Debbie Strayer received her bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Florida State University and is an experienced public school teacher and mentor of younger teachers. She is the former editor and co-founder of Homeschooling Today^TM magazine, the author of Gaining Confidence to Teach, one of the co-authors of the Learning Language Arts through Literature series and editor of The Homeschool Answer Book by Dr. Ruth Beechick.

Debbie feels that her most important accomplishments are that she has been the wife of Greg Strayer for 25 years, the mother of Nate and Ashley Strayer and a home schooling parent for 16 years.

Dinah Zike, M.Ed, is well-known in the teaching world for her creativity and insights. In Great Science Adventures, she combines years of experience, incredible enthusiasm, and a powerful method of helping students understand and retain information. Dinah is the author of numerous books and is in high demand as a speaker year round.

Paper, plants, and a paleontologist An interview with Dinah Zike about her new science curriculum, Great Science Adventures

Susan Simpson moved from classroom teacher to author and publisher in the late 80's. She created the popular Learning Language Arts Through Literature curriculum which she publishes through Common Sense Press. Susan has a practical perspective and uses this to create teacher friendly materials.

Yuriko, who lives in Seattle, home schooled her three children. In addition to authoring the above books, Yuriko wrote several preschool articles for Homeschooling Today magazine. She has worked extensively with Common Sense Press products for many years. Yuriko is available as a speaker on topics related to her books.

Debbie Ward - Curriculum Consultant
Debbie Ward and her husband, Allan, have been homeschooling their children since 1989. Her interest in quality literature inspired her involvement in the development of many Common Sense Press products. Debbie and her family live in Birmingham, Alabama.

Since her last child graduated from home school in 1996, Janie has had more time to write, and now publishes articles regularly in World and World & I magazines. In the fall of 2000 her first novel, The Playmaker, was published by Random House, followed in 2002 by The True Prince.
 

Roger is an author, lyricist, musician, and creator of One Hundred Sheep, Skip Counting Songs from the Gospels.

Jaye Hansen has taught various levels in both public and private schools. She has a degree in Psychology and a full course of studies in Elementary Education. Teaching a course in practical math at the high school level led her to write Grocery Cart Math. She and her husband live in Winter Haven, Florida with their three children, who were homeschooled for three years.