Dive Deep and Dream Big

Explore videos and books for a deeper understanding of the Acton Academy philosophy and what inspired the creation of the Maryland Curiosity Lab.

Videos

Disruptive Education

A documentary about Acton Academy
14:56

Acton Academy - A Day in the Life

A walkthrough of a typical day at Acton Academy in Austin
12:58

A Virtual Tour of Acton

Acton founders Laura and Jeff Sandefer introduce the core philosophy of Acton Academy
08:27

The Hero's Journey Explained

Acton students explain what the hero's journey means to them
‍01:20

Interview with Acton Co-Founder Laura Sandefer

Laura Sandefer provides an in-depth explanation of how Acton Academies are different
01:24:45

Jordan Peterson Interviews Acton Owner Zach Lahn

The owner of Wonder Academy describes the Acton philosophy in detail
01:42:03

TED Talk: Let's teach for mastery -- not test scores

Khan Academy founder Sal Khan explains why we should focus on mastery learning
10:49

TED Talk: Changing Educational Paradigms

Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson explains why factory-style learning needs to change
‍11:41

Books

Courage to Grow

Laura A. Sandefer

One World Schoolhouse

Sal Khan

Last Child in the Woods

Richard Louv

Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius

Angeline Stoll Lillard

Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool

Free to Learn

Peter Gray

Why Don't Students Like School?

Daniel T. Willingham

A Mind for Numbers

Barbara Oakley

A Thomas Jefferson Education

Oliver DeMille

Average Is Over

Tyler Cowen