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Can't steals dreams, Inch wins games. Easy is deceptive, Give always productive. Idol separates us from Him, Pray draws us in. Keep is to...
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Dec 13, 2022
Ask, Seek, Knock
As an Acton* parent, I struggled with asking questions of my young learners (and still do!). Over time I have been able to make the...
Nov 15, 2022
Meaningful Work
When you have solved the problem of controlling the attention of the child, you have solved the entire problem of (his/her) education. ...
Jul 11, 2022
Re-seeding Civilization
Recently, at a conference I attended, the keynote speaker was Juan Bonifasi, who operates an Acton Academy in Guatemala. I was encouraged...
Jun 27, 2022
College should not be the goal
I am sometimes asked about the proof of sixman football being a “successful” way for their son to "play at the next level". The question...
Jun 12, 2022
Raising an entrepreneur
I was reading through the news this past weekend and came across an article on hard and fast rules for “raising a successful...
May 9, 2022
Education is something you do, learning is something you choose
How do you respond to a parent who asks a teacher, “How do parents – or even you – know whether the students are getting the knowledge...
Apr 27, 2022
Marbles of little boys
A young man tells a professional football player that he would do anything and everything to make it to the NFL. He then asks the...
Mar 21, 2022
Play (and Pray) Through It
It was week seven of our ten game season. We were playing a team where it was almost certain the winner would have the home field...
Mar 19, 2022
Dry Bones Rattling
I was recently listening to Christian radio when I heard a song by Elevation Worship which references a scripture from Ezekiel 37 where...
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