Comments on: entrepreneurial education as (guided/random) emergence http://capturedperspective.com/2010/01/09/entrepreneurial-education-as-guidedrandom-emergence/ "The ultimate end is that this writing and conversation will provide a better foundation for each of us to engage with and act in the unique part of the world we occupy." Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:27:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Peter Boumgarden http://capturedperspective.com/2010/01/09/entrepreneurial-education-as-guidedrandom-emergence/#comment-603 Peter Boumgarden Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:57:21 +0000 http://capturedperspective.com/?p=1368#comment-603 good points adam i guess i am critiquing the narrow specialization of some research based graduate schools. i think universities are especially exciting for just the reasons you outline, and that is what provides space for learning (and creating). I think the more specialized the program, the more this has to be constrained from a pragmatic standpoint, with the end result of being more of an expert (good), but also perhaps a little narrowed in thinking (bad). pb good points adam

i guess i am critiquing the narrow specialization of some research based graduate schools. i think universities are especially exciting for just the reasons you outline, and that is what provides space for learning (and creating). I think the more specialized the program, the more this has to be constrained from a pragmatic standpoint, with the end result of being more of an expert (good), but also perhaps a little narrowed in thinking (bad).

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]]> By: Adam http://capturedperspective.com/2010/01/09/entrepreneurial-education-as-guidedrandom-emergence/#comment-602 Adam Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:53:30 +0000 http://capturedperspective.com/?p=1368#comment-602 I'm probably simplifying your argument too much (although maybe you're making it too complicated?), but I do think universities encourage the kind of experimental experience that you're suggesting. They provide ample opportunities for research, studying abroad, internships, etc. No quality educational program can be reduced to the words on the syllabus (like the one you provide from Dartmouth). Students are going to be entering an environment that breeds the very creativity that you identify in Animal Collective's music. That's much of the draw of top schools: being surrounded by countless interesting, challenging, and (more simply) smart people. I’m probably simplifying your argument too much (although maybe you’re making it too complicated?), but I do think universities encourage the kind of experimental experience that you’re suggesting. They provide ample opportunities for research, studying abroad, internships, etc. No quality educational program can be reduced to the words on the syllabus (like the one you provide from Dartmouth). Students are going to be entering an environment that breeds the very creativity that you identify in Animal Collective’s music. That’s much of the draw of top schools: being surrounded by countless interesting, challenging, and (more simply) smart people.

]]> By: Peter Boumgarden http://capturedperspective.com/2010/01/09/entrepreneurial-education-as-guidedrandom-emergence/#comment-601 Peter Boumgarden Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:18:49 +0000 http://capturedperspective.com/?p=1368#comment-601 yeah, i agree peter we probably can't teach it, but we can probably do a good job guiding/ nurturing it when already present. maybe in that way current entrepreneurial teaching is set up effectively. pb yeah, i agree peter

we probably can’t teach it, but we can probably do a good job guiding/ nurturing it when already present. maybe in that way current entrepreneurial teaching is set up effectively.

pb

]]> By: petertuuk http://capturedperspective.com/2010/01/09/entrepreneurial-education-as-guidedrandom-emergence/#comment-599 petertuuk Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:48:11 +0000 http://capturedperspective.com/?p=1368#comment-599 I sometimes think there are skills that you just can't teach. Some things like engineering lend themselves to classroom instruction. But entrepreneurship doesn't seem like that. It's a mix of a good idea, copious motivation, the right connections, and all sorts of other things. Maybe what this means is that it just can't be taught in the a classroom, as you suggest. Or maybe Tramps like us, baby, we were born to run Except not me so much. I sometimes think there are skills that you just can’t teach. Some things like engineering lend themselves to classroom instruction. But entrepreneurship doesn’t seem like that. It’s a mix of a good idea, copious motivation, the right connections, and all sorts of other things. Maybe what this means is that it just can’t be taught in the a classroom, as you suggest. Or maybe

Tramps like us, baby, we were born to run

Except not me so much.

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