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Forget art history and calculus. Most students need to learn how to run a business, says Scott Adams. I understand why the top students in America study physics, chemistry, calculus and classic literature. The kids in this brainy group are the future professors, scientists, thinkers and engineers who will propel civilization forward. But why do we make B students sit through these same classes? That’s like trying to train your cat to do your taxes\u2014a waste of time and money. Wouldn’t it make more sense to teach B students something useful, like entrepreneurship<\/p>\n

If you’re having a hard time imagining what an education in entrepreneurship should include, please review the bolded points below: <\/p>\n

Combine Skills<\/strong>
\nThe first thing you should learn in a course on entrepreneurship is how to make yourself valuable. It’s unlikely that any average student can develop a world-class skill in one particular area. But it’s easy to learn how to do several different things fairly well. <\/p>\n

Fail Forward<\/strong>
\nIf you’re taking risks, and you probably should, you can find yourself failing 90% of the time. The trick is to get paid while you’re doing the failing and to use the experience to gain skills that will be useful later. Students should be taught that failure is a process, not an obstacle.<\/p>\n

Attract Luck<\/strong>
\nYou can’t manage luck directly, but you can manage your career in a way that makes it easier for luck to find you. To succeed, first you must do something. And if that doesn’t work, which can be 90% of the time, do something else. Luck finds the doers. Readers of the Journal will find this point obvious. It’s not obvious to a teenager.<\/p>\n

Conquer Fear<\/strong>
\nI took classes in public speaking in college and a few more during my corporate days. I also have theatrical training from The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater. Theatrical training is THE BEST training for business and life that you will EVER get!! Then I took the Dale Carnegie as well as the Tony Robbins course. It was life-changing. The Dale Carnegie method ignores speaking technique entirely and trains you instead to enjoy the experience of speaking to a crowd. Once you become relaxed in front of people, technique comes automatically. The point is that people can be trained to replace fear and shyness with enthusiasm. Every entrepreneur can use that skill.<\/p>\n

Write Simply<\/strong>
\nI took classes in business writing that taught me how to write direct sentences and to avoid extra words. Simplicity makes ideas powerful. Want examples? Read anything by Steve Jobs <\/strong>or Warren Buffett<\/strong>. I highly recommend the Gotham Writing Workshop for writing classes. They are both online and offline.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Learn Persuasion<\/strong>
\nStudents of entrepreneurship should learn the art of persuasion in all its forms, including psychology, sales, marketing, negotiating, statistics and even design. Usually those skills are sprinkled across several disciplines. For entrepreneurs, it makes sense to teach them as a package.<\/p>\n

That’s the starter list for the sort of classes that would serve B students well. The list is not meant to be complete. Obviously an entrepreneur would benefit from classes in finance, management and more. Remember, children are our future, and the majority of them are B students. If that doesn’t scare you, it probably should.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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