We're used to the characteristics of social media - participation, connection, instant gratification - and when school doesn't offer the same, it's easy to tune out.

Our words can have power that we don't think we have in everyday life - anyone can make a difference.

I was thrilled to be able to read at three. I just thought everyone loved reading as much as I did.

Make sure that your kids or the kids in your life have an opportunity to share their ideas, and to teach you something about what we know.

If we all understood we can learn from both older and younger people, then we'd have a better world.

Learning between grown-ups and kids should be reciprocal. The reality, unfortunately, is a little different, and it has a lot to do with trust, or a lack of it.

There's no committee that says, 'This is the type of person who can change the world - and you can't.' Realizing that anyone can do it is the first step. The next step is figuring out how you're going to do it.