Reading List for Parents

Acton Academy Columbus - Recommended Reading List for Parents

• Courage to Grow - Laura Sandefer

• Mindset: The New Psychology of Success - Carol Dweck

• Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era - Tony Wagner and Ted Dintersmith

• Unconditional Parenting - Alfie Kohn

• Unschooling Rules – Clark Aldrich

• Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs - Ellen Galinsky

• One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined – Salman Khan

• A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-First Century – Oliver DeMille

• The Talent Code – Daniel Coyle

• Mastery: The Keys to Success and Longterm Fulfillment – George Leonard

• NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children – Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman

• Fires in the Mind: What Kids Can Tell Us About Motivation and Mastery – Kathleen Cushman

• The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family – Patrick Lencioni

• Reality is Broken – Jane McGonigal

• Education for Judgment: The Artistry of Discussion Leadership – C. Roland Christensen, David A. Garvin and Ann Sweet

• Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children’s Learning - Peter Johnston

• 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

• Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us - Daniel Pink