Nathan Pierce | Ep. 106

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About this Episode

Growing up, Nathan Pierce had a strong dislike for math and sitting still. His parents were undaunted. Because they homeschooled, they could build plenty of time into Nathan’s school days to play, be outside, and to build things. One year Nathan constructed a working drawbridge for a treefort he and his mother had built together. Through this, Nathan began to learn the importance and usefulness of math. As he grew older, he started his own firewood business–and through serving customers, employing his friends, and keeping the books, he learned even more about this crucial skill. Nathan thought he would always work outdoors, and yet God led him in a totally different direction and put him in a position of promoting homeschool freedom. Tune in to hear Zan and Nathan discuss how homeschooling uniquely prepared him for life, career, family, and following God.

Meet My Guest

Nathan Pierce began working at Family Protection Ministries (FPM) in 2002 to protect homeschooling in California. He was homeschooled himself from kindergarten through high school and received a B.A. in Political Studies from the Master’s College. Currently, he serves as Family Protection Ministries’ Executive Director, Legislative Liaison, and conference speaker to homeschool leaders, parents, and teens. He works behind the scenes at the State Capitol, meeting with legislators to advocate on behalf of homeschoolers. In 2018, Nathan received the Christopher J. Klicka Award for legislative work relating to protecting homeschool freedoms.

• Family Protection Ministries

Mentioned in this Episode

• CHEA of California
• Family Protection Ministries

Podcast Sponsor

At BJU Press Homeschool, we’re committed to providing children an education from a biblical worldview that is academically sound and challenges them to advance, think critically, and live like Christ. This type of education is not often possible in public schools because of the number of children taught in a classroom, a difference in worldview, and peer and societal pressure to conform. Homeschooling allows parents to instruct and disciple their children without daily fighting messages from an opposing worldview taught in the classroom. And with tuition costs and fees for private schooling or tutoring, homeschooling may be the only option for parents who are concerned for their children’s physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
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