Willy references the future "business world" ability/savvy of both of his sons as being far ahead of their current classmates because his sons, as he states, are like "Adonis".
The mythological allusion to Adonis is of a very handsome, but foolish, young man who believes that his beauty and youthfulness will protect him, yet he perishes in a vile animal attack.
The reference by Willy is ironic - he claims that his sons do not need to worry of ample school learning: They are so attractive, thinks Willy, that the boys will automatically succeed. As seen in the allusion, this is not so.
Willy is demonstrating that his inability to make it in the sales/business world is due to his inability to adapt to a changing world. He is superficial, not skilled.
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