Mercer LawrensonNov 5, 20181 minRemembering John Taylor GattoI want to note the passing of John Taylor Gatto. Gatto was one of my heroes. We do not home educate because the schools are bad, but Gatt...
Mercer Lawrenson.Mar 28, 20172 minMACHS Conference 2017The MACHS conference is the biggest event of the year for me. Not only is it fun, but I literally spend more than a year planning it. It...
Mercer LawrensonFeb 22, 20171 minBrad Trost and the rise of homeschooling in politics.About a month back, I got a chance to interview Canada's only homeschooled MP. I asked him about homeschooling and he said he would not m...
Mercer LawrensonNov 2, 20162 minWhat has happened in Alberta?I wrote this piece for MACHS, and thought it might be of interest for the readers of the Mercer Report. One third of Alberta homeschool f...
Mercer LawrensonApr 1, 20162 minInside the MACHS ConferenceThe homeschool conference looms large over the month of March in our family. We do year-round work organizing and planning, but when the ...
Mercer LawrensonApr 24, 20154 min2015 MACHS Grad AddressThis address was delivered at the MACHS grad recognition on March 28th. I do not believe it is my best piece of writing, but it has rece...
Mercer LawrensonFeb 5, 20142 minThe Holy Land ExperienceI promised last month that I would tell about the Holy Land Experience in Orlando. We went there on a cool day (by Florida standards). It...