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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 12, 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 28, 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 13, 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 10, 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...
Apr 27, 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 21, 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...
Mar 19, 2022


OQP (Only Quality People)
One of the great things about team sports like football is how it allows us to train for life. This is especially true of our football...
Mar 18, 2022
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