Homeschooling

Mercer Lawrenson

Remembering John Taylor Gatto

I 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...

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MACHS Conference 2017

The 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....

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Brad 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...

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What 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...

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Inside the MACHS Conference

The homeschool conference looms large over the month of March in our family. We do year-round work organizing and planning, but when the...

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2015 MACHS Grad Address

This 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...

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The Holy Land Experience

I 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...