By Laura Sandefer January 5, 2017 It was a battle we were not winning. Every time Jeff or I took a stand to limit “tech time” at home, it would stick for

By Laura Sandefer December 14, 2018 Why talk about failure being a good thing? It is not good. It’s terrible.  Real failure hurts. But it is necessary. For deep, lasting learning to happen, failure is necessary. We

By Laura Sandefer The wonder of the Hero’s Journey is that it honors each individual while holding up the importance of the community surrounding that individual. For families, this brings up the

By Laura Sandefer January 26, 2022 Is my child missing out by not being at a traditional school with the bigger class sizes and all those extracurriculars? Is my child even

By Laura Sandefer January 20, 2022 Jeff and I received this note yesterday from an Acton mom just as we were heading out to attend her son’s college scholarship signing ceremony.

by Laura Sandefer April 11, 2020 What does it mean to be Socratic? You may be surprised. What if we told you it means to live with a burning sense of curiosity?

Laura Sandefer September 18, 2021 Becca Cody, one of the brave founding parents of Acton Academy, shared these words with me yesterday and said, “This really spoke to me….Thank you for

By Laura Sandefer September 28, 2015 “I view Acton Academy as Khan Lab School’s mentor on our very own hero’s journey here in Mountain View.”  Christopher Chiang, Academic Director of the

By Laura Sandefer April 26, 2021 I was given permission to share the following letter written by an elementary school Eagle. The heartfelt request is beautiful and simple. And, I suspect,