HomeSchoolStarter.com is run by Tammy Drennan, author of Mr. Pointy Nose and other homeschool stories as well as many articles and essays.

Tammy homeschooled her own two sons for 18 years (1985-2003). She has also taught homeschool classes on topics ranging from public speaking to creative writing to the Constitution and the legal system. She has tutored children and adults in English, writing, math, and other subjects. She occasionally teaches an 8-hour grammar workshop in which grammar is covered beginning to end (it’s more fun than it sounds, even if it does leave everyone, including Tammy, with a headache).

Tammy grew up in Pennsylvania, the oldest of eleven children (seven boys, four girls). She has two homeschooling sisters and a brother who works hard to keep his four children in private school. This isn’t particularly relevant to our web site, but it’s fun to share.

Behind the scenes, Tammy’s sons, Ben and Zach, offer constructive criticism and occasional writing, as well as proof-reading and ideas. Tammy also consults with a number of other homeschoolers regarding the site.

Our visitors are contributors, too. We encourage you to look around and see if there’s something you might contribute.

Why another homeschool web site?

Tammy has helped many hundreds of people get started in homeschooling over the years and felt there was a need for something extra in the way of resources. This site aims to fulfill that need as much as possible.

Our goal is to make the beginning process easier and to offer ways for homeschoolers to enhance their children’s education in every area.

Homeschooling today is even more overwhelming than it was back in the early days. While there’s more support now, there’s also more to choose from and more people advising that their way is the best. To complicate matters further, people are busier than ever, which makes it difficult to spend time coming up with new ideas and plans.

We want to take some of the overwhelm out of homeschooling and insert some encouragement, challenge and fun. That’s what we’re all about.

If you have ideas or something you’d like to see us add, let us know. We want to hear from you! Contact us at bzpbooks@bellsouth.net.