Startup Culture and the Neglected Role of Public Schools

Public schools with a reputation for innovation and high achievement provide communities with a competitive advantage in attracting companies to their regions and retaining talent.

Plenty of would-be entrepreneurs are sitting in our K-12 classrooms, but they’re not getting the help they need to become the innovators who could boost our economies.

by Mike Green

Full Story: http://www.govtech.com/education/Startup-Culture-and-the-Neglected-Role-of-Public-Schools.html

Warren Miller Freedom Foundation http://warrenmiller.org

The Warren Miller Freedom Foundation’s Young Entrepreneur Program offers a ten-week curriculum aimed at giving students, grades 6-12, and the opportunity to learn how to start their own businesses! Students develop a plan, learn basic business vocabulary, discuss and practice marketing, customer service, record keeping, networking, problem solving and ethical business practices. Each class is supervised by a mentor who guides the entrepreneurs through the ten weekly lessons. Building relationships is an important part of any classroom or business and is an integral part of the Young Entrepreneur Program. Mentors keep the classroom active with hands-on experiential learning. The students are encouraged to role-play, actively challenge their classmates, research and map the business needs of their communities and, most importantly, use their talents to find a business they can enjoy and grow. Each week the students end the class with a challenge to meet a specific business goal for the upcoming week.

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