Dr. David Ayers
Former columnist for
Practical Homeschooling Magazine.
Dr. David J. Ayers serves as Assistant Dean of the Alva J. Calderwood School of Arts and Letters, as well as Chair and Professor of Sociology, at Grove City College, where he has worked since 1996. He is also a fellow with The Center for Vision & Values. He completed his Ph.D. at New York University, his MA at American University, and his BA at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
Ayers' research essay "The Inevitability of Failure: The Assumptions and Implementations of Modern Feminism" appeared in a volume edited by John Piper and Wayne Grudem entitled Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. This book went on to win Christianity Today's "Best Book of the Year" and "Best Book in Theology award in 1991, and is now out in a new, second edition. Dr. Ayers has also written popular articles in publications such as Practical Homeschooling and Crosswinds. He has two books out with one of the world's largest academic publishers, Cengage/Wadsworth: Experiencing Social Research (2002) and Investigating Social Problems (2005).
David Ayers' hobbies include fishing, archery hunting white-tail deer, and playing blues and rock guitar. He enjoys jamming on his Fender, Gibson, or Martin guitars using great tunes from fine classical artists such as Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top, Johnny Winters, and Joe Bonamassa. More than anything else, Ayers is happy to be blessed with a wonderful family that includes his wife Kathy, six children, one son-in-law, two rabbits, and the robins that regularly nest in his front porch. (No grandchildren yet!) He resides in Grove City.
Homeschooling Articles by Dr. David Ayers
Public Education is Doomed - Part II Business-Homeschool Partnerships.
Public Education is Doomed - Part I What do the numbers say?
