Joanne Calderwood has been a popular magazine columnist for several years and has become a very popular speaker at homeeducation conferences across the country. Her selfpropelled philosophy of education has transformed lives across the nation and the world. She is considered a ampldquoMom Magnetamprdquo due to her downtoearth persona and ability to speak to the real issues of parenting in the twentyfirst century. ampquotThe SelfPropelled Advantageampquot is a complete synopsis of her wisdom experience and philosophy of education and parenting as borne out in the lives of her own exceptional children. This book will be extremely popular with anyone who currently places a high value on the education of their children.ampquotThe SelfPropelled Advantageampquot also contains valuable information on preparing for college entrance exams like the SAT and ACT. With one SAT perfect scorer one nearperfect scorer and four students who have gone to college on full academic scholarships she has the results to provide provenance to her work.