Resource Center

Deep-Dive into our resource center to learn all about the Acton Academy philosophy

 

The Hero's Journey

Learn more about what we mean by a Hero's Journey, and how children launch their own while at Acton Academy.

 

Videos

 
 
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Articles

 

Why Social and Emotional Learning and Employability Skills Should Be Prioritized in Education

Casel.org

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A Radical Way of Unleashing a Generation of Geniuses, by Joshua Davis

Wired.com

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Creating Innovators, by Erica Swallow

Forbes.com

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It’s Time to Rethink How We Are Educating Our Children, by Benjamin Stecher

Futurisim.com

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Lessons Learned From Great Schools Around the World, by Will Minton

Edutopia.com

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The Founder of Khan Academy on How to Blend the Virtual with the Physical, by Salman Khan

ScientificAmerican.com

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The Secret to Raising Smart Kids, by Carol S. Dweck

ScientificAmerican.com

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Let Children Take Risks, by Lenore Skenazy

Spectator.co.uk

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The Key to Raising a Happy Child, by Cory Turner

NPR.org

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Books

 

Courage to Grow

By Laura Sandefer, co-founder of Acton Academy Austin

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Unschooling Rules

By Clark Aldrich (foreword by Jeff Sandefer, co-founder of Acton Academy Austin)

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The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined

By Sal Khan

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The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

By Sir Ken Robinson

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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

By Carol S. Dweck

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The Self-Driven Child

By William Stixrud, PhD & Ned Johnson

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A More Beautiful Question (particularly Chapter 2)

By Warren Berger

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Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed: Educating for the Virtues in the Age of Truthiness and Twitter

By Howard Gardner 

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Work Rules!

By Laszlo Bock

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Lifelong Kindergartener

By Mitchel Resnick

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Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education,

By Sir Ken Robinson

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The Test

by Anya Kamenetz

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Acton Academy in the Press

A Conversation with Peter Diamandis (Youtube): Reinventing Education (5/12/2020)

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Unschooling Thrivenomics. Episode 10: How to Launch a Hero's Journey: Jeff Sandefer, Co-Founder of Acton Academy (6/15/2020)

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The Essential 11. Episode 45: Heroes of Education (6/15/2020)

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Forbes: One of Education's Best Examples Of A Learner - Driven Community (6/21/2018)

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SXSWedu: Disrupting Education, a Master-Apprentice Approach, by Jeff Sandefer (3/7/2013)

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