Wk 3 Choice: Statistics

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56 million students will be enrolled in the United States school systems this fall. How many will you have a positive effect on this year?

7.2 million practicing teachers in the United States.
Are you teaching from the heart?

$7.2 billion spent on kids clothing in August 2009.
What about those kids who are not blessed with new clothes?

14.2 million computers avaliable in classrooms (that's 1 computer for every 4 students).  Do you incorporate computers into your teaching?

100% of public schools have Internet access. Are you using the many resources the Internet has to offer?

3,000 new words learned by an average student per year in the early school years. Are you contributing to children's vocabulary?

14% of individuals have a learning disability. Can you help them?

$2 billion spent each year on students who repeat a grade because they do not read well enough. Are you helping children learn to read?

1 million children drop out of school each year. Is there anything you can do to help stop drop-outs?

44 million adults in the United States can't read a simple story to a child because the reading is too difficult for them. Are you giving these children support at school?

15 minutes of out-of-school reading a day can expose students to more than a million words of text in a year. Are you telling kids the importance of reading?

As we start another school year, make sure you are doing your part to support and guide children in your school! You are a role model and the best encourager they might ever come in contact with! Ignite a spark...

All statistics obtained from chiff.com and readfaster.com