Schoolyard Monitor

July 16th, 2012 Charles Medved Im Glad I Dropped Out of College Steve Jobs Volume 1 Issue 1

Dear Beginning Students,

Goals and Guidelines,

elcome to the 1st grade!!! My name is Mr. Medved and I am totally excited to be your new first grade teacher! On the right side is a selfdrawn portrait of myself. And in a few weeks from now you will all have the opportunity to compose your own self-portraits! In addition, this year we will be learning many other important things. These include how to count beans, how to count pretzels, and how to count shoe pairs (tricky). I know that these all sound like a lot to learn in a single year, but Im fully confident our class will be fun, exciting, and immersed with government funded learning!

ne of my goals for this class is to make education easier through learning selfaffirmations. We will be using such self-affirming phrases such as I am small and I am smart! Also I can remember to raise my hand!

Fun Facts,
Teacher salaries: The average teacher salary is $47,602 a year with new teachers averaging $31,753 a year. Some teachers earn as little as $28,590 a year. The federal poverty guideline for a single parent with two children is $18,310. New teachers and teachers in poorer districts are earning just over $10,000 above poverty level. Teacher qualifications: While most high school teachers have majored in the field they teach and many are also certified in that field, it is surprising to learn that among math teachers, 24% of them did not major in math. College Work Ethic: U.S. college students spend 24% of their time sleeping, 51% of their time socializing, and 7% of their time studying. Dropout rate: The high school dropout rate for black and Hispanic males is the highest, with rates at 11% for blacks and 23% for Hispanics compared to only 6% for whites. Males are much more likely to drop out than females.
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We Love Technology,

echnology is an awesome tool that can be used to enhance our classroom learning. More importantly it also allows us to meet certain academic government technology standards. Consequently we will use a combination of the latest GPS devices, data-mining software, and infrared homing technologies to facilitate our bean, pretzel, and shoe pair counting. The assistance of these technologies will allow us to tackle any challenges that a future 21st century individual will need.