To prepare for our in-class Socratic seminar about the meaning and importance of an entrepreneurial mindset, please complete the following readings/viewings about both traditional and non-profit views of entrepreneurship.

While reading/viewing consider the following focus questions:

What is an entrepreneurship?

What element(s) of the entrepreneurial mindset do you feel you best exhibit?

What are the major differences between traditional and non-profit entrepreneurship, and how does that change the entrepreneurial mindset?

In this class, you will not be risking or receiving money as the driving force of entrepreneurial decision making. How does the nature of this class reflect elements of both traditional and non-profit entrepreneurship?

Can the pursuit of the public well-being of a community be a primary driving force for entrepreneurship?

Read the short article and watch the embedded video in this article from the Foundation for Economic Education: What is Entrepreneurship?

Next, read this very short piece from the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship on the importance of graduates having an entrepreneurial mindset: The Benefits of an Entrepreneurial Mindset

Then, read this article by the research analyst Rhea Mehta about the similarities and differences between traditional , non-profit, and social entrepreneurship: Should Nonprofit Organizations be Considered as Social Enterprises?

Finally, read this 1993 Harvard Business Review interview with famed entrepreneur Peter Drucker about what entrepreneurship might look like when money and profit are not the driving factors: The Post-Capitalist Executive: An Interview with Peter F. Drucker

Before you can use any of the tools in the T8 MakerSpace, you must first demonstrate that you will be able to use them appropriately. This will ensure the safety of you and those around you, as well as the long term function of the tool.

Approval for any tool consists of 3 parts:

Read of view the given safety readings/videos

Complete the online safety test as many times as necessary until you achieve a 100%.

Complete a hands-on practical test with Mr. Schmidt on the given tool. He will have a task for you to perform under his observation to ensure you are using the tool safely and properly.