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Joyce McPherson

Joyce McPherson


Former columnist for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

Joyce McPherson is the creator of the online programs "Homeschool Tools" and "Shakespeare Tools," as well as the author of a series of biographies for Greenleaf Press. With her husband, Garth, she homeschools their nine children. She can be reached at mcpclan@comcast.net.


Homeschooling Articles by Joyce McPherson

Starting a Homeschool Yearbook The nuts and bolts of starting a homeschool yearbook.

A Mother-Daughter Book Club Why should the kids get to read all the good books? Enjoy them together.

Shakespeare Camp Joyce tells how to start and run your very own Shakespeare camp.

Time4Learning U of Nebraska-Lincoln ISHS

Popular Articles

Phonics the Montessori Way

Shakespeare Camp

AP Courses At Home

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Getting Organized Part 3

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

What We Can Learn from the Homeschooled 2002 National Geography Bee Winners

Who Needs the Prom?

University Model Schools

Teach Your Children to Work

The Benefits of Debate

Narration Beats Tests

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

Combining Work and Homeschool

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

Start a Nature Notebook

A Reason for Reading

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

Bears in the House

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

Critical Thinking and Logic

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

I Was an Accelerated Child

The History of Public Education

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

Laptop Homeschool

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

The Charlotte Mason Method

Montessori Math

How to Win the Geography Bee

The Gift of a Mentor

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

Myth of the Teenager

Classical Education

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

Character Matters for Kids

Teaching Blends