- The 5 hottest community college programs are registered nursing, law enforcement, licensed practical nursing, radiology, and computer technologies.

- 60% of all college graduates leave college with debt.  The average college graduate debt is over $19,000. College Bound Oct. 08

- The overall average acceptance rate across all four-year colleges has remained around 70%. Grades in college prep courses continue to be the most important factor in college admission decisions. School Counselor Dec. 08

- Many of the Ivy League universities admitted record low numbers of students this year. Harvard accepted only 7.1%, Yale 8.4%, and Columbia 8.7%. College Bound May 08

- College costs have grown nearly 40% in the past 5 years.

- 20 years ago, the maximum Pell Grant covered 55% of costs at a public 4-year college. Today it covers only 32%.

- In 2006, about half of all workers in college-level occupations were in jobs related to education, healthcare, and computers. Bureau of Labor Statistics

- The median Division I football coach’s salary grew by 47% between 2004 and 2006 to $855,500.

- In 1979, full-time female workers made roughly 62% of what their male counterparts did. By 2006, that number had risen to about 81%.

- Green collar jobs are jobs that reduce waste and pollution and benefit the environment. They include any job that puts America on the path to a cleaner, more energy efficient future. Building an SUV - blue collar / Building a hybrid - green collar.

- Letting teens use the Internet without any guidelines or limits is like giving kids the keys to the car and not giving any instructions or telling them about any of the risks. It’s like saying “go wherever you want, and have fun!”

- Online predators look for interests and needs. They move from group chats to personal chats (“your parents sound like they don’t understand you, but I do”) to a personal meeting.

- Julie’s Journey is an 3 minute online video about a girl who ran away with a predator she met online. It’s a good one for students to watch. Additional resources

- Tell students that their friends list online should only include their friends in the real world.

    Taken from a presentation by Dr. Russell A. Sabella at the 2008 ASCA conference.

- Nearly 50% of new teachers leave the field within 5 years. Career Opportunity News Sept. 08

- Doctors sometimes prescribe steroids to reduce swelling. These are corticosteroids. Since corticosteroids don’t build muscle the way that anabolic steroids do, people don’t abuse them.

- Research has shown that there is no correlation between the physical presence of parents at school and student achievement. The correlation is between student achievement and parental involvement. Parental involvement means that parents have
        expectations - “I expect you to turn in all of your homework.”
        support - “I will be happy to take you to the library.”
        insistence - “Bring your interim report home.”

- “Blackhawks” are the most powerful types of “helicopter parents” (parents who are over-involved and who hover over their children).

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of being. Goethe

If your plan is for 1 year, plant rice; if your plan is for 10 years, plant trees; if your plan is for 100 years, educate children. Confucius

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