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At six years old, Zach Bonner began to think differently about what learning looked liked for himself. With parental support, "school" became a blend of learning and serving.

I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Brown's mother on a flight and was interested in her son's creativity from a young age. He was someone who was allowed to explore his creativity and became the man who he has become, an internationally recognized leader in the world of car racing.

"Sir Ken Robinson says our education system works like a factory. It's based on models of mass production and conformity that actually prevent kids from finding their passions and succeeding, he said. "The problem is that educating young people is not like making motorcars -- at all," the author and educator said in a recent interview. "And one key difference is that motorcars have no interest in how they're made, and young people do." Robinson, author of "The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything," spoke to CNN after a recent lecture at the TED Conference in Long Beach, California. "