I begin by asking you to close your eyes for a moment and picture a kindergarten classroom. 25 eager five year five-year-olds fill this room. They're running, laughing, running around as much as they possibly can and finally find their space down on the carpet where they anxiously await to learn something new.Can you see them now. Shift your focus to the doorway where five or more students stand outside, peering through the glass. Their tiny fists bang desperately at the door.They're crying, pleading for th ...

I want you to picture something. Two kids born on the same day. Both with the eagerness to learn all that life has to offer with the same spark of curiosity in their eyes. One grows up with an overwhelming access to books, teachers, and a safe place to learn. And the other, well, their classroom is filled with empty shelves and teachers that don't have the resources they need to provide their children with a proper education. Now, what differentiates these two individuals? Because it's not talent and it's n ...