Testimonials

We have received some great comments and testimonials on the National Content Standards for Entrepreneurship Education. We welcome your feedback!

Consortium Members

Gregg Christensen , Director, Marketing and Entrepreneurship Education, Nebraska DECA State Advisor, NE Department of Education
"The Standards are destined to have great impact not only in Career and Technical Education programs, but schools, communities, and economic development initiatives nationwide. The Nebraska Department of Education has been a proud member of the Entrepreneurship Education Consortium since 1984 and it is projects like this that provide our "return on investment."

Darin Dredge, Program Director, Youth Entrepreneurs of Kansas, www.yeks.org
"I believe that the Standards will strengthen entrepreneurship programs nationwide. It is wonderful to have a guideline to help set major benchmarks in educating our students in the discipline of entrepreneurship."

Ken Proudfoot, President Enterprise Institute of Rhode Island, Inc., Providence, RI www.enterpriseri.com
"I expect Rhode Island to adopt the Standards and really raise the bar here for the delivery of both the Youth Entrepreneurship Program that we are currently delivering in 9 high schools, but also to raise the bar on ALL business education in ALL high schools as a result of this excellent and comprehensive approach to education standards and expectations. The goals you have set here are challenging and will be difficult for many to both approach and achieve. We are planning to deliver our program---with substantial upgrades and revisions---in 30 high schools (out of a total of 70 statewide) in September 2004."

Marilyn K Kipp, Executive Director, Marketplace for Kids, Mandan, ND
" Our Statewide Leadership Team is meeting in June before the 15th - we will be reviewing the Standards and discussing our implementation plan - for Grades 3 thru middle school - and we will be asking the Teachers/Advisors with Entrepreneurship Clubs in North Dakota to review for their use! All materials you are sending me will be used as part of our discussion - at that time (or shortly thereafter) we will be designing the Standards connection that will be included in the Learning Guide update! Thank you! "

Lettie Dilbeck, State Program Administrator, Marketing Education Division, Oklahoma Dept of Career and Technology Education
"The Standards are providing guidance and direction as we redefine some of our career and technology education programs in light of market demand and national initiative of career clusters and pathways. The Standards and Performance Indicators are concise and inclusive and will be used to develop the new entrepreneurship education programs/courses/curriculum statewide in the Marketing Education Division of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. The programs/courses will be offered at the career and technology centers and in the comprehensive high schools and can range from exploratory to advanced levels."

Rosalind Denning, Entrepreneurship 2000, Detroit Public Schools, Detroit, MI
"I think the Standards are very thorough and inclusive."

Juan Casimiro, CEO/Founder, Ascend YEI / Casimiro Foundation, Miami, FL
"This summary will make the teaching methodology more effective, hence impacting not only the program but the students."

Ronni Cohen, Director of Delaware Financial Literacy Institute/ K-12 and Adult programs, Claymont, DE "I have never seen such a comprehensive framework. The framework provides a solid basis on which to build- or evaluate - a program curriculum."

Horace C. Robertson, Regional Coordinator for Career-Technical Education, NC Department of Public Instruction
"I believe the Standards will provide all of those who prepare individuals for Entrepreneurship to have a common starting point and will have a measure to ensure appropriate breath of the preparation. Too often we see programs just focus on doing business planning, and lack the comprehensiveness required to make a success of an enterprise."

Darrell A. Luzzo, Senior Vice President-Education, Junior Achievement Inc., Colorado Springs, CO
"In this age of academic content standards and accountability, the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education has answered the call to delineate the key concepts, principles, and achievements that are essential to providing today's youth with critical foundational skills in entrepreneurship. With these Standards, curriculum developers, educators, and parents can help to ensure that students of all ages receive a truly well rounded education by working to integrate entrepreneurship educational experiences into students' academic coursework."

Mathew Georghiou, CEO, Media Spark, Inc., Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
"The Standards appear to be very thorough and well thought out. I am particularly encouraged to see a focus on experiential learning as a recommended delivery method. As a training designer and entrepreneur, I am a big believer that entrepreneurship cannot be taught, but it can be learned through experience."

Lavera Floyd, Executive Director & CEO, An Entrepreneur Conference for Youth, Dayton,OH
"Provides an infrastructure or strategy to implement an entrepreneurship program."

Joyce Macek, Program Manager, "NFTE University" The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship - NFTE. New York, NY
"Essential for NFTE for improving our curriculum"

Jamaluddin Husain, Director, Entrepreneurship Center, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN
"You seem to have captured all the key elements, even from the perspective of the adult/practicing business-owners. I do not have any suggestions to offer primarily because the document is really comprehensive."

Carolynn King Richmond, President/CEO MicroSociety, Philadelphia, PA
"MicroSociety practitioners now have a compendium from which to select measures of students' development as social and economic entrepreneurs. These indicators will enrich the conversation about important real world outcomes of elementary and secondary education."

Ann Marie Marshall, CEO/State Director, Rhode Island MicroEnterprise Association, Inc.
"We are thrilled with the development of the Standards. The detailed Standards and Performance Indicators in 15 key areas will help us to raise the overall knowledge and skill sets of the students enrolled in our high school programs. We will be adopting the Standards and applying them in our Youth Entrepreneurship Program statewide. We expect to have embedded entrepreneurship programs in fully one-half of all the state's high schools (35 out of 70 public and private high schools) beginning in September 2004. Congratulations and many thanks for all the hard work by the Consortium and its members around the country to create the Gold Standard for successfully raising the national bar for Youth Entrepreneurship Education."

June Holley, President/CEO, ACEnet/ACEnet Ventures, Athens, OH
"I think the lifelong idea is sooo important applied to entrepreneurship."

