siliconindia | | MAY 202319entrepreneurship moulds a wholesome personality in kids making them ready to take on the world:1. Prepare Students for Unforeseen Challenges We live in an age of unprecedented global technologi-cal transformation. Today's kids face an uncertain future packed with complicated social, political and environ-mental issues. We cannot really foretell what our students will have to deal with upon graduating. Therefore, they need an all-encompassing education that teaches them the crucial life skills needed to navigate this uncertain terrain in the times to come. Entrepreneurship will teach them empathy, teamwork, problem-solving, and accepting fail-ure as part of their personal growth process. 2. Instils Soft Skills The complexities of life, in general, can be intimidat-ing for young minds. Honing an entrepreneurial mindset teaches kids to be optimistic and solutions-focused in the face of adversities. They learn how to use the tools of creativity and critical thinking so that they can effec-tively address and resolve real-life challenges. Fostering entrepreneurial skills will hold students in good stead as they develop a positive outlook which eventually helps them in various facets of their lives. Also, as standard test-ing has become the norm in regular schools, students are hardly ever presented with opportunities to innovate and collaborate with others. Entrepreneurship programs, thus, inspire creativity, collaboration and innovative thinking. 3. Teaches Problem-Solving Skills Teaching entrepreneurship means teaching students en-terprise qualities such as problem-solving, financial and digital literacy, and team-bonding. But even before they can go on to solve problems, students need to learn how to identify problems. Traditionally, schools teach problem-solving by assigning those issues to students which have already been defined by someone else. In the practical world, problems can only be solved when they have been correctly identified and described. Entrepreneurship edu-cation prepares children to identify problems which they have never encountered before -- a skill that will help them survive any hardship in life. 4. Enhances Current LessonsEntrepreneurship is a practical-oriented, versatile form of learning that includes within its ambit project-based train-ing. Its techniques can easily be assimilated in multiple disciplines and subjects without having to revamp the ex-isting curricula. For instance, students can be taught how they can monetise and scale their artistic talent during art class or how to commercialize innovations in the science laboratory.Summing Up Entrepreneurial skills are not applicable only to business, but prove useful in workplaces and life in general. The contemporary world has undergone a sea change and en-terprise forms an inevitable part of our daily activities. Therefore, it's important that we make our kids aware of this and assist them in grasping the key aspects of those practices that will prepare them for the future. Pavan Allena is the Founder and CEO of Metamorphosis, World's first virtual school for Entrepreneurship at High School level to transform the student thinking to become job creators than job seekers. Metamorphosis seeks to empower young minds with the entrepreneurial skillset and guide them on the path of Leadership and Innovation. Founded in the year 2018, the venture is on a mission to set up entrepreneurial ecosystems and incubators in schools and colleges.Pavan Allena, Founder & CEO
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