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東哥說故事點解你學極都唔見進步？因為你一直在練習已識的，而唔係挑戰新知識《學習如何學習》Send us Fan Mail學習靠的不是天賦，而是一種本能，還有技巧的掌握。 只要搞懂大腦運作的模式，學什麼都無往不利，得心應手！ ★全球最大線上平台Coursera最受歡迎的課程「Learning How to Learn」，創下超過兩百四十萬人選修紀錄，修這門課的人包括學生、老師、家長及各領域專家、上班族及退休人士。 ★「Learning How to Learn」課程繁體中文版短片（「學習之道」），計畫於全台最大教育平台「育網開放教育平台」（www.ewant.org）正式上線！ 本書作者芭芭拉是典型的「文科出身」，自小討厭數學理化，數學更是從來沒有及格過。但是，在成長過程中，她摸索出一套從腦神經科學的面向來理解大腦運作的方式，並且透過親身實踐，最終成為美國奧克蘭大學工業系統與工程學的頂尖教授。 本書專為青少年族群量身打造，以淺顯的語言、有趣的比喻、大量圖像加上逐章附錄的練習和摘要，說明大腦在學習時的運作狀態。書中提供高度可行的學習方法，獲得數以百萬計的線上課程學員有效推薦，極具說服力。例如： ●用「番茄鐘工作法」設定專注與休息的時間，戰勝拖延殭屍。 ●用「積極回想」的技巧提取腦中的重要概念，複習事半功倍。 ●運用「圖畫散步」提升理解力，用「記憶宮殿法」強化長期記憶。 ●切換專注模式與發散模式，獲得解決問題的觀點，避免落入慣性思考陷阱。 ●考試時要先做困難的題目（先吃青蛙），但卡住時記得轉換考題，讓發散模式在背後運作，幫忙解題。 本書為《大腦喜歡這樣學》基礎強化版，可作為青年學子自學、同學間討論、師長引導啟發孩子的最佳實用參考工具書。 解決各種學習困擾—— ●上課老是恍神，被老師大喊「要專心！」 放空、塗鴉或大做白日夢，都是讓大腦「發散模式」運行的好機會。 ●常常把功課拖到最後一秒鐘才完成 用「番茄鐘工作法」迅速集中注意力，打敗拖延的壞習慣。 ●為了考試拼命熬夜，臨時抱佛腳 考試前一定要睡飽！睡眠是確保資訊在腦中牢牢扎根的關鍵。 ●明明很聰明，但就是考不好 瞭解大腦喜歡怎麼理解和記憶，「圖畫散步」和「積極回想」發揮好腦力！ ●做事丟三落四，年紀輕輕就是「金魚腦」 蓋一座「記憶宮殿」，將要記住的東西圖像化，深化長期記憶。 ●每次學習新的技能，很快就碰上撞牆期，最後只剩三分鐘熱度 拉長練習週期，選擇困難的部分去「刻意練習」，強化腦連結。本書特色 1.適用對象：小學三年級至國、高中青少年、老師家長、在職進修、想成為專家的人，以及所有在學習之路上奮鬥的人。 2.適用領域：語文、史地、數理、科學、藝術、音樂…….全科別與各種技能 3.跨領域的作者群： 芭芭拉•歐克莉——學習策略專家 泰倫斯•索諾斯基——神經學權威專家 阿利斯泰爾•麥康維——青少年教育專家 4.內容形式：幽默筆調穿插超有梗的比喻、豐富的漫畫和圖示，介紹與學習相關的腦神經科學，閱讀過程樂趣橫生，讓你輕鬆理解、一看秒懂！ 5.章末提供「總結摘要」、「小測驗練習」、「換你試試看」等實際演練互動單元，幫助讀者複習更有效率。名人推薦 陳鏗任（國立交通大學教育研究所助理教授）——專文推薦 任維勇 北一女中數學教師 洪蘭 中央大學認知神經科學研究所教授 洪萬生 台灣師範大學數學系退休教授 柯華葳 清華大學學習與科技學系教授 葉丙成 台灣大學電機系教授 賴以威 台灣師範大學電機系助理教授、數感實驗室共同創辦人 蘇明進 大元國小創意教學作家 ——熱忱推薦（依姓氏筆畫排列）好評推薦 「這本書提供的學習策略奠基於紮實的神經科學，卻不脫離真實生活的情境與運用，對任何年齡的學習者來說，都極富價值。——亞當•格玆扎利（Adam Gazzaley），加州大學舊金山分校神經學醫學博士、生理學博士與精神病學教授 作者在這本語言輕鬆、畫面生動的科普書籍中，清楚闡述了有效學習時大腦與行為的各種動態，這種說明方式讓年幼學習者更容易理解，甚至在閱讀過程中產生了相當的娛樂性。——羅伯特•艾倫•布約克（Robert A. Bjork），加州大學洛杉磯分校研究傑出特聘心理學教授 《學會如何學習》一書讓兒童和青少年知道，只要對大腦的運作方式稍有認識，對改善學習狀況和成績將有莫大的幫助。這本獨樹一格的著作充滿實用有趣的學習策略，我大力推薦！——寶拉•塔拉爾（Paula Tallal），羅格斯大學校董會神經科學榮譽教授暨科學學習協會共同創辦人 我分三次狼吞虎嚥地把整本書讀完（我需要時間發散思考、積極回想和睡覺），簡直欲罷不能。