Ph.D.;in;education;and;is;the
director;of;ARCHERS;for;the;Lord,;Inc.;(The
Association;of;Relaxed;Christian;Home;Educators).
She;is;the;author;of;The Relaxed Home School and
The Joyful Home Schooler;and;is;available;for
speaking;engagements.;www.archersforthelord.org
Bonnie;Rose;Hudson;Columnist
Pennsylvania
Bonnie;Rose;Hudson;lives;in;central;Pennsylvania
with;her;mother;and;sister.;She;loves;being;a;part;of
Schoolhouse Teachers.com;and;The Old Schoolhouse®
Magazine,;where;her;love;of;God,;history,;and
writing;all;work;together.;She;invites;you;to;stop;by
and;meet;the;star;of;her;children’s;historical;fiction
series;at;Exploring with Jake.
Jessica;Hulcy;Columnist
Texas
Jessica;Hulcy,;co-author;of;KONOS;Curriculum,
the;first;curriculum;written;for;homeschool,;is;an
educator;and;author.;Mom;to;four;grown;sons,;and
“Grandear”;to;grandchildren,;Jessica;lives;with;her
husband;Wade;in;Texas.;www.homeschoolmentor
.com,;www.konos.com
