About Debbie Strayer

Encouragement. Learning. Life. These three words describe the unique view of education taken by Family Educational Resources, Inc. and debbiestrayer.com. Born out of our 16 year journey as homeschoolers and 30 years as educators, the materials and support offered here represent the Strayer family’s philosophy and experience.

How did we arrive at this unique vantage point? After receiving several degrees each in English and education, Greg and Debbie both spent several years in the classroom. From elementary school to the college classroom, they spent time understanding the needs of their students and finding creative ways to meet them. In 1988 the Strayer family embarked on a different path, answering the call they felt to homeschool.

Son Nate and daughter Ashley left tradition behind and learned at home. The years of elementary, middle and high school gave us a chance to know our children deeply and to enjoy and appreciate their gifts and talents. From baseball fields to swimming pools, the Strayer family lived and learned, discovering the delights of great stories, great wonders and great faith along the way. Graduating in 2002 and 2004, both received scholarships for college and the confidence for life produced by their customized education. Now consultants to our business and successful in their own right, they continue to share their energy, creativity and insight with us.

I990 saw the beginning of our years as creators of curriculum and resources for homeschoolers. As two of the co-authors of the internationally known and acclaimed series, Learning Language Arts through Literature, Greg and Debbie shared their knowledge and expertise as educators and homeschooling parents. Another avenue for the Strayers to encourage homeschoolers came about with the 1992 debut of Homeschooling Today Magazine. Co-founders Greg and Debbie Strayer helped start this magazine with the goal of providing practical help for Christian homeschoolers. Though their involvement ended in 1998, the vision that founded the magazine is still being realized today.

Our connection to homeschoolers remains strong as Debbie provides tutoring, evaluations and consultations for homeschoolers and their parents. Last, but certainly not least, one of the great delights for Debbie is the encouragement and equipping that takes place for homeschooling parents through speaking engagements. Her experience ranges from conferences in every part of the nation, to homeschool moms retreats and graduations. Debbie has enjoyed sharing her honest yet humorous views on topics of concern to homeschoolers for the last 15 years.

The Strayer family has been blessed by the educational journey of the last 30 years. It is our hope that the encouragement and resources offered by this business and website will help each family’s educational experience to be the best it can be. For us, that’s what it’s all about – encouragement, learning and life.