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Childhood Freedom in Action: Japan's "My First Errand" TV Show Kids in Japan have way more freedom than American children. Very young Japanese kids go on their first errand, without their parents.

School is for obedience. Education is for Freedom.

School trains for a specific system. Education trains for reality.

School might make you a living. Education helps you build a life.

Perspective | Your ability to focus may be limited to 4 or 5 hours a day. Here’s how to make the most of them. To maximize focus: Do your work in chunks, schedule breaks in between, protect your most creative time and reduce distractions.

When learners drive their own learning, cool things happen! Thanks for sharing this with us, Dylan!
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GameStop Stock Explained | The War on Wall Street The short squeeze of GameStop that caused hedge funds to lose billions has stirred plenty of controversy. I will explain how redditors caused the stock to r...

This!

I wish everyone could hang out in an Acton Middle School studio for the day. It would literally blow your mind and change your perspective to see what these young humans do every day. Today, I have watched them passionately disagree with each other and walk away friends, explain to their Guide what they needed from him, hold each other accountable, lead fascinating discussions, lift each other up, recreate broken systems, celebrate accomplishments, be tough-minded while being warm-hearted, welcome strangers, and have a whole lot of fun. I'm not sure what to think of what is going on in the world right now, but I have no doubt, these amazing heroes will make a positive impact in their world. Here's sweet E's message to you.

Breadth and Depth but No Instant Gratification - On Being an Acton Academy Parent We want our children to read well now. We want out children to write and... Read More