這真是市面上無與倫比的學習書，讓我一輩子受用無窮！——傑夫•桑德弗（Jeff Sandefer），阿克頓商學院共同創辦人 作者介紹作者簡介芭芭拉‧歐克莉 芭芭拉‧歐克莉是暢銷書和《大腦喜歡這樣學》作者。她與泰倫斯•索諾斯基共同開發的「Learning How to Learn」成為全球最受歡迎的線上課程，學生數以百萬計，被《紐約時報》與《華爾街日報》與知名媒體爭相報導。歐克莉在世界各地舉辦「有效學習與教學」研討會與工作坊，不遺餘力推廣數位學習，並致力於線上教材的開發。歐克莉是電機與電子工程師學會會員、密西根大學教授、密西根州羅切斯特的奧克蘭大學工程學教授，她以神經科學研究為理論基礎，企圖以有效的學習方式改善全世界的教育。她贏得工程學最高教育獎項，包括美國工程教育協會切斯特•卡爾森獎（American Society of Engineering Education Chester F. Carlson Award）與西奧•皮爾金頓獎（Theo L. Pilking¬ton Award），表彰她在STEM教學上的技術創新，以及在生物工程學教育方面做出的典範性貢獻。泰倫斯‧索諾斯基 泰倫斯‧索諾斯基為霍華德•休斯醫學研究所（Howard Hughes Med¬ical Institute）研究員，負責推動計算神經生物學實驗室。他是聖地牙哥加州大學生物科學教授及神經科學、心理學、認知科學、電腦科學和工程學系兼任教授，擔任神經計算研究所（Institute for Neural Computation）副所長。一九八九年創辦《神經計算》期刊，由麻省理工學院發行。他是非營利組織神經資訊處理系統基金會會長，監督每年的神經資訊處理系統會議，也是入選三所美國國家學院（科學、醫學和工程學）的十二個僅有的在世科學家之一。阿利斯泰爾‧麥康維 阿利斯泰爾‧麥康維是英國漢普郡比代爾學校（Bedales School）學習與創新部主任。他在劍橋大學研讀神學，畢業後教授哲學、宗教研究和古典文學。他在神經科學和教育方面頗有建樹，作品刊載於《心智、大腦與教育》（Mind, Brain, and Education）期刊，同時為《泰晤士報教育副刊》撰寫教育議題相關文章。麥康維曾在英國多個教育會議中發言，積極參與致力於結合教育研究與課堂實務的國際研究學院（Research Schools International）運動。繪者簡介奧利佛‧楊恩 奧利佛‧楊恩（Oliver Young）是英國中等學校設計與工藝課老師，在許多獨立和國家資助的機構負責青少年教育。他在「F1 in Schools」競賽中大放異彩，獲頒倫敦城市行業協會的電腦輔助設計參數化模型獎。他曾帶名為Shellshock的機器人參與英國機械競技電視節目《超暴力激鬥》（Robot Wars），也曾為設計與工藝協會雜誌撰寫有關電腦輔助設計與製造的文章，並出版圖像小說《名叫喬的變形蟲》（An Amoeba Called Joe）。他負責本書插畫。譯者簡介林金源 專職譯者。喜愛探究大自然與歷史人文故事，透過翻譯認識世界。 目錄推薦序 寫給未來的你 ——陳鏗任老師前言：寫給家長和老師們第一章 熱情這回事第二章 慢慢來——為什麼有時候太過努力，反而容易出問題？第三章 我待會Support the show
2026-04-2118 min
LiberatED PodcastThe future of the fast-growing Acton Academy network, with Jake ThompsonJake Thompson is the founder of Heroes Academy, an Acton Academy in Boise, Idaho that he opened in 2016. Jake is also now the head of the entire Acton Academy network, which includes over 300 learner-driven schools serving thousands of students worldwide. Check out Kerry's LiberatED interview with Acton Academy network cofounder, Jeff Sandefer. *** Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly LiberatED e-newsletter on education trends at fee.org/liberated.
