“It is my belief that the first duty of any society is to teach its people the basic skills necessary to be successful, happy, contributing citizens.  Judging by what I have observed, our educational system has a long way to go before we can give it a passing grade.  In most schools, students can get straight “A’s” throughout twelve, sixteen or more years of education, yet still not have even a basic understanding of those money-oriented skills that we need to survive and prosper in our society.  Moreover, they do not have the skills of cooperation and goodwill that we must have if we wish to create a society that lives up to the ideals of our forbears.

   As adults, our task is twofold:  First, to overcome the wounds that our educational experience has inflicted upon us; and second, to do whatever we are each capable of doing to change the educational system that will serve the younger generations.  I believe we are all in favor of greater success in our own lives and happier kids all around us.  I believe we are all in favor of creating a society that is excited about lifelong learning.  I am for each person living up to his or her greatest potentials.  I am for economic prosperity for more than just a few people.  I am for reducing crime and poverty, since they go hand in hand.  I am for preserving our planet’s environment.  I am for peace.  These ideals describe the mission of this book, a mission that begins with education—our own as well as the education of our coming generations.

   Let’s begin.  And let’s get it right this time.”

What a fantastic description of a mission.  A warning must be given though:  to read this book is painful… painfully honest.  But definitely worth reading.  I would have to say that Mr. Greenspan and Mr. Kiyosaki know what they’re talking about considering the level of success from which they are speaking.  You don’t get to be one of the most powerful men in the country and possibly the world based upon the position he holds without a considerably deep foundation of education in basics as well as specialized principles.  Neither do you become a self-made multimillionaire without a similar foundation of education.  BUT, ‘education' as used here must be qualified as consisting of information, truths, principles and practices, through a system of learning that actually works and rewards.  Orrin Woodward has developed such a system.  Welcome to the Team.  Let’s begin… and let’s get it right this time!