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ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS
SCHOOL SUBJECT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS
SCHOOL SUBJECT
         PHILOSOPHY
WE’VE ALL BEEN THERE




             © woodleywonderworks @ FLICKR - 2010
AND SOME CLASSES WERE BORING




© Chris Owens
BUT THAT’S NOT
 THE PROBLEM
THE PROBLEM
     IS...
THE WORLD CHANGED...




                  © J0R63 @ FLICKR - 2010
BUT SCHOOLS HAVEN’T




                 © woodleywonderworks @ FLICKR - 2010
MEMORIZING
  STUFF




      © Patrick Gage @ FLICKR - 2011
MEMORIZING
 USELESS
  STUFF




      © Patrick Gage @ FLICKR - 2011
UNDIFFERENTIATED
LEARNING
MATH

           SCIENCE

     LANGUAGES / HISTORY

         ARTS / SPORTS

PROFESSIONAL ORIENTED LEARNING
STANDARDIZATION
ALL AROUND
BUT...
EACH STUDENT IS
UNIQUE
THE COOL GUYS




         © reegone @ FLICKR - 2010
I’M NOT A
ROCK STAR




            © J0R63 @ FLICKR - 2010
I SUCK AT FOOTBALL




               © Twyford @ FLICKR - 2010
WHERE IS THE

PASSION?



               © Scarleth White @ FLICKR - 2011
DREAMS




    © Brit. @ FLICKR - 2010
GOALS




   © gothormr @ FLICKR - 2010
HOPES




  © Steve Rhodes @ FLICKR - 2010
AGE OF IMAGINATION & CREATIVITY
                         © rPink Sherbert @ FLICKR - 2011
= MISSING
OPPORTUNITY
WE’RE NOT (JUST) DRUNK PEOPLE
© Fernando Ariotti @ FLICKR
TEENS
HAVE BIG
IDEAS




           © Jeff Kubina @ FLICKR - 2010
COOL COMPANIES
ENTREPRENEURS DON’T HAVE TO
     CREATE COMPANIES




                              © woodleywonderworks @ FLICKR - 2010
OUR CHALLENGES




© Giuseppe Bognanni FLICKR
MENTORSHIP

© I'll Never Grow Up FLICKR
VISIB ILITY




© robertjosiah FLICKR
TRUST




© MJTR (´ ω ) @ FLICKR
DROPPING COLLEGE?




                    © Bart Nagel
WE NEED DIFFERENT SCHOOLS




© W9NED @ FLICKR
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
AS A PHILOSOPHY
© Christopher Bowns no FLICKR
SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS
SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS
 MAKE OPPORTUNITIES
SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS
 MAKE OPPORTUNITIES
DON’T GIVE UP ON FAILING
SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS
 MAKE OPPORTUNITIES
DON’T GIVE UP ON FAILING
   SOLVE PROBLEMS
SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS
 MAKE OPPORTUNITIES
DON’T GIVE UP ON FAILING
   SOLVE PROBLEMS
      SOFT SKILLS
SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS
 MAKE OPPORTUNITIES
DON’T GIVE UP ON FAILING
   SOLVE PROBLEMS
      SOFT SKILLS
    TAKING THE LEAD
AND EVENTUALLY...
CHANGE
THE WORLD
     © woodleywonderworks @ FLICKR - 2011
TECHNOLOGY AS AN ENABLER




                   © woodleywonderworks @ FLICKR - 2011
CREATIVITY WELCOMED




                 © PInk Sherbert @ FLICKR - 2011
EMBRACE FAILURE
YES, YOU ALSO FAIL




                     © woodleywonderworks @ FLICKR - 2011
TEACH NEW TOOLS
CREATE A
NETWORK
PROMOTE (NOT CRITICIZE) ENTREPRENEURS
© courosa @ FLICKR
THEY TOOK THE STREETS




                        Revista Visão
GOVERNMENT CAN’T DO IT ALL

                   © Beverly & Pack @ FLICKR - 2011
WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?




              © Thomas Hawk @ FLICKR - 2011
IT’S

OUR
FUTURE
STOP BLAMING OTHERS




                      © futureatlas.com @ FLICKR - 2011
WE ARE THE PEOPLE WE’VE BEEN
        WAITING FOR




                      © Mattew Field @ FLICKR - 2011
IT’S TIME TO

CHANGE
LET OUR CHILDREN KEEP DREAMING




© thekevinchang @ FLICKR
LET OUR CHILDREN
KEEP CREATING




                   © insidious_plots@ FLICKR - 2011
LETS TURN SCHOOLS INTO
                     KINDERGARTEN EXPERIENCES




© woodleywonderworks FLICKR
© Chris Owens @ FLICKR
LETS FIND AND SHOWCASE SCHOOL
                                  ENTREPRENEURS




© James Jordan @ FLICKR
CAN WE CHANGE OUR SCHOOLS?




                                                  FEEDBACK?
                                                      @ricardojrsousa
                                                   mail@ricardosousa.me
© DennisSylvesterHurd@ FLICKR - 2011

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