2025-02-1439 min
InflexiónEdu-revoluciónEn este episodio de Inflexión, exploramos un modelo educativo que está cambiando la manera en que niños y jóvenes se conectan con el conocimiento, desarrollan su autonomía y forjan vínculos significativos.
Conversamos con Juan Mauricio Bonifasi, emprendedor guatemalteco y Fellow de la Clase 8 de CALI, sobre su experiencia fundando Acton Academy en Guatemala, la primera sede de este innovador modelo fuera de los Estados Unidos. Además, Juan Mauricio lidera Grupo Entero, con negocios en bienes raíces, servicios financieros y bienestar en toda la región.
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Givers, Doers, & Thinkers—A Podcast on Philanthropy and Civil SocietyJeff Sandefer & fostering a culture of innovationThis week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy speaks with innovator and educator Jeff Sandefer about entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and education. Jeff Sandefer founded Sandefer Offshore and Sandefer Capital Partners, both of which performed exceedingly well, the former generating $500 million in profits over a five-year period, before going on to found the Acton School of Business and Acton Academy. Jeff has been a longtime board member of National Review , the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the Philanthropy Roundtable, and the Harvard Business School. He belongs to the Mont Pelerin Society and is one of the youngest people ever e...
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Weights & WealthEP. 072: Education Deep Dive Part 3-Alternative SchoolsThis episode is the THIRD Installment out of our 6 part education deep dive series. If you missed Part 1 (EP. 043 History of Public Education) and Part 2 (EP. 061 Last 60 Years of Primary Education) be sure to check those out first! Part 3 focuses on some alternative options for education. Links to the studies and articles mentioned can be found under the time stamps.
TIME STAMPS:
00:00 Beginning
01:28 Wealth Wisdom
03:50 Part 1 Recap
04:21 Part 2 Recap
05:42 Acton Academy
08:19 Chesterton Academy
11:18 Dumbing Down
12:33 Wonder Schools & Internships
2024-05-1329 min
LEMIWorks! PodcastCourageous Connections: Unveiling the Power of CommunityEmbracing a sense of community can be quite the challenge. For homeschooling parents, it can be tempting to simply drop off our kids and avoid the sometimes awkward interactions with others. But here’s the thing: being part of a community requires us to be open, to expose ourselves to the possibility of embarrassment, both from our kids and ourselves! So, what’s the driving force behind it all? Join Tatiana and Heidi as they dive into a fascinating conversation with Olivia Votaw and Katie Richins. They’ll explore the nuances between a mere network and a true community, and to...
2024-01-101h 01LEMIWorks! PodcastCourageous Connections: Unveiling the Power of CommunityEmbracing a sense of community can be quite the challenge. For homeschooling parents, it can be tempting to simply drop off our kids and avoid the sometimes awkward interactions with others. But here's the thing: being part of a community requires us to be open, to expose ourselves to the possibility of embarrassment, both from our kids and ourselves! So, what's the driving force behind it all? Join Tatiana and Heidi as they dive into a fascinating conversation with Olivia Votaw and Katie Richins. They'll explore the nuances between a mere network and a true community, and together, they'll unravel...
2024-01-101h 01
Team Never QuitLaura & Jeff Sandefer: Founders of "The Acton Academy," A Socratic School Turning Students Into Confident Leaders & Aspiring EntrepreneursThis week on the Team Never Quit Podcast, Marcus and Melanie delve into the dynamic world of education and entrepreneurship with special guests, Jeff and Laura Sandefer of Acton Academy.Jeff, a seasoned entrepreneur and esteemed Socratic Guide, has a remarkable dual life, having founded multiple successful businesses and earned accolades as an outstanding teacher at the University of Texas. Laura, co-founder of Acton Academy and an author, takes us on her Hero's Journey in education, chronicled in her book "Courage to Grow."Acton Academy's learner-driven model has spread across the globe with over 130 locations, emphasizing...
2023-11-221h 04
LiberatED PodcastA Conversation with Acton Academy Co-Founder Jeff SandeferIt is such an honor to have Jeff Sandefer on the podcast today to talk about his experience as the co-founder, along with his wife Laura, of the fast-growing microschool network, Acton Academy. Jeff and Laura launched the first Acton Academy in Austin, Texas in 2009. Today, there are over 300 Acton Academies worldwide, serving thousands of learners. *** Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly email newsletter on education trends at fee.org/liberated.
2023-11-2138 min
LiberatED PodcastOne of the earliest Acton Academies! Dani Foltz-Smith on her path from Acton parent to founderMore than a decade ago, Dani Foltz-Smith sent her two girls to a new school that had recently opened in Austin, Texas. It was the flagship Acton Academy, launched in 2009 by Jeff and Laura Sandefer to prioritize learner-driven education and enable each child to pursue his or her own "hero's journey." Dani's family adored their Acton experience so much that when they needed to move back to Los Angeles, Dani became the 3rd ever Acton Academy campus, after Austin and Guatemala, opening Acton Academy Venice Beach in 2013. Today, there are more than 300 Acton Academy microschools serving thousands o...
