WELL, I can not believe what i just read!!! Who are you to tell me, that i'm not allowed to be, or should not be an entrepreneur? Being entrepreneural does not JUST APPLY TO THE BUSINESS scene. I find your comments somewhat problematic and dare i say 'shallow'. I find it also interesting how you position education, teachers and children for that matter.

I had a fair idea of what being entrepreneurial was, i was just looking for others views. I guess that's what you've given me, your view. I suppose you could say that teaching is my CORE business. Yes i am working for the government, BUT the reason why i decided to become a teacher was not so i can say i work for someone like the government, (frankly i think the government has a lot to answer for educational wise) it was to work for children, and the satisfaction that their learning brings me.

Why can't i be an entrepreneur in this profession? Truth is, i know next year when i am teaching in my first class I WILL BE AN ENTREPRENEUR. As you stated Doing those things - organizing, managing and assuming the risk of a business or enterprise - makes someone an entrepreneur (whether they claim it or not). That's what teaching is all about, organising and managing both mine, and the children's learning. It is also about taking risks in the classroom, and it is this type of behaviour that will make ME a better teacher.

I challenge you to think of entrepreneurs in a new light after you have read this. Of course you could just sit back and say that this woman has completely no idea, but one must wonder how entrepreneurial you would be if you were to take on this somewhat simplistic and naive view.

Megan