One Minute English for Advanced Learners - Level C1

Tahir / UK flaf

Should entrepreneurship be taught in schools?

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I'm Tahir, and I am from London in the United Kingdom. And my question is, should entrepreneurship be taught in schools?

I think that entrepreneurship should be a part of your school experience, but I'm not sure if we should necessarily spend an hour a day teaching entrepreneurship as a subject in and of itself.

So, for example, I know that in the US there were loads of fairs and competitions within the schools for different entrepreneurial related things like product designs or coming up with the best inventions, which I think is super cool. That's not really something that we have much of in the United Kingdom.

So I do think that entrepreneurship should be incorporated in the school culture, even if it's not directly taught as part of the everyday curriculum. So yeah, that's sort of my views on how entrepreneurship should have its role in day-to-day school learning.

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entrepreneurship

Meaning: The activity of starting and running a business.

Examples:

  1. Entrepreneurship should be part of your school experience.
  2. He studied entrepreneurship in college.

in and of itself

Meaning: By itself, considered alone.

Examples:

  1. Entrepreneurship shouldn’t be a subject in and of itself.
  2. Money is not bad in and of itself.

entrepreneurial

Meaning: Related to business ideas and starting new projects.

Examples:

  1. There were competitions for entrepreneurial things like product design.
  2. She has a very entrepreneurial mindset.

coming up with

Meaning: Creating or thinking of something.

Examples:

  1. Students were coming up with the best inventions.
  2. We need to come up with a new plan.

incorporated

Meaning: Included as part of something.

Examples:

  1. Entrepreneurship should be incorporated into school culture.
  2. The new rule was incorporated into the company handbook.

curriculum

Meaning: The subjects and lessons taught in school.

Examples:

  1. It’s not part of the everyday curriculum.
  2. Science is an important part of the school curriculum.

have its role

Meaning: Be useful or serve a purpose.

Examples:

  1. Entrepreneurship should have its role in learning.
  2. Every team member has their role.

views

Meaning: Opinions or beliefs.

Examples:

  1. That’s my view on entrepreneurship in school.
  2. We all shared our views at the meeting.

school culture

Meaning: The values, beliefs, and activities that shape a school’s environment.

Examples:

  1. It should be part of the school culture.
  2. School culture affects how students behave.

Vocabulary Quiz

Complete the sentences with the vocabulary above.
entrepreneurship • views • entrepreneurial
culture • incorporated • role
  1. Creativity was a part of our school .
  2. I don't care for his .
  3. Many new rules were in the company.
  4. Religion has a big in most countries.
  5. All rich people know the value of
  6. All founders of companies are very

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