As we take on this new reality of doing school from home, Jeff and I believe a path to finding more joy and less frustration as a parent is to become more Socratic with our children. As promised in my last post which described what it means to be Socratic and the five steps to …
WANT TO BE MORE SOCRATIC AT HOME? HERE IS STEP ONE Read More »
What does it mean to be Socratic? You may be surprised. What if we told you it means to live with a burning sense of curiosity? To be delighted in learning new things? To happily express that you do not have all the answers? To shed the armor of being an expert? Socrates once said: …
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Comparing the academic programs at public schools with the learning that occurs at Acton Academy is like comparing apples to oranges – or even apples to ostriches. Let’s start right at the beginning: our mission at Acton compared to the objectives of most public schools. Horace Mann, the father of public education in America, when asked …
What academic lessons will my child miss by not attending an excellent public school? Read More »
[This will be a two-part series.] Part 1: Is it the community and social life? I miss the Center Street Gang. My elementary school years were lived out in my own utopia – small town New Jersey. We walked to school and walked home for lunch. The mothers were all home for the most part. We’d …
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Sharing stories may be the best gift we can give each other. I am grateful to Erin Martin, an Acton mom, who most generously sent me this story to share with you: It was nearing 6:30am and I found myself losing focus on the last part of my workout. My ears were straining to listen …
ABOUT MORNINGS – A STORY SHARED BY AN ACTON PARENT Read More »
One of our founding family members told me: “If Acton Academy were to go away tomorrow, the one thing we would never stop doing is our family meetings. Our family plan has changed our lives more than anything.” It would be crazy to run a business without a mission statement, vision, clear goals, budget and …
“I’m not sure I can do this – it’s so hard! I love it!” These words will be music to my ears. My children may not be the smartest, most athletic or best looking in the room but for them to be gritty will trump it all for me. Through grit, they will find the …
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