3/28/2015: 12:08 PM
This week I read further into the book. I read about how people can foster an innovating society to achieve social change around the globe. Within that category I read about innovation in education, the impact of universities, and partnerships and support organizations.
Bornstein mentions how fostering innovation requires there to be change in education. By starting change in grade school, kids become much more comfortable with the ideas and skills necessary to make change in their later years. Younger children are much more open to learning because their brains haven't matured and are able to be sculpted. Therefore teachers can teach children to value others' ideas and learning. Children are also exposed to empathy and can adopt that style of thinking when still young.
I think that this is pertinent to our class because even though our brains are not as malleable as younger children, we haven't fully devoted ourselves to a certain mindset and this class is helping us to see the value in others' opinions and ideas. This will help us in the long run because it helps us to think critically but openly and probably allow for more progress.
Bornstein touches on the fact that universities have an important role because they legitimize new fields and careers. This is important because this means they have the ability to legitimize social entrepreneurship, which will help the field grow and prosper. By creating social entrepreneurship classes, students also have the ability to put their minds together and come up with meaningful change as also collaborate with other social entrepreneurs.
I think that this is one of the most related things to our class, as our class (while not specifically social entrepreneurship) is the starting point to get people exposed to entrepreneurship as a field. It helps kids choose what they like and follow along whatever path they choose.
Lastly, Bornstein mentions that the government and social entrepreneurs is weak and that it needs to be changed. He believes that both parties have to instill trust and respect. This will enormously help social entrepreneurship to be legitimized and only the government has this power.
More to come next week!
C4E Associate
Noah Mark
My sense is that younger kids have a lot more entrepreneurship in them than older kids: that is, younger kids are much more willing to take risks, experiment, use their imagination, and try new ways to solve problems. As kids get older, they get more concerned about making mistakes and more concerned about following rules. Bornstein's ideas about developing mindsets seem promising. I'll have to look into this over the summer.
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