
…se who are learners will have more opportunities for growth and success than those who are learned. And if our work in schools does not have a laser focus on developing our kids as powerful, passionate, persistent learners, we’re not preparing them for their futures.
Millennials, in particular, are really the first generation who have that drive to stand up and say, “No, I’m not just going to conform to the cubicle.” But yet there are not a lot of schools out there that show you how to do that. So the road trip’s focus is to show people it’s possible to design your life and go after it.
…ess stories of the future won’t be the people with Harvard degrees hanging in their corner offices. I really think the successful people will be the ones who spent the time to learn about themselves, learn about other cultures through travel, make an effort to design their lives instead of blindly following the path.