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SXSWedu 2015 Featured Session The Learner Driven Revolution
Let’s teach for mastery – not test scores | Sal Khan
Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson
Sal Khan: “Education Reimagined” | Talks at Google
Geoff Mulgan: A short intro to the Studio School
New experiments in self-teaching | Sugata Mitra
Jet Cockpits and The End of Average
Grit: the power of passion and perseverance | Angela Lee Duckworth
If Acton’s ideas have sparked an interest within you and you would like to learn more, we suggest you begin by reading Courage to Grow by Laura Sandefer.
Suggested Reading Book List
UnSchooling Rules
Clark Aldrich
One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined
Salman Kahn
Message to Garcia
Acton Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence
The Talent Code
Daniel Coyle
Mastery: The Keys to Success and Longterm Fulfillment
George Leonard
Nurture Shock
Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family
Patrick Lencioni
Reality is Broken
Jane McGonigal
The Gifts of Imperfection
Brene Brown
Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius
Angeline Stoll Lillard
Dumbing Us Down
John Taylor Gatto and Thomas Moore
Opening Minds:
Peter Johnston
