frozenandcold

It was mentioned that maybe bedtimes were invented for school. I
think a lot of things in our society were invented because of
school! lol

Ren asked me to post this a while back but I haven't had a lot of
time to get on lists until this last couple days but in regards to
the above comment I thought it would fit in pretty good

An interesting excerpt from a book that Martin is reading called
Before You Quit Your Job, 10 Real Life
Lessons Every Entrepreneur Should Know About Building a Multimillion
Dollar Business:

Are Some People Born Entrepreneurs?

"Are people born entrepreneurs or are they trained to be
entrepreneurs?" When I asked my rich dad his
opinion on this age-old question, he said, "Asking if people are
born or trained to be entrepreneurs is a
question that makes no sense. It would be like asking if people are
born employees or trained to become
employees?" he went on to say, "People are trainable. They can be
trained to be either employees or
entrepreneurs. The reason there are more employees than
entrepreneurs is simply that our schools train young
people to become employees. That is why so many parents say to
there child, 'Go to school so you can get a
good job.' I have yet to hear any parent say, 'Go to school to
become an entrepreneur."

Employees Are a New Phenomenon

The employee is a rather new phenomenon. During the agrarian age,
most people were entrepreneurs. Many
were farmers who worked the king's lands. They did not receive a
paycheck from the king. In fact, it was the
other way around. The farmer paid the king a tax for the right to
use the land. Those who were not farmers
were tradespeople, aka small business entrepreneurs. They were
butchers, bakers, and candlestick makers.
Their last names often reflected their business. That is why today
many people are named Smith, for the
village blacksmith; Baker, for bakery owners; and Farmer, because
their family's business was farming. They
were entrepreneurs, not employees. Most children who were raised in
entrepreneurial families followed in
their parents' footsteps, also becoming entrepreneurs. Again, it is
just a matter of training.

It was during the Industrial Age that the demand for employees
grew. In response, the government took over
the task of mass education and adopted the Prussian system, upon
which most Western school systems in the
world are today modeled. When you research the philosophy behind
Prussian education, you will find that the
stated purpose was to produce soldiers and employees......people who
would follow orders and do as they were
told. The Prussian system of education is a great system for mass-
producing employees. It is a matter of
training.

Beth Fleming

Hi,
I just thought I'd pass this on from another local
list that I belong to for those of you planning on
attending the conference at the end of May.
Peace,
Beth in MA

For any Bank of America customers or MBNA credit card
holders, you can get

free admission to selected New England museums in the
month of May. You'll
need to show ID and your bank card. For more details,
see
http://www.bankofamericapromotions.com/museums/



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