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The Mind Money Spectrum Podcast#131. We don't need no education.Education is designed to produce employees, not entrepreneurs.In this episode, Aaron and Trishul reflect on whether their advice applies to most people. Not everyone can structure their calendars like small business owners. For those who are hard-working and ambitious early in their careers, there are a few different ways to enact a mindset shift to allow them to pursue the freedoms they want in life. Trishul further argues that our current education system pushes students towards being a cog within a large organization and that a better education system might allow more people to pursue their...
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"Doctor Mom" Podcast | Practical Tips to Be a Proactive ParentRethinking Education: How Alternative Schools Help Kids Thrive with Laura SandeferTraditional education isn't working for many kids, but what if there was a better way? In this episode, we dive into self-directed learning, alternative education, and raising independent kids with Laura Sandefer, co-founder of Acton Academy—a revolutionary school model designed to help children take ownership of their education. Discover how to foster a love of learning, resilience, and real-world problem-solving through a unique combination of Socratic discussions, project-based learning, and self-governance. Laura shares powerful insights on why kids should be treated as capable leaders in their own learning journey, how parents can support a hero's journey mindset, and wh...
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As I look over my notes and relisten to the recording there is a definite theme - courage. It takes courage to do what we are doing! Nicholeen has taken courage to a new level in all she does! Be sure to listen to...
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As I look over my notes and relisten to the recording there is a definite theme – courage. It takes courage to do what we are doing! Nicholeen has taken courage to a new level in all she does! Be sure t...
2023-08-291h 01
Beyond ConversationsJBP-Podcast (GERMAN: erklärt & kommentiert) Episode 336 How to Educate Your Children - Jeff SandeferDiese Woche habe wir Episode 336 zusammengefasst, erklärt und kommentiert. Es geht um das Bildungssystem und eine Alternative: die Acton Academy. Viel Spaß :)
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The Meaning CodeThe Proper Place of the Mystical and the Prescience of Sci Fi Literature for the Present MomentVideo links follow notes: This episode is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZqTA2QJIhTAStephen Hurn's background is in software development, and his passion is science fiction as literature and the consideration of truth. There was so much hope in programming during the '90's that technology would free us from menial facts, but... The new atheists fought against the straw man of the god of the gaps but failed at explaining the mechanisms behind the world. Godel - for every rational system (the universe is an example of a rational...
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The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast336. How to Educate Your Children | Jeff SandeferDr Jordan B Peterson and Jeff Sandefer discuss the k-12 education machine, its origins and failures, and how the Acton Academies are making leaps to correct the system. Jeff Sandefer is an entrepreneur and Socratic teacher. He started his first business at 16 and graduated from Harvard Business School. Jeff has started and runs many successful companies, his most recent being Sandefer Capital Partners, an oil and gas investment firm with several billion dollars in assets. He has also started multiple academic programs and schools, such as the Acton School of Business, whose students were named t...
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The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast336. How to Educate Your Children | Jeff SandeferDr Jordan B Peterson and Jeff Sandefer discuss the k-12 education machine, its origins and failures, and how the Acton Academies are making leaps to correct the system. Jeff Sandefer is an entrepreneur and Socratic teacher. He started his first business at 16 and graduated from Harvard Business School. Jeff has started and runs many successful companies, his most recent being Sandefer Capital Partners, an oil and gas investment firm with several billion dollars in assets. He has also started multiple academic programs and schools, such as the Acton School of Business, whose students were named the “most competitive MBA’s in th...
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Dad Saves AmericaHe Fell 100 Feet And Lived To Tell The Story | Pop WisdomJeff Sandefer has some wisdom to share.After striking it big in the oil industry before the age of 30, Jeff set off on a path of discovering where true meaning and purpose can be found and how individuals can maximize their impact on the world. He’s applied the purposeful risk-taking of entrepreneurship to raising his own kids, going as far as to let his son start paragliding at age three!Jeff is a successful entrepreneur-turned-business school professor who was considered to be one the best business professors in the country during his ti...
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Dad Saves AmericaWhy College Is A Ripoff | The ShowAt one time, a college degree came with the legitimate promise of a better life. For generations of families it was part and parcel with ‘The American Dream.’ Unfortunately, the return on investment isn’t what it used to be.Today’s guest, Jeff Sandefer, knows this issue inside and out and is working to provide parents with an alternative to educate their children. He’s a successful entrepreneur-turned-business school professor who was considered to be one the best business professors in the country during his time at UT’s McComb School of Business. Later, he went on to f...
