“If Entrepreneurship is the engine of our economy, creates jobs and puts food on tables, why wouldn’t we place as much emphasis on it in our public schools as we do Math, English and Science?”
—Anthony Delmedico
OK, I know that the title for this post is way too long for a WP blog title, but I wanted to be sure you saw what is happening. I’m sooo excited! …but…wait – if I homeschool, why would I be so excited about what is happening in the public school sector? Let me explain. . .
How We (HSE) Got Started and WHY
We (Homeschool Entrepreneur) began in 2008 to impress the homeschool community to integrate Entrepreneurship Ed into their curriculums. At the time, we could not find ANYTHING that really spoke out about this, except a few sleepy organizations that had been around for ages, but had little to offer (sorry).
So many times we almost gave up because we were unsure of the demand for this info-despite constantly hearing from other homeschool families begging for more information on this topic. After all, finding a business with a demand was one of the principles we were trying to teach! We experienced the ‘tipping point’ however, when we were contacted by the writer of one of the top blogging trends website encouraging us to stick it out because he strongly believed in what we were doing and felt he KNEW we were at the forefront of a BIG wave- Well, as you can imagine, we were very encouraged and of course we reconsidered. (obviously!)
Putting An Idea Into Reality . . isn’t as easy as you think..
We worked night and day pulling every resource we could find for teaching entrepreneurship that homeschoolers could use. THEN we had to figure out how to get it online! Finding that it wasn’t as easy as some of the ‘gurus’ made it out to be (that is, unless you wanted to spend tens of thousands on a web developer!) we also wanted to document how we managed to create an online ‘empire’ (lol) so you could avoid all the pitfalls and detours we ended up experiencing and paying for.
Fast forward to 2012 and we’ve seen exponential growth in the entrepreneurship movement. One of the main reasons for this growth is the same reason that Anthony Delmedico based his entire promotion on:
E2 (or any quality Entrepreneurship Education program) will put America back to work and make the American Dream achievable
by everyone, regardless of income, background or color. We are entering a new
age, the age of the Entrepreneur, are we preparing the next generation for it? *
Can E2 (or any quality Entrepreneurship Education program) Really Fix the American Economy?
Delmedico also states:
E2 (his E-ed program) as core curriculum will launch a new generation of Entrepreneurs across America, creating millions of new jobs and industries. E2 will help return America to full employment over the next decade, thus improving our economy on a grand scale. E2 will also reduce teen drop out rates, juvenile crime and incarceration rates, as well as create a pathway to success for young adults, regardless of a college degree.
Here at Homeschool Entrepreneur, with just one (very important) additional principle*, definitely agree with Mr. Delmedico. Training the next generation with the skills that will not only offer them personal success, it offers a mindset that will make them superior employees, and creates the foundation to bring America’s economy back to where it belongs.
(Read: How is Homeschool Entrepreneur Different? )
What is the E2 Petition Exactly?
The E2 petition is asking the President and the Secretary of Education to use their position, leadership, and powers to mandate the U.S. educational system to MANDATE entrepreneurship education in public schools. It contains 3 primary requests: (actually, demands…guess you need to be aggressive to get things done in the public education system…:-)
1) We are demanding that the Federal Government, Department of Education, State Boards of Education, State Curriculum Boards, and other Education leaders launch E2 (Entrepreneurship Education) as required core curriculum in all public schools (grades 4-12).
2) Once that mandate is created, we need teachers that can quickly train and teach entrepreneurship nationwide.
3) Next, we need local small business leaders in the community to step up and contribute to the schools, not with money, but with their time, establishing positive mentors, role models and success stories for our nation’s youth.
Together, school districts, the business community, and government will launch a new generation of Entrepreneurs across America, creating 21 million new jobs by the year 2020.
Why Get Excited About Public School Politics?
Mr. Delmedico may be simply promoting his new program, and you may think that we may be doing the same. Quite the opporsite! Along with that exponential growth in the entrepreneurship movement comes a tsunami of websites, articles, and just an innumerable number of resources will be made available – and most of them will be FREE.
Homeschool Families Unite!
Many, many homeschool families are managing a home business along with educating several children at home, too. It’s not easy, I know! (ever wonder WHY you haven’t received a newsletter in awhile? Family FIRST! ) Learning how to start a business is challenging in and of itself. Learning how to balance a home business with homeschooling is even MORE challenging! Our vision here at HSE is to help you juggle both-and our reason for that is??
A New Generation of CHRISTIAN Entrepreneurs!
Read all of Mr. Delmedico’s statistics and inspirational phrases and go one more step into the Christian Homeschool. HSE truly believes that integrating Christian entrepreneurial education into your homeschooling curriculum truly has the potential to change the world as we know it. Making a way to share what Christ has done for us by their example AND ability to meet physical needs efficiently and profitably in the marketplace-and the mission field will become a natural byproduct of your years of dedicated efforts.
Think about it.
Maybe we should start our own petition. What do you think?
Read and sign the E2 petition here: http://e2petition.com/
