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Stanford’s Entrepreneurship Corner: Wendy Kopp, Teach for America – Social Entrepreneurship Changing Education [Entire Talk]

On By David J. MillerIn American Exceptionalism, American Higher Education, Disruption in Higher Education, Entrepreneur Profiles, Social Entrepreneurship, Stanford University, StudentsLeave a comment

Perhaps there is no more impactful student founder, social entrepreneur that Wendy Kopp of Teach for America.  The full talk is about an hour and well worth it, especially if interested in social impact, education or starting a venture while a students.

Hope you enjoy it.

Stanford’s Entrepreneurship Corner: Wendy Kopp, Teach for America – Social Entrepreneurship Changing Education [Entire Talk].

 

FT Rankings – Sneak Peak at Entrepreneurship

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The Financial Times will release its 2018 MBA programme rankings at the end of January; they’ve provided a tease on entrepreneurship education (which Stanford University has dominated since this sub ranking began in 2015). From the FT.

Stanford Graduate School of Business has topped the table since 2015. Latest data show that slightly more than a third (36 per cent) of its alumni started a company during orPlease use the sharing tools found via the email icon at the top of articles.

Alumni from Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College (ranked third for entrepreneurship) had the highest proportion — with 52 per cent of its graduates setting up a company.

But overall, appetite for start-up creation seems to have peaked in 2015 when it reached 21 per cent. This was up from 18 per cent in 2013 and 2014. It fell back to 19 per cent in 2016 and 2017. Are start-ups on a downward trend or will they bounce back in 2018?after graduation.

Tina Seelig of Stanford on Why It’s Imperative to Entrepreneurship

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Paul Rogers tweeted a great piece by Tina Seelig at Medium: Why It’s Imperative to Teach Entrepreneurship. Its short and to the point and worth reading and sharing.

Our education system is responsible for preparing young people to build successful lives. They should be ready for the wide range of possibilities ahead of them, including working for others, starting their own ventures, and contributing to their communities. All of these options require a depth of knowledge in their chosen discipline, as well as creative problem solving skills, leadership abilities, experience working on effective teams, and adaptability in an ever-changing environment. It’s no coincidence that these are the same capabilities that employers say they want in college graduates.

These skills are the cornerstones of entrepreneurship education, which explicitly prepares students to identify and address challenges and opportunities. Therefore, along with teaching traditional subjects, such as science, grammar, and history, that provide foundational knowledge, it’s imperative that we teach students to be entrepreneurial.