Comments on: Dreamers and Doers http://www.caroljcarter.com/dreamers-and-doers/ Education news and advice by leading expert in student success and transition. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:04:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 By: Carol http://www.caroljcarter.com/dreamers-and-doers/#comment-34 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:56:17 +0000 http://caroljcarter.com/2009/02/08/dreamers-and-doers/#comment-34 Entrepreneurship is hot on college campuses. Students who learn by doing are anxious to create companies that can likely power us out of this economic slump and create jobs for the next decades in much the same way the men and women of post-World War II America made this happen. Many of today’s students like to create, enjoy seeing the fruits of their labors, and are energized by making a difference. They are the same students who will tune out professors who don’t connect their subject matter to the real world with specific examples.

Questions to consider:

• To what extent should high schools provide opportunities for entrepreneurship? Often, the students who are most likely the entrepreneurial risk-takers aren’t always the academic stars. What are the ways we can challenge the minds and the talents of these students before they get frustrated in high school by curricula that are too academic and not practical?

• How can high school and college students pair up with entrepreneurial mentors who can guide and develop their ideas while imparting the “hard knock” lessons they have learned along the way?

• How can we recognize and foster the talents of young entrepreneurs and challenge them while giving them the room and the flexibility to let their ideas take shape?

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