Mary Pride is the publisher of Practical Homeschooling and the founder of the world's most-visited homeschool web site, namely, the one you are now visiting! A graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with two degrees in engineering, she and her husband Bill, a graduate of both Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Covenant Theological Seminary, are the parents of nine totally homeschooled children.

• The oldest, Ted, who is physically handicapped, earned his fully accredited Computer Science degree - with honors - via distance learning, while maintaining this web site.

• Joseph and Sarah both became National Merit Finalists and received full scholarship offers to several top universities.

• Joseph subsequently graduated from the Coast Guard Academy with honors. He is now a Lieutenant serving on the West Coast. While at sea, his vessel made the largest cocaine bust in US maritime history.

• Sarah subsequently graduated from Patrick Henry College with honors.

• Magda received a full-tuition scholarship to the college of her choice and is about to graduate with a 3.95 GPA and three degrees: Forensic Science, Chemistry, and Mathematics.

• Franklin is attending a major engineering school as a double major in Business and Games & Simulations Science. He has already started his first business and has used part of the money to help his siblings with their educations.

• After earning an A.A. degree with honors, Mercy is completing her LN program and planning to work towards a degree in physical therapy.

• Gregory is a Paralegal major in the school that was first in the country to offer this major. As a top achiever on the ACT exam, he was awarded the Missouri four-year "Bright Flight" scholarship.

• Madeleine and Lillian are both Nursing majors in a very highly ranked public university, where they both received the top scholarship. They both graduated homeschool early: Lillian at age 15 and Madeleine at age 17.