Kori Stack, Author at Acton Academy Kennebunkport

April 28, 20260Comments

The Hidden Power of Peer Recognition in Learning

Who should decide what “good work” really is? In most schools, recognition follows a familiar pattern. A teacher assigns a grade. A student receives it. And that number becomes the measure

by Kori Stack

April 14, 20260Comments

You Can’t “Scale” Education—But You Can Grow It

In a world driven by efficiency and expansion, the idea of scaling has become central to how we solve problems. When something works, the instinct is to replicate it—to standardize

by Kori Stack

March 31, 20260Comments

Don’t Prepare the Road—Prepare the Child

As spring break approaches, families begin making plans—trips, activities, time off. But beneath the excitement, there’s a deeper question worth asking: Are our children actually prepared for the world they’re about

by Kori Stack

March 17, 20260Comments

Why Great Teachers Ask Questions Instead of Giving Answers

The power of the Socratic method in helping young learners think for themselves In most classrooms today, learning follows a familiar pattern: the teacher explains, the students listen, and the goal

by Kori Stack

March 3, 20260Comments

College Begins in Kindergarten? Or Does Curiosity?

Have you ever paused to wonder why kindergarten feels more competitive than college admissions used to be? It sounds exaggerated — until you see parents prepping toddlers for interviews, three-year-olds

by Kori Stack

February 3, 20260Comments

Students Aren’t Asking to Be Protected — They’re Asking to Be Trusted

For years now, adults have told a consistent story about young people. They’re fragile.They’re anxious.They need protection — from stress, discomfort, disagreement, and even words. So schools responded. They added guardrails.They softened expectations.They

by Kori Stack

January 20, 20260Comments

The Moments That Matter Most in Choosing a School

Families rarely change schools on a whim. Despite how it may look from the outside, switching a child’s learning environment is usually the result of a long internal process—one shaped by

by Kori Stack

January 6, 20260Comments

You Are the Fire: A New Year’s Reset for Raising Stronger Kids

The first week of a new year invites reflection. We reset routines. We make resolutions. We look at what’s working—and what isn’t—and quietly ask ourselves how to do better. But what if

by Kori Stack

December 16, 20250Comments

Flow, Focus, and the Soul: Why Great Learning Warps Time

Have you ever noticed how time behaves differently depending on what you’re doing? When you’re deeply absorbed in something you love, hours disappear in what feels like minutes. But when you’re

by Kori Stack

December 9, 20250Comments

Fear, Thrill, and the Climb: Why Kids Need to Scare Themselves a Little

What if one of the best things we could do for our kids is… let them get a little scared? It sounds strange in a world that’s spent the last two

by Kori Stack

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