This Really Happy 13-Year-Old Hacks His Education, And Now I Regret I Didn’t Do The Same With Mine

Kids like Logan Laplante fascinate me. He gave this talk when he was 13. What was I doing at that age? I can tell you it wasn’t making intelligent points about America’s public schools… At 2:59, he tells you what we all need to be happy. Then, at 6:45, he tells you all about what…

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Dec 18, 2013

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