As Acton parents, here are books we’re all about having the right resources and information to show up as the best guides for your own Eagles.
Here are books that the Acton Academy Founders, Jeff and Laura Sandefer, recommend:
UnSchooling Rules – Clark Aldrich
One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined – Salman Kahn
A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-First Century – Oliver DeMille
Message to Garcia – Acton Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence
The Talent Code – Daniel Coyle
Mastery: The Keys to Success and Longterm Fulfillment – George Leonard
Nurture Shock – Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
Fires in the Mind: What Kids Can Tell Us About Motivation and Mastery – Kathleen Cushman
The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family – Patrick Lencioni
Reality is Broken – Jane McGonigal
Education for Judgment: The Artistry of Discussion Leadership – C. Roland Christensen, David A. Garvin and Ann Sweet
Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children’s Learning - Peter Johnston
The Gifts of Imperfection – Brene Brown
Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius – Angeline Stoll Lillard
Dumbing Us Down – John Taylor Gatto and Thomas Moore
Opening Minds - Peter Johnston
Acton School of Business: Case Method Teaching Guide – Steven Tomlinson
Have you read any of these books? What do you think?