Entrepreneurs Created Outside the Classroom

In my opinion, Tom’s statements are true for the most part; however, I do not think that our education model needs to change. Teachers can only teach a person so much, such as the theories of organizing and managing a business. For instance, the education system we currently have provides a solid foundation for people before they throw themselves into the real business world, but does not teach them how to react.  When Tom said, “Our education system is designed to turn out ‘good employees’ not ‘good entrepreneurs’”, he was right. Employees are just the people who work for another person or business to earn money, whereas, an entrepreneur usually takes a risk in order to experience the challenges an entrepreneur faces on a daily basis. The ability to run a business cannot be taught, they must be experienced.

            Entrepreneurs don’t need the whole college education to succeed. A ‘good entrepreneur’ is a knowledgeable one; one who is not afraid to try the impossible. For example, Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook from his Harvard dormitory, quit school and became a full time entrepreneur after his website exploded in popularity. This is just one example of many. Through my eyes, entrepreneurs have to have motivation inside of them to accomplish a lot during their life. Those who have a stable mindset, some knowledge, a plan, the willingness to work hard, and a powerful vision will learn the ropes on their own and succeed. It’s when an entrepreneur gets stuck, that they provide themselves with a greater chance of failing. Therefore, an education can’t teach people how to handle different challenges they face; it can only help them figure out a process in which they can overcome the obstacles that take place during their own experiences later in their lives. Our education system can be altered to try and turn out ‘good entrepreneurs’ as well as ‘good employees’, but it cannot teach people to become good entrepreneurs. Good entrepreneurs are born, not created in a classroom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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