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LiberatED PodcastActon Academy & Learner-Driven Education: Tobin Slaven on launching Acton Academy Fort LauderdaleActon Academy was one of the very first national microschool networks to get started back in 2010, before microschools, or small, mixed-age, personalized learning environments, became one of the fastest-growing and most popular educational trends of the 21st century. Founded in Austin, Texas by Laura and Jeff Sandefer, Acton Academy now has about 280 independently run but Acton-affiliated schools in more than 30 states and 25 countries. Its growth and impact is continuing and accelerating, as Acton gains notoriety among parents, learners, and entrepreneurial educators. One of the latest Acton microschools to open is Acton Academy Fort Lauderdale, that was launched r...
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Doers to DonorsAn Interview with Jeff Sandefer, Founder of Sandefer Capital PartnersIn this episode of “Doers to Donors: Innovators and Their Philanthropy,” Philanthropy Roundtable President and CEO Elise Westhoff discusses entrepreneurship and charitable giving with Jeff Sandefer, founder of Sandefer Capital Partners. Sandefer has devoted much of his life to education and co-founded a number of programs that benefit students in K-12 and higher education, including Acton Academy, Acton School of Business and Acton Children’s Business Fair. Listen to this interview to learn more about Sandefer’s deep involvement in helping children realize their aspirations by “seeing the world through their eyes.” Sandefer also urges other philanthropists to “be in the trenches...
2022-09-1430 min
Apogee StrongJeff & Laura Sandefer - Heroes of EducationToday's guests are people who are near and dear to Matt's heart. Jeff and Laura Sandefer, the founders and creators of Acton Academy, are the people who started it all. What started as something they wanted to build for their own children has grown into an alternative education program with locations across the world. After being awarded the highly competitive Walter Wattles Fellowship at Lloyd’s of London, Laura worked in the aviation insurance industry in New York City. Deciding to follow her calling into the world of education, Laura returned to Nashville and earned her Master of Education at P...
2022-08-3050 min
Theory 2 Action PodcastMM#126--A Hero's Journey, part 2FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text MessageIn this part 2 episode of the Hero's Journey, we continue with our dive deep in Rev Robert Sirico & Jeff Sandefer's compelling book, A Field Guide for the Hero's JourneyKey Points from the Episode:Rev Robert Sirico's story that he "is not a true socialist"Horrific nature of tyrannical regimes often associated with aggressive Communistic, Marxist, and Socialist dictatorships Asking those three vital questions of ourselves to kick off our own Hero's journey Other resources:
2022-05-2618 minTheory 2 Action PodcastMM#125--A Hero's Journey, part 1FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text MessageIn this episode, we dive deep in Joseph's Campbell popularizing of "A Hero's Journey" concept, and we enlist the help of authors Rev Robert Sirico & Jeff Sandefer in their compelling book, A Field Guide for the Hero's JourneyKey Points from the Episode:Intro to Joseph Campbell's 'monomyth'Asking the important questionsRealizing NOT every answer to the important questions is a final solution or the final puzzle piece needed in a life full of meaningOther resources:
2022-05-2412 min
YOUR BIG NEXT | business growth, leadership development, scaling with purpose, faith and family first entrepreneurRaising Luminaries: The School System Is Failing Our Kids (But Here’s What We Can Do About It!)I think today's episode is going to be one of the most powerful conversations we have on this podcast, and at the same time, it's going to be a really tough pill to swallow for a lot of people. We are talking about why things are happening the way they are in the school systems, why schools are just not cutting it alone, how they are not going to contribute to your kids becoming the leaders they are called to be, and how schools were actually strategically designed to be like corporations during the Industrial Revolution (over 150 freakin years...
2022-05-0524 min
Acton VaultThe Hero’s Journey with Jeff SandeferIn this episode, we bring you a keynote address that was delivered as part of the 2017 Education and Freedom Conference, featuring Jeff Sandefer, co-founder of Acton Academy, a new and innovative K–12 school that offers a nontraditional approach to education—an alternative to standardized testing and rote memorization. Sandefer opens his address by questioning the typical education model: “Common Core, standardized tests, control, regurgitation, [and] oversight—19th-century solutions in the 21st century. Perhaps this makes sense to some until you ask the question, ‘What if children really are far more capable than we ever imagined?’” Sub...
2022-04-0144 min
Acton LineBetsy DeVos and Sal Khan on education and entrepreneurial disruptionIn this episode, we're bringing you a panel discussion featuring Betsy Devos and Sal Khan that was delivered as part of Acton University Online 2021. The Panel was moderated by Jeff Sandefer, entrepreneur and founder of the Acton School of Business. An educated citizenry is fundamental to securing a free and flourishing society. Innovation, technology, and entrepreneurial endeavors are transforming education in many ways. This panel examines common myths about learning and the provision of education, highlights the great entrepreneurial efforts to improve its quality and accessibility, and explores what the future holds in providing an education tha...
