Today, I learned about "Lemonade Day"
Jun. 6th, 2012 06:17 am![[personal profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
giandujakissThis NYT article, which is actually about something else, describes Lemonade Day as "a nationwide event sponsored by a Houston-based nonprofit group to encourage entrepreneurship among American children."
On the Lemonde Day website, the founder of the program opines, "It is important that we teach future generations the importance of responsible business practices and instill the entrepreneurial spirit at a young age." The website goes on to say that "Lemonade Day teaches youth how to start, own and operate their own business – using a lemonade stand. Through this enterprise, children will learn the entrepreneurial skills necessary to successful in the future and become contributing members of their communities."
Am I the only person who finds something profoundly American, and profoundly disturbing, about this project?
On the Lemonde Day website, the founder of the program opines, "It is important that we teach future generations the importance of responsible business practices and instill the entrepreneurial spirit at a young age." The website goes on to say that "Lemonade Day teaches youth how to start, own and operate their own business – using a lemonade stand. Through this enterprise, children will learn the entrepreneurial skills necessary to successful in the future and become contributing members of their communities."
Am I the only person who finds something profoundly American, and profoundly disturbing, about this project?