IN-DEPTH EDUCATION ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP: MYRIAD VIEWS

I am with much joy to voice out again about the concept of entrepreneurship which needs an in-depth education.

As a young passionate and enthusiastic entrepreneur who want the full capturing of the entrepreneurial concept, I write to inspire and enlighten the world the need to use entrepreneurship as a blue print to spearhead economic growth and development. I therefore with great emphasis continue to say that “A country that lack entrepreneurial foresight is like a refugee without destination”

According to Nick Johns, Sr. career adviser says “A degree in entrepreneurship helps in learning about accounting, ethics, economics, finance, marketing, management, and other business topics which are definitely useful to run a business successfully." This is absolutely true, but to enhance economic growth and development what are others point of views?

Gene Coulson Ed.D writes, “Research shows that the most creative students in the K-12 school system are in kindergarten and first grade. As they move through the system, creative thinking is discourage in favour of learning the “right” answer and being able to enter it on a text answer sheet. We need to nurture the creativity that the youngest of our students bring with them to their first days of years of school

The consideration of entrepreneurial opportunities preserves the innovation and creative thinking skills that exist in the very early grades, but disappear as students move toward high school graduation. There are many age and grade appropriate activities that introduce entrepreneurship to young children. Middle school is when most students begin to think about career choices. Entrepreneurship should be part of that consideration.

There is a complete  spectrum of curriculum materials available to help every teacher integrate entrepreneurial education into their instruction and teach their state standards with common sense connection to the real world around them and a way to preserve the creative thinking abilities of their students”

There are many pathways to entrepreneurial success and they are all accomplished by innovative and creative thinking, not rote memorization. Looking for the alternative answer, the innovative idea, keeps the creative thinking muscles strong as students move through the K-12 system.

Nidhi Singh, correspondent, Entrepreneur, Asia- pacific in the write up “Should entrepreneurship be a subject in school?” presented below these three great points:

1. Learning from the early age:

Monica Malhotra Kandhari, Managing Director, MBD Group feels entrepreneurship should be definitely taught in schools.

“We all must be aware of the changes happening around us and schools must produce the doers, makers and cutting-edge thinkers that the world so desperately needs. Teaching entrepreneurship in schools will help us in instilling critical-thinking, communication and collaboration skills in the students.  This will not only help them navigate their uncertain future and succeed in life in the long run”

Malhotra also added that learning entrepreneurship early will also empower them to be innovators, problem solvers and maybe even invent their own careers if the need be.

2. Adopt Practical and learning ways:

Realizing the importance of entrepreneurship and its share in the global economy, Narendra Goidani, Founder, lifeschool personally feels that it is important that schools should integrate a subject that would highlight the skill set required to become an entrepreneur.

“As entrepreneurship cannot be taught theoretically, school should adopt practical and learning ways so that people can incorporate those experience into their real life if they plan to become an entrepreneur, practical knowledge given at that stage is of importance as it makes it easier for you to adjust to the real environment,” he stressed

3. Creating thought leaders:

As a school leader and entrepreneurs, Kunal Dalal, Managing Director of JBCN International School, believes that encouraging entrepreneurship from the young age is a step in the right direction

“Everyone believes that when you go to college you can learn how to be an entrepreneur but entrepreneurship has no age limit: you can become  entrepreneurs and come up with idea, solution or a product even while you are in school. Schools that encourage entrepreneurship are likely to create thoughtful leaders whose creativity is limitless”

Entrepreneurship is not a semester, non a four year course. Therefore it needs to be channeled through the lowest level of education to build that lifestyle in the kids before they get to an appreciable youth stage. This is one of the best ways, the economy of our dear country can revive because of the availability of the right human resource to tap the natural resource.

I repeat “A country that lack entrepreneurial foresight is like a refugee without destination”

Thank you

Isaac Agya Koomson

(CEO of EKSEL consult)

Agaster2008@yahoo.com

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