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Mr. Irrelevant
I was recently introduced to the name Mr Irrelevant. It is given to the last player taken in the NFL draft. The implecation being the...
Jan 22, 2023


A coaching / parenting mindshift
Our son was five years old and, like most males his age, full of energy. We decided to sign him up to participate in a local soccer...
Jan 11, 2023


The game honors toughness
It was week four of the 2018 football season, our team had lost two of the first three games. While we were a young team with only one...
Jan 5, 2023


Four letter words
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...
Jan 3, 2023


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...
Dec 13, 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. ...
Nov 15, 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...
Jul 11, 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 27, 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...
Jun 12, 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...
May 9, 2022
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