Trials and Successes: Effective Teaching and Learning at Home gives a homeschool mom's personal and honest account of the trials, successes, and lessons learned while home teaching her African-American sons. Trials and Successes offers insight into the role of being a home educator, the different methods and strategies that can be used to home teach, and the advantages of parents taking complete responsibility of their children's education. Trials and Successes answers frequently asked questions and provides truths to some homeschooling misconceptions based on the author's 11 years of homeschooling experience and research. With its helpful resources and tips, Trials and Successes is a book for families new to homeschooling and veteran homeschooling families alike.

Stephanie Carter is a native of Baltimore, Maryland, and now lives in the suburbs of Washington, DC. She is the wife of Stellar-Award winning Gospel artist, Phillip Carter, and is the homeschooling mom of two boys, ages 15 and 13.
Mrs. Carter holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Towson State University, now Towson University. Mrs. Carter is an inactive Maryland Certified Public Accountant, and worked for over 10 years as an accountant, auditor, and consultant in private and non-profit sectors as well as the Federal government. She is the current administrator of the annual Independent Gospel Artists Alliance Conference.
Mrs. Carter recently released her first book entitled, Trials and Successes: Effective Teaching and Learning At Home, which details her journey as a homeschool mom and provides information for new and veteran homeschoolers alike.
Mrs. Carter enjoys cooking, teaching, traveling, watching sports, writing, discovering new things, and spending time with her family.