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A Fire to be Kindled
How a Generation of Empowered Learners Can Lead Meaningful Lives and Move Humanity Forward
"Kelly Smith is the founder of Prenda Schools, a revolutionary new approach to education. This book will tell you what he has been learning.”
—TYLER COWEN, American economist, author, and Professor of Economics at George Mason University
“I spend a lot of time trying to show people how curiosity and creativity make life more interesting. Kelly is doing the same thing with microschools, and this book explains the whole thing.”
—MARK ROBER, YouTuber, engineer, and inventor
“Since my daughter was born, I’ve thought a lot about how to develop a mindset in her for lifelong learning—in this modern world. Learning how to learn is going to be something I know will make all the difference in her life, and I want every child to have that same opportunity. This book explains how that can happen and all the good it will bring to society.”
—ALEXIS OHANIAN, Technology entrepreneur and investor
Author
Kelly Smith's childhood obsession with learning and building things led him to earn a master’s degree in nuclear fusion from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, start a nonprofit and two companies, and develop multiple technology products.
While volunteering at an afterschool code club at the library, he saw firsthand what happens when young people really want to learn, which led him to start a microschool around his kitchen table in January 2018.
He went on to create Prenda, an education company that helps people run microschools. Kelly is a founder and CEO, a husband, a father of four, and an enthusiastic learner.