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The education system is partly broken, and Garrett Smiley knows that first hand. Growing up in a military family, Smiley moved around a lot and experienced public, private and online schools across the globe. He developed a passion for education, particularly self-education and began reading dozens of books on psychology and the philosophy of learning. It was no surprise then that when Smiley caught the "startup bug" it eventually led him to co-founding Sora, a different kind of high school that employs self-motivation theory and project based learning to empower students like never before. Listen in to hear Sora's story, to discover revolutionary perspectives and surprising truths about our out-dated education system, and to meet the brilliant founder from Georgia Tech behind the change. (soraschools.com) Braxton Madison is the host of Startup Dorm Room, a podcast empowering entrepreneurs through educational content and narrative interviews. The biggest take aways from this episode are: reading is extremely powerful in educating a founder about their problem space, searching for a problem that is a mass need will make your impact more meaningful, and don't be afraid to start small and steadily scale. You can learn more about SDR and the mission at startupdormroom.com. Don't miss an episode, subscribe. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/startupdormroom/support