The lecture is a presentation of the scenario of 2hour Entrepreneurship lessons conducted in the first grade of high school. During the lesson students obtained answers to the most important questions regarding the changeover to the Euro in Poland. To introduce the topic and encourage the students a survey was performed to estimate how many among them are in favor of a rapid introduction of the Euro, how many would like to delay this moment and lastly, how many of them are definitively opposed to the idea of the changeover. The results of the first survey (12 – in favor; 13 – delay; 5 – opposed) and then at the end of the class (24 – in favor; 5 – delay; 1 – opposed) clearly indicate that extending knowledge about the Euro has a great influence on how Polish citizens feel about its introduction in the country.Watching 5 educational movies from „Basic Economical Notions” a series made by NBP in Warsaw was a very important part of the class. The films clarified 5 of the most important issues related to the changeover to the Euro for students.1. Why should the Euro be introduced?2. What are the criteria for admittance to the Eurozone?3. What will the changeover be like?4. Will prices rise after the changeover?5. What do Euro coins and banknotes look like?The class was conducted in a laboratory equipped with a computer, screen and multimedia projector.
The first part of this paper discusses the reasons of introducing the “Business studies” subject into the Polish education system. It refers, among other things, to Recommendations of the European Parliament and the Council in which the entrepreneurship is listed as one of eight key competencies that can be acquired during life-long learning process. The paper emphasises specific conditions related to economic changes in Poland and lack of tradition of bringing teenagers up in the spirit of entrepreneurship. The data quoted has shown how important is to increase the economic awareness of young Poles and to stimulate entrepreneurial attitudes among students from the point of view of an individual, the society and the country. The second part contains observations on methods that can be applied when teaching business studies subject during classes and extracurricular activities in post-secondary school. At last, the examples of the most interesting projects and the most important achievements of students engaged in activities of School Entrepreneurship Club in the 2nd Upper Secondary School in Nowy Sącz are presented.
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