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Podcast: Education On Fire - Sharing creative and inspiring learning in our schools
Episode: Unlocking Potential: How Middle School MBA Transforms Young Minds
Description: John Foster is an author, executive, angel investor, and lifelong student of markets, Johnβs career failed its way through process engineering, operations, business management, M&A, and corporate strategy; finally failing big enough to exit.Β He now teaches kids the lowdown on business and entrepreneurship, hoping they will fail bigger and sooner.John discusses the transformative approach of Middle School MBA, a curriculum designed to teach middle school students advanced business and economic concepts. He challenges traditional educational methods, questioning why students aren't leaving high school with a solid grasp of subjects like calculus or business pri...