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What If Everything You Thought You Knew About School... Was Wrong?
Before you decide what’s next for your child’s education, take 14 minutes to consider a radically different path.
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Most parents never question the system they grew up with—grades, lectures, and test scores.
But what if that model wasn’t designed for how children actually learn?
Disruptive Education is a short video that challenges those assumptions—and opens the door to something far more empowering:
Learning driven by curiosity
Purpose over performance
Children who own their learning journey
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The Core of the Acton Academy Dripping Springs Model
A Learning Environment Built for the Real World
Learner-Driven Education
Children take ownership of their learning path
Self-paced goals and freedom to fail safely
Responsibility, grit, and real-world readiness
Socratic Discussions
No lectures—only deep, open-ended questions
Builds confidence, communication, and critical thinking
Facilitated by Guides, not teachers
The Hero’s Journey
Every child is seen as a hero on a quest
Real-world exhibitions instead of grades
Purpose-driven learning with personal accountability
Want to Understand the Model? Start With the Minds That Inspired It.
These aren’t just great videos and books—they’re the intellectual foundation behind why Acton exists, and why it works. If you're questioning the old way of doing school, this is where your new worldview begins.
Watch These First: A New Way of Seeing Learning
Powerful, and perspective-shifting—these talks and films unpack why traditional education misses the mark and how learner-driven models unlock something radically different.
Do Schools Kill Creativity?
TED Talk | Sir Ken Robinson
The Learner Driven Revolution
SXSW EDU | Jeff Sandefer
Disruptive Education
The Learner Driven education model at Acton Academy
A Day In the Life
At Acton Academy
Most Likely to Succeed
A groundbreaking documentary about education and curriculum reform in 21st century America
Teach for Mastery
Not Test Scores
TED Talk | Sal Khan
Developing Grit
The Power of Passion and Perseverance
TED Talk | Angela Lee Duckworth
A Hero's Journey at Acton
How young people see themselves at Acton Academy
A Virtual Tour
Acton Academy
School in the Clouds
Education is a self-organizing phenomena in humans
TED Talk | Sugatra Mitra
A Hero's Journey
Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey
Growth Mindset
Developing a Growth Mindset | Carol Dweck
Books That Reshape the Way You Think About Education
These aren’t your typical education books. They challenge conventional wisdom and reveal the deeper ideas shaping the Acton model. If you’re serious about rethinking school, start here.
Featured Book Highlight:
Courage to Grow: How Acton Academy Turns Learning Upside Down
by Laura Sandefer, Acton’s Co-Founder
“Acton Academy is one of the most important education developments in the world. The story behind the ideas, the school, and the movement is a must read.
-”Tom Van der Ark, CEO of Getting Smart
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