http://gigaom.com/2013/01/17/education-tops-list-of-priorities-in-annual-ge-survey-on-innovation-in-business/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:38:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2013/01/17/education-tops-list-of-priorities-in-annual-ge-survey-on-innovation-in-business/#comment-1305427 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:04:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=602074#comment-1305427 A major issue associated with encouraging a more entrepreneurial school environment is the rigid structures that we have all become far too comfortable with in academia. The daily routine is built upon strict schedules and a perception of “accurate” assessment. Students listen attentively to school officials and follow. Many teachers would welcome a more flexible and open learning environment. In the real world things just don’t always happen on a regimented time line and progress is often difficult to measure. The discomforting element for school administrators is a perceived loss of control. Although I’m not a big advocate of prerequisites, perhaps school administrators need to learn more about creativity, imagination, ideas and innovation before entrepreneurship. It would also be good if government unleashed us all from some of the shackles. Introducing more “real world” experiences to students, at an early age, will help change the world for the better. Our students need to learn about how to deal with ambiguity. Advances in information technology and our understanding of how people learn facilitate such opportunity.

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