National Entrepreneur Advisory Council

Dian Thomas, The Dian Thomas Company Salt Lake City, UT
"This is an incredible resource for all entrepreneurs. What a gold mine for all entrepreneurs, both in school and out, to use as a guide."

Erik Sander, Diversified Mobility, Inc., Tampa & Gainesville, FL
"National Content Standards provide the first proven framework for K-12 Entrepreneurship Education based on real world experiences. What a great head start for our entrepreneurs of tomorrow!"

Other Educational Leaders

John Morris, Principal, Entrepreneur High School, Cincinnati, OH
"The Standards help start a discussion with new staff and what our objectives are in the content area."

Babara Phipps, Director, Center for Economic Education, University of Kansas
" The Standards are easy to read and understand, but they need to be targeted to specific grade levels or ages."

Kathleen Gladem, Business Educator, Boone Central High School, Albion, NE
"We need to add a lot more to our program. This will give us more guidelines."

Vance Gough, Entrepreneurship Instructor, Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
"Very good 'tool box' approach"

Jori Martinez-Woods, Executive Director, Financial Innovations for Young People, Clayton, MO
"Adds breadth and depth"

Rose Jenkins Librarian K-8, Frost School, Livingston, LA
"These Standards invoke more hands-on curriculum. It will take time to perfect it."

Dr. Ron Mitchell, University of Viginia
"This document is very good at taking a 'macro' approach, which is absolutely needed for entrepreneurship education."

Daphne Lucas, 8th grade history teacher, Albany Middle School, Albany, LA
"I teach eighth grade American history. Many of these Standards would be easily incorporated into my Economics standards and school-to-work requirements. These Standards could help validate to my principal the things I would like to achieve in my classroom."

Tara Matthews, 8th grade language arts teacher, Denham Springs Jr. High School, Denham Springs, LA
"They will be very useful in implementing the program in my school-guiding me in the proper direction.

Beth Thompson - 8th grade language arts teacher, Southside Jr. High School, Denham Springs, LA
"In the middle school, we need to initially get the students' juices flowing in the direction of entrepreneurship. These Standards provide all the framework necessary."

Terri Chapman - President, CEO Academy, Inc, Nashville , TN
"The outcomes for our program would be much higher because we can set benchmarks using this framework."

Kirk Arnold - 6th grade life preparation/careers teacher, Independence Public Schools, Independence, MO
"I would have to pick and choose only those that apply to middle school curriculum. These are much more involved than what I would use."

John Hartman, Assistant Director, Michael King Smith Kid's Fund, Inc., McMinnville, OR
"It will help define the 'money school' aspect of our program."

Marcus C. Miller, 7th Grade Careers-World of Work, Independence Public Schools, Independence, MO
"Going by the Standards will add accountability to my program."

Tiara Harper, 8th grade teacher , West Side Jr. High School, Walker, LA
"Extensive, well thought out, comprehensive"

Cindi Blansfield, Program Supervisor, Business & Marketing Pathway, Department of Secondary Public Instruction, Olympia, WA
"This will provide a foundation for entrepreneurship in my state."

Cari Bruley, Business & Technology Teacher, Burlington High School, Burlington, VT
"I can use it to justify (for next year) creating a personal finance course at my school and to further provide evidence for offering the business management course that I teach."

David Pendergrast, Marketing Teacher, Huguenot High School Richmond, VA
"Could provide an overhaul of local thinking"

Lisa Carder, Business Educator, Boone Central High School, Albion, NE
"I plan to teach to these Standards."

Jerry Lenny Coca, Work Study Coordinator/ Transition Specialist, Onate High School, Las Cruces Public Schools, Las Cruces, NM
"Will give effective guidance for new courses. A map if you need to direct your programs."

Michelle Totra, Marketing Teacher, Lindbergh High School, St. Louis, MO
"I like the fact that they include soft as well as hard skills."

Eileen Mercuris, Business Education Instructor, PCM High School, Prairie City, IA
"The Standards definitely helped me define entrepreneurship in my curriculum. We are in the somewhat early stages and needed a backbone to justify what and how entrepreneurship works in our curriculum."

Laurel Miller, 3/4th Grade Teacher, Team Leader, EduPreneurship Student Center, Scottsdale, AZ
"Our charter school's focus is economics and entrepreneurship; the Standards will help support our curriculum and design."

Keramat Poorsoltan, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland
"It will have a great impact on us. We are revamping our curriculum and are in early stages of developing a master's degree in entrepreneurship. It will certainly be a very good guideline for developing appropriate courses."

Dr. Anthony C. Warren, Director of the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Director of the Garber Venture Capital Center, Farrell Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship, Smeal College of Business, The Pennsylvania State University Park,
"I have devoted some time to this as I feel that the nation needs a major new initiative in entrepreneurship education - we are at a cross-roads and we must make sure that we take the right road forward".

"The second point that I think is important to consider, is that entrepreneurship does not apply only to start-up companies - important, yes, but exclusive, certainly not. If we do not supply our larger corporations and organizations with entrepreneurs, we are not fulfilling our educational responsibilities."

Katherine A Primus, Executive Director, SRG Maple Shade, NJ
"I looked at the Standards and also got feedback from another colleague. They are very impressive. The Standards would be ideal for a specialized college course, and a more simplified version would work for high school."

Sonya Buckner, Vice President, Special Projects, The State Chamber, Oklahoma City, OK
"I was both pleased and impressed to see the effort that went into preparing the standards for entrepreneurial training. As an Entrepreneurial Economic Development Practitioner and Trainer for 13 years, I can appreciate the standards. So much “marginal” or incorrect information is given to pre-venture entrepreneurs."