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[mlgav]

Perhaps off topic but is
anyone else irritated over the Obama thing? I don't understand the
problem with getting our children to think of ways to help OUR
president! He is not the first president to do such a broadcast.

 We all should be...thinking of ways to help him! In essence we are helping ourselves, our
community, and our country. As I left school on Thursday, the Assistant
Principal told me they had already gotten calls from parents about the
broadcast.  I made copies of the lesson plans and gave them to the
teachers.  They seemed well in line with the state's SPIs.

Just look at the stats from the NEA site...

	* According to estimates, about 30 percent of high school
students drop out before graduation, meaning about one million students
fail to graduate from high school every year. 
	* Only five in 10 Black and Hispanic students graduate on
time with a standard diploma, and less than one-half of American Indian
and Alaska Native students complete high school. 
	* Studies show that each class of high school dropouts costs
the nation more than $200 billion in lost wages and tax revenues, as
well as spending for social support programs. 
	* High school dropouts have an earnings disadvantage that
tends to remain with them throughout their lives. Without the required
education to obtain a good-paying job, high school dropouts often face
a bleak future. 
	* Approximately 47 percent of high school dropouts are employed, compared to 64 percent of high school graduates not in college. 
	* The majority of inmates at state and federal prisons failed to complete high school. 
	* A 2006 study by Civic Enterprises shared dropouts'
insights on why they left school before graduation. They cited a number
of factors that would have kept them in school: enhancing the
connection between school and work; providing real-world learning
experiences; making school more relevant and engaging; and providing
more help to struggling students.

Ok, off my soap box now. 
mary gavlik
librarian 
chuckey-doak middle school
afton, tn 37601
423-787-2038


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