The Acton Scholars, Class of 2010, graduated on Sunday, May 2. Below is the speech Jeff Sandefer delivered to honor the extraordinary achievements of this year’s class.
Well, you made it. Today is the end of a long hard road. And we accept that you have to leave and we accept that you are going to [...]

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Congratulations to our 2009-2010 awards recipients!
Thanks to everyone who made Acton’s 2009-2010 school year such a stellar year. Five people particularly stood out:
This year’s Case Teacher of the Year was awarded to

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On November 3, 2009, Acton co-founder and Master Teacher Jeff Sandefer spoke at the 2009 State Policy Network 17th Annual Meeting in Asheville, North Carolina.
Introduction
Jeff Sandefer is an entrepreneur, a teacher and a passionate defender of freedom. As an entrepreneur, he founded his first company at age 16; recently he sold Sandefer Capital Partners, an [...]

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In addition to teaching and running companies, Acton teachers are life-long learners who are constantly looking for opportunities and resources to hone their own business skills.
As a result, Acton teachers are avid readers. Here are some of the books that most influenced them. All of these, and more, are on Acton’s Best Books List:

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In response to a recent debate on the Harvard Business Review website about how traditional MBA programs contributed to current economic crisis, Master Teacher Jeff Sandefer had the following comments:
Most business schools don’t care much about students or their journeys through life. Until this changes, ancillary efforts like reforming curriculum or adding ethics courses won’t [...]

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