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Joyce Swann

Joyce Swann


Former columnist for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

Joyce Swann homeschooled her ten children from the first grade through master's degrees. She is a well-known author and speaker on the subject of homeschooling. For nearly a decade she was a popular columnist for Practical Homeschooling. She now blogs regularly on parenting, homeschooling, and Christian lifestyle issues. Her person story of her experiences raising and educating her family is chronicled in Looking Backward: My Twenty-Five Years as a Homeschooling Mother, published in February of 2011. Joyce is the President of Frontier 2000 Media Group (Frontier2000.net).


Homeschooling Articles by Joyce Swann

To Maintain Control, Maintain a Schedule A schedule? What's that?

Science from a Christian Perspective How to teach science from a Christian perspective - using secular books.

The Best Graduation Gift Joyce gets a graduation gift from two of her children.

You Are Not Alone

Don't Go Back to School! Five reasons to consider a 12-month school year.

A Good Government Needs Good Officials Government as it ought to be.

To Teach or Not to Teach [Multiculturalism] Familiarity breeds... what?

When Homeschool Goes Public Joyce Swann's homeschooled son became a substitute teacher in a public school. What happened then?

Correspondence Schools Joyce Swann tells us how college distance learning worked for her family.

How We Teach Worldview in Our Family Joyce Swann shares her methods for teaching Christian worldview.

Accelerated Education Joyce Swann prefers structure and traditional curriculum. Here's her success story.

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips How does this mother of 10 run their accelerated education program?

Columnists Face Off - Accelerated Education Joyce Swann presents the advantages of homeschooling the way the Swanns do it.

Help: Where to Find It (College Resources) Joyce Swann thinks you can do college at home without long-distance calls to your professor.

College Bound at Home, Part1: The Elementary Years Joyce Swann gives tips on preparing for higher education in the lower grades.

College at Home is a Bargain Joyce Swann reveals how to save $40,000 on a college degree.

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Popular Articles

Classical Education

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

How to Win the Geography Bee

Myth of the Teenager

The Benefits of Debate

Combining Work and Homeschool

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

The Charlotte Mason Method

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

The History of Public Education

Critical Thinking and Logic

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

Montessori Math

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Teaching Blends

Narration Beats Tests

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Shakespeare Camp

The Gift of a Mentor

Teach Your Children to Work

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

Laptop Homeschool

Bears in the House

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

Getting Organized Part 3

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Phonics the Montessori Way

Character Matters for Kids

Who Needs the Prom?

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

I Was an Accelerated Child

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

Start a Nature Notebook

A Reason for Reading

AP Courses At Home

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

University Model Schools

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

The Benefits of Cursive Writing