Resources

Below are several resources that have informed and inspired our approach. We hope you take the opportunity to explore some of the current thinking around Acton Academy and the concept of reinventing education.

Videos

Laura Sandefer Interview | Dad Saves America

Jet Cockpits and The End of Average

Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson

Let's teach for mastery -- not test scores | Sal Khan

Imagine If We Invented School Today

Most Likely to Succeed | Official Trailer |

The power of believing that you can improve | Carol Dweck

The Hero's Journey

The REAL Reason Children Fidget | Angela Hanscom

Books and Podcasts

Courage to Grow

Courage to Grow

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

A Thomas Jefferson Education

A Thomas Jefferson Education

The Talent Code

The Talent Code

Unschooled

The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined

The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined

In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High School

In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High School

Free Range Humans on Apple Podcasts

Free Range Humans on Apple Podcasts

Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education

Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education

Unschooling Rules

Unschooling Rules

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