2021-06-301h 00
The New SchoolsJeff Sandefer - A Hero's JourneyJeff Sandefer lives a dual life as an entrepreneur and a Socratic Guide.
As an entrepreneur, he founded his first company at age 16 and went on to found or co-found seven successful businesses.
As a Socratic teacher at the University of Texas, Jeff’s students five times voted him the school’s Outstanding Teacher and Businessweek named him one of the top Entrepreneurship professors in America. Jeff went on to co-found the Acton School of Business, an MBA program perennially ranked by the Princeton Review among the best in the nation. In 2012 The Economist honored him...
2021-04-1843 min
Butter Living by ZensoAn Approach to Life and Learning with Matt BeaudreauEnjoy listening to Matt Beaudreau (founder of Acton Academy Placer) as he talks about life, learning, relationships, critical thinking, adaptability, wonder, and the healthy habit of facing your dragons, and what all this might mean as a young learner in a community-oriented, self-directed, and curiosity-driven learning landscape. Visit his Acton Academy Placer here: https://www.actonplacer.com/ See his "The Essential 11" podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL1KcYujlcZBejXj8zmUj1w ______ Landing page to learn more about founding an Acton Academy, or to learn more about it's original founders (Laura and Jeff Sandefer): https://www.launchactonacademy.com/about ______ Seth God...
2020-09-231h 29
This is OklahomaThis is Wildflower: An Acton AcademyOn this episode I sat with Brooke & Jimmy Ogle who've opened up their own school in NW OKC out of a need for better education and opportunities for their three kids.
Here's their story,
Jimmy and Brooke are both from Oklahoma and have been married since 2009. Together they have three children, each of whom attends Wildflower: An Acton Academy. As a family, they enjoy traveling, playing games, reading, and discovering new things.
As a mom, I wanted a different education for my children. After trying both a public and a private C...
2020-07-2446 min
The Daily Job HuntJeff Sandefer on Transitioning From Business Success to Reimagining EducationJeff Sandefer started his first business at age sixteen. After earning an MBA, he founded Sandefer Offshore, an oil and gas company that generated over $500 million in profits in less than five years. He then ran Sandefer Capital Partners, a multi-billion dollar energy firm.
Over the last fifteen years, Sandefer has worked with entrepreneur-teachers to build a nationally acclaimed entrepreneurship program.
In this episode, Isaac and Jeff talk about Jeff’s history with entrepreneurship, finding meaning in reimagining education, and insights on starting your career.
In this episode:
* How Jeff’s family infl...
2020-06-1645 min
Driven For Good with Dana RoeferS01 EP02 Kids are Capable of Far More Than We Can Ever Imagine Laura SandeferImagine your young kids aged 7 & 5 are just starting out their educational journey… fast forward 10-12 years… do you like the outcome you see from the options available? Laura Sandefer, the Founder of Acton Academy, and her husband Jeff Sandefer were not crazy about what they saw. Yet they believe deeply in children and their ability to change the world. Thanks to their drive, perseverance and determination, after ten years there are now more than 200 schools worldwide in the Acton Academy Network, more than 60% of the world’s micro-schools.
2020-05-2735 min
Montessori Education with Jesse McCarthySuccess and Acton Academy with Jeff Sandefer"Grit beats IQ every time." Jeff Sandefer, co-founder of the Acton network of 270+ schools Jesse McCarthy | https://www.montessorieducation.com/podcast/success-acton-academy-jeff-sandefer Jeff Sandefer | https://www.actonacademy.org
2020-04-281h 02
5 Minute Success - The PodcastLaura Sandefer's Heroine's Journey: A Call to Adventure - 5 Minute Success - The PodcastCo-Founder, Acton Academy. Laura lived on both US coasts and in between as a child, then settled into Vanderbilt University for her undergraduate studies in the College of Arts and Sciences. After being awarded the highly competitive Walter Wattles Fellowship at Lloyd's of London, Laura worked in the aviation insurance industry in New York City. Deciding to follow her calling into the world of education, Laura returned to Nashville and earned her Master of Education at Peabody College. This led her to her work at the Oklahoma Arts Institute, creating fine arts education programs for...
2019-12-0626 min
NB Teen PodcastInterview with Jeff Sandefer: Founder of Acton Children's Business FairWe are here with the wonderful and inspiring Jeff Sandefer who helped start the youth entrepreneurship movement that is changing young lives throughout the nation and around the world. This is not just for teens, tweens, or aspiring entrepreneurs. This episode is for everyone.
