{"id":7443,"date":"2016-03-21T18:45:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T22:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crescerance.com\/?p=7443"},"modified":"2018-03-19T15:35:59","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T10:05:59","slug":"teaching-entrepreneurship-in-the-21st-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mad-learn.com\/blog\/teaching-entrepreneurship-in-the-21st-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Here\u2019s a number for you\u2026 543,000.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the number of new businesses that get started each month!<\/span> At this pace, in 2016 we\u2019re expecting over 6.5 million new businesses to open their doors. With the easy access to technology and the rise of STEM educational initiatives, there is no wonder that the students in our classrooms are destined to one day either open their own business, or work for a tech startup.<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, since 1990, small businesses (including startups) account for over 65% of all new jobs created in the United States.<\/span> Entrepreneurship, like science and technology, is becoming a must-teach subject area in classrooms across America.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, how do you teach entrepreneurship?<\/p>\n

The cool thing about teaching entrepreneurship is that there is no \u201cone size fits all\u201d approach. It begins with encouraging students to consider the problems, challenges, or issues in their world, and think of ways to solve them. Whether it\u2019s creating a <\/span>mobile app to store recipes<\/span><\/a>, or an innovative website to buy and sell class notes, the sky\u2019s the limit. The best part about teaching entrepreneurship is it fosters opportunity, ensures social justice, instills confidence in students of all ages regardless of their socioeconomic background.<\/span><\/p>\n

To get you started, here are the top 3 recommendations that you can use to help boost your students\u2019 entrepreneurial skills.<\/p>\n