Per Debra Chen, Founder Rockin’ Hood Project (emphasis DSC)
It is with great pride that we announce the official launch our entrepreneurship initiative with the unveiling of our website:
www.rockinhoodproject.com
As studies have demonstrated, only one thing consistently brings children raised in poverty into the middle class: entrepreneurship education. And so it is our mission to expose students from inner city schools to successful entrepreneurs, influencers, and accomplished individuals who can inspire and educate on the principles of thinking outside the box and on believing in their own achievements.
Essentially we are building the Ted Talks for Kids.
If you’d like to get involved, know of corporate sponsors, or would like to do an interview with our organization Rockin’ Hood Project, please email us at debra@rockinhoodproject.com.
Why Every School in America Should Teach Entrepreneurship — from time.com by Steve Mariotti (2012)
Why Aren’t We Teaching Entrepreneurship in Our Schools?
The Williams brothers’ story is one of countless examples from NFTE’s files that beg the question: If entrepreneurship education can create jobs, encourage students to stay in school, and provide economic rescue for people in our low-income communities, why aren’t we teaching it in every high school in America?
Let’s begin state and national discussions about owner-entrepreneurship education, focused on four goals:
- Engage young people in school by teaching math, reading, writing and communication within the motivating context of starting and operating a small business.
- Teach young people about the market economy and how ownership leads to wealth creation.
- Encourage an entrepreneurial mindset so our youth will succeed whether they pursue higher education, enter the workforce, or become entrepreneurs.
- Make young people financially literate so they can save and invest to achieve goals like home ownership and retirement.