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2019-11-1031 min
The Emergent Order PodcastReinventing Education at Acton Academy with Jeff SandeferOn episode three of the Emergent Order podcast, John interviews Jeff Sandefer, an oil industry veteran, entrepreneur and educator. Sandefer describes the personal and professional journey that led him to establish the nonprofit Acton Academy school network.
In this episode we will also unpack Sandefer’s views on the education system as a whole and why The Acton Academy works, with an emphasis on how Acton embodies bottom-up systems.
More from our guest:
Acton School of Business Bio
Amazon Author Page
References from th...
2019-06-221h 44
The JourneyFollowing Your Fear with Laura Sandefer, Co-founder of Acton AcademyWhen her two young children were old enough to begin their traditional schooling, Laura Sandefer and her husband Jeff were at an inflection point. They didn’t want the traditional path for their kids but they didn’t believe they could do classic homeschooling either. What that left them, was the idea to start a school of their own school and create a radical new way for children to learn. The two launched Acton Academy and it has grown into a collection of one-room schools around the world. It was a big mess to be perfe...
2019-04-0213 min
Warrior FamilyJeff Sandefer – How to educate our children for a successful futureThe fact is that all parents want their children to be successful, confident and happy. A lot of us agree that the traditional school system has many flaws, and sometimes even prevents our kids from expressing creativity and discovering their passions.
If you agree, you will love this interview with Jeff Sandefer. He co-founded Acton Academy with his wife Laura, as the solution to the problem of schooling their children, whereas they would learn the essential skills required to find their calling and make a difference in the world. The academy was a success, and now teaches children at over 100...
2018-12-0400 min
The John Howard Show29 Raising Smart Kids with Jeff SandeferTune in for a discussion with Acton Academy founder Jeff Sandefer about how you can help your kids become entrepreneurial creative thinkers. “If you’re in the middle of a startup, you need permission from your significant other and your kids that you’re not going to be around as much. And then you need to go back and make that up after the startup phase.” - Jeff Sandefer Learn more about this episode of Ready Set Love at www.readysetlove.com/episode-29
2018-10-101h 04
Discover Your Talent–Do What You LoveFinding the Genius in You, with Jeff SandeferJeff Sandefer is an entrepreneur and socratic teacher. He started his first company at 16, and his latest venture grew to several billion dollars in assets. The Economist magazine named him one of the world’s top 15 business school professors. Now, he’s a full-time teacher at Acton Academy, a cutting-edge K-12 school whose one-room school house for the 21-century model is spreading across the globe, with over 80 affiliates and over 8,000 applications from parent entrepreneurs who want to launch a school.
2018-06-1530 min
The Foundation PodcastEP8 Interview With Jeff SandeferThis week Dr. Kevin Roberts interviews Jeff Sandefer, Co-founder of Acton Academy, a global network of innovative K-12 schools focused on providing competency-based education.”
2018-05-1731 min
The Foundation PodcastEP8 Interview With Jeff SandeferThis week Dr. Kevin Roberts interviews Jeff Sandefer, Co-founder of Acton Academy, a global network of innovative K-12 schools focused on providing competency-based education.”
2018-05-1731 min
EdChoice ChatsEp 42: Cool Schools | Acton AcademiesIn today’s episode of EdChoice Chats, we continue our Cool Schools series with an interview with Acton Academies Co-Founder Jeff Sandefer. He talks about how his family started Acton Academies and what their innovative model of education looks like in the classroom.
To learn more about educational choice, visit www.edchoice.org.
2018-03-2727 min
Transformative PrincipalTurning Learning Upside Down with Jeff Sandefer Transformative Principal 219Jeff Sandefer started his first business at 16 and has run 5 successful companies since then. Now, most of his time is spent developing innovate educational curriculum for the Acton Academy and My Entrepreneurial Journey and teaching at the Acton School of Business. The Courage to Grow - By Laura Sandefer, about the journey of creating Acton Academy How Acton started, powerful story. Socratic teacher at the graduate level for 20 years. Confident that we could pull off pieces Sugata Mitra - Not in the school reform business, just trying to do our own little thing. Frankenstinian mashup of pieces. Montessori...
2018-03-2539 min
Making Waves at C-Level: Business Tips for Executives, Leaders, and EntrepreneursActon MBA and the Acton Academy - Jeff SandeferJeff Sandefer is an entrepreneur and a teacher. As an entrepreneur, he founded a number of successful companies -- his first at age 16; his largest with billions of dollars in assets. Business may be his day job, but Jeff’s passion is teaching. While he was at the University of Texas, his students five times voted him the school’s Outstanding Teacher and The Economist named Jeff one of the fifteen top Business School professors in the world. In 2009 Jeff and his wife Laura started Acton Academy, a cutting edge K12 school named after Lord Acto...
