In Born A Crime, Trevor Noah talks a lot about his relationship with his mom and shows the way his mom brings him up to the person he is today. People in his town would think that his mom is odd or crazy because she would show Trevor “the things of white people” such as ice rinks, drive-ins and suburbs. Trevor’s mom would say: “Because even if he never leaves the ghetto, he will know that the ghetto is not the world. If that is all I accomplish, I’ve done enough.” Because of apartheid, black people do not expect to be given the tools and opportunities to advance and one of the two groups of whites who oppressed black people in South Africa are the British and the Afrikaners would believe that there was no point in giving tools and resources to the people who would never move up in the social ladder.

When working on my project and building out this business, I often think about the role that we are playing in helping students regain the joy of learning. We cannot change the current social and educational structure in Vietnam and maybe we never will. But we can influence each student’s mindset and understanding that what they are being taught now in school is not everything that the sea of knowledge out there has to offer. Our role is to get students inspired, excited, and aware of possibilities and provide them the tools, resources and effective guidance to help them get to the possibilities that fit them.