Linda spent the first 18 years of her life traveling and living in many foreign countries. Seeing most of the world and learning about peoples and cultures was the greatest part of Linda’s education but she also attended small, private, classical schools which instilled a love of history and literature that formed the foundational impetus for the method to accomplish her and her husband’s vision of Developing Servant Leaders and Restoring America’s Heritage.

Linda had the opportunity to work at The International Court of Justice in The Hague, McCall’s Magazine in London, and received a degree in Commercial Design and Drafting in 1981 from Brigham Young University.

A week after meeting Dean Forman, she said “yes” to his marriage proposal, and together they have built a life full of purpose, faith, and family. Linda considers her greatest accomplishment to be their four outstanding children and 13 grandchildren (and counting).

Linda homeschooled their two youngest children, as well as other youth who have come through their home over the years. She enjoys reading, gardening, traveling, walking with her German Shepherd, and organizing.

Linda lovingly refers to the founding of John Adams Academy as a “joyful nightmare”—a mission filled with challenges, faith, and countless miracles. She and Dean had no idea how much work, patience, and inspiration it would require. But through the dedication of the Academy’s staff and the guiding hand of the Lord, John Adams Academy has become something far greater than either of them imagined—truly fulfilling its mission to change the world one scholar at a time.