2018-01-3032 min
Achieve Your Goals with Hal ElrodRethinking Education for the 21st Century with Jeff and Laura SandeferFor decades, parents, educators, and students have talked about the constraints and frustrations of traditional schooling. In almost all schools, students end up figuratively chained to their desks and bored out of their minds—and they suffer personally and academically as a result. Today you're going to discover a revolutionary new kind of school that prepares students to become leaders of tomorrow through hands on, real world learning. To learn more, visit http://halelrod.com/198 Copyright © 2017 Miracle Morning, LP and International Literary Properties LLC
2017-12-1337 min
The Mentee PodcastWhere Do You Need to Focus Most? - Coaching Call with Geoff Woods You’ve set this massive goal for yourself…maybe your business. You realized there is so much to do in order to hit that goal and your feeling a little overwhelmed. What do you do? There are many things you can do, but what’s the one? Whats the one thing you are not currently doing that if you started doing immediately, would help you accomplish your goal? I had a chance to catch up with my mentor Geoff Woods, the creator of The Mentee Podcast. G...
2017-10-0256 minThe Mentee PodcastAre You Willing to Struggle? - Part Two with Robert, Michael, and PeterYou want to learn more about yourself, but are you willing to struggle? There is a point for you to learn more about yourself. It’s taking the first step to getting into Flow. But what is that first step… and are you willing to take it? Today’s episode is the concluding part of last weeks call, where we get personal with the real life struggles of three listeners of The Mentee Podcast, a group of guys that met because of Geoff Woods and the show he create...
2017-09-2534 minThe Mentee PodcastYou Must Say NO So That You Can Say Yes - with Robert and MichaelYou are a learner, a giver, a go getter. You consume content and subscribe to everything. But are you moving the ball forward? Are you taking action or are you just in motion? You cannot steer a parked car and consuming content and taking action are two different things. Today’s episode gets personal with the real life struggles of three listeners of The Mentee Podcast, a group of guys that met because of Geoff Woods and the show he created. If these individuals never decided to upgrade their top fi...
2017-09-1835 minThe Mentee PodcastLeadership Comes in All Places and at All Levels - with Tanya Van CourtTanya and I connected after a friend reached out to us and said hey… she would be an amazing guest on the show… and she did not disappoint. It was amazing to hear her journey going from Discovery to Nickelodeon to launching ESPN 3 and then founding her own company… Goalsetter.co. Life is a journey folks and along all our journeys…we all have mentors, coaches, and people who help us along the way. For Tanya it was about surrounding herself with mentors from all walks of life and making this an intentional focus every day. In...
2017-09-1131 min
The ONE ThingImplementing The ONE Thing in Your Company with Raman SehgalMany successful business owners are trying to live The ONE Thing in their lives... but how can you bring those lessons into your business? Raman Sehgal, Founder of ramarketing, has experienced transformational success because he successfully implemented The ONE Thing into the culture of his business. He shares what he and his team have done, and how you can bring these lessons into your professional life as well. The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: Raman didn't try to do it all – he started by implementing ONE thing, which led to the next thing and...
2017-09-0436 min
Think Global, Do JusticeJeff Sandefer - Disrupting Education Systems to Help Children Flourish, Part 2In Episode 54, you will hear from Jeff Sandefer, Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Acton Academy. For full show notes, please visit www.thinkorphan.com
2017-05-2341 min
Think Global, Do JusticeJeff Sandefer - Disrupting Education Systems to Help Children FlourishIn Episode 53, you will hear from Jeff Sandefer, Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Acton Academy. For full show notes, please visit www.thinkorphan.com
2017-05-1639 min
2015-01-1500 min
The Career Channel (Audio)Change and Challenge for Entrepreneurs and InnovatorsJeff Sandefer runs an energy investment firm, Sandefer Capital Partners, that holds over a billion dollars in assets. For the last sixteen years, Mr. Sandefer has also taught entrepreneurship at the graduate level. Four years ago Mr. Sandefer and a band of successful entrepreneurs left a nationally recognized program they had built at the University of Texas to start the Acton School of Business. For two consecutive years, Acton was rated among the top MBA programs in the country by the Princeton Review, which called its students the "most competitive" MBAs in America and rated the faculty in the top...
2011-11-2835 minThe Career Channel (Video)Change and Challenge for Entrepreneurs and InnovatorsJeff Sandefer runs an energy investment firm, Sandefer Capital Partners, that holds over a billion dollars in assets. For the last sixteen years, Mr. Sandefer has also taught entrepreneurship at the graduate level. Four years ago Mr. Sandefer and a band of successful entrepreneurs left a nationally recognized program they had built at the University of Texas to start the Acton School of Business. For two consecutive years, Acton was rated among the top MBA programs in the country by the Princeton Review, which called its students the "most competitive" MBAs in America and rated the faculty in the top...
2011-11-2835 min