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Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript HOOP DREAMS:Control Your Destiny : HOOP DREAMS:Control Your Destiny A Life Skills Curriculum School Days : School Days School is important. Everything you do in school counts! Stay In School! : Stay In School! How many of you would quit school today if you could? You can at age 16, according to state law. Do you know what that actually means? How many of you can tell me your GPA right now? Activity Break – Can kids get sued? Let’s talk about averages… : Let’s talk about averages… Gilbert Arenas averages 29 points per game. What does that mean? Does that mean he scores 29 points in every game? Let’s talk about averages… : Let’s talk about averages… Gilbert may score 22 points one game, 50 in the second and 17 in the third. How do you figure out his average points per game? Let’s talk about averages… : Let’s talk about averages… Add the total points together. 22 + 50 + 17 = 87 Count the number of games. 3 Divide the total points by the number of games. 87 / 3 = 29 points per game Let’s apply this to your grades : Let’s apply this to your grades Your grade point average is based on the following scale… A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0 Write down your grade for each class last quarter & the number value for each grade. Add up the numbers and divide by the number of classes you took. This is your GPA. What did you get? : What did you get? How many of you think this matters? If you take school and your grades seriously it could be worth over ONE MILLION DOLLARS. Middle School : Middle School While in middle school you will receive 72 grades. 6 grades per quarter for 3 years. 6 x 4 x 3 = 72 grades. High School : High School While in high school you will receive between 84 & 96 grades over four years. This number depends on how many classes you take as a senior. What you do next is up to you. You’ve Graduated! Now what? : You’ve Graduated! Now what? College? Junior College? Technical school? Military? Get a job? What if you didn’t graduate? : What if you didn’t graduate? Can you still get a job? Does it matter that you don’t have a diploma? How does a diploma help? If college is your choice, how are you going to pay for it? : If college is your choice, how are you going to pay for it? Financial Aid GI Bill Scholarship Scholarships : Scholarships Athletic Scholarships Less than 400 at UA Academic Scholarships More than 9000 at UA The Flinn Scholarship The ultimate scholarship 20 per year Robb & Pippa What is college good for anyway? : What is college good for anyway? How much money? : How much money? $100? $10,000?? $100,000??? $1,000,000???? The 2080 Rule : The 2080 Rule The number of work hours per year 40 hrs/wk * 52 wks/yr = 2080 hrs/yr $6.75/hr (Min Wage) = $14,040/yr $10/hr = $20,800/yr $25/hr = $52,000/yr Don’t forget these amounts are before taxes. Uncle Sam will take his piece before you get that money home! How high can you go? : How high can you go? Dropout? 12th Grade? 14th, 16th, 18th Grade? Did you know there is even a 20th Grade? There are names for each of these grade levels. : There are names for each of these grade levels. High School Diploma Associate’s Degree Bachelor’s Degree Master’s Degree Doctorate What’s up, Doc? : What’s up, Doc? JD - lawyer MD – medical doctor DDS – dentist PhD – research doctorate There are different kinds of doctorate degrees. A doctor is an expert in their field. Degree = Job : Degree = Job PhD – professor, expert author, anything Master’s – architect, bank president, stockbroker, company executive, principal, FBI agent Bachelor’s – teacher, detective, counselor, nurse, engineer, loan officer Associates – policeman, fireman, electrician, paramedic, plumber, auto mechanic H.S. Diploma – miner, truck driver, custodian, construction worker Dropout - ???????? What kind of jobs can you get with each degree? Ph.D. : Ph.D. From the Latin phrase Philosophiae Doctor. Earning a Ph.D. means that you are an expert in your field allowing you to teach and even write books. All of your textbooks were written by one or more of these experts. For every textbook that is sold, the author gets paid a royalty. We asked earlier what college was worth. Let’s see… : We asked earlier what college was worth. Let’s see… A high school dropout earns $18,000/year. A bachelor’s degree earner makes $43,000/year. These figures show us a bachelor’s degree is worth an extra $25,000 per year. We asked earlier what college was worth. Let’s see… : We asked earlier what college was worth. Let’s see… The average person spends 40 yrs of their life working. In each of those 40 years, the person with the bachelor’s degree earns $25,000 more than the person who dropped out of high school. Does school seem a little more important now? $25,000/yr * 40 yrs = $1,000,000 Time to pay the bills : Time to pay the bills After school every day, many of you go to soccer practice or go home and play video games until it is time for dinner. As a kid, that is what you’re supposed to do. It is up to your parents to worry about things like paying rent, buying food & making sure there is a little money left over to buy things like video games. Today it is your turn to see how hard your parents have it. It is your turn to pay the bills. Movie Time : Movie Time Directed by Steve James Starring Arthur Agee and William Gates Hoop Dreams (1994) Film critic Roger Ebert named Hoop Dreams the best film of the 1990s. Hoop Dreams Vocabulary : Hoop Dreams Vocabulary Arthur Agee……star of movie William Gates……star of movie “Bo” Agee……Arthur’s father Sheila Agee……Arthur’s mother Curtis Gates……William’s brother Emma Gates……William’s mother Catherine Mines……William’s girlfriend Gene Pingatore……coach at St. Joseph’s H.S. Luther Bedford……coach at Marshall H.S. Hoop Dreams Vocabulary : Hoop Dreams Vocabulary Earl Smith……talent scout Isiah Thomas……NBA player from Chicago Michael Jordan……best NBA player ever Bobby Knight……coach at Indiana University Mike Krzyzewski……coach at Duke University Kevin O’Neill……coach at Marquette Univ. 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HOOP Dreams aSGuest931 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 223 Category: Others/ Misc License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: October 14, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... By: khaled.camel (22 month(s) ago) Thaks for the good work I invite teenagers to read thoroughly, good work! Khaled Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript HOOP DREAMS:Control Your Destiny : HOOP DREAMS:Control Your Destiny A Life Skills Curriculum School Days : School Days School is important. Everything you do in school counts! Stay In School! : Stay In School! How many of you would quit school today if you could? You can at age 16, according to state law. Do you know what that actually means? How many of you can tell me your GPA right now? Activity Break – Can kids get sued? Let’s talk about averages… : Let’s talk about averages… Gilbert Arenas averages 29 points per game. What does that mean? Does that mean he scores 29 points in every game? Let’s talk about averages… : Let’s talk about averages… Gilbert may score 22 points one game, 50 in the second and 17 in the third. How do you figure out his average points per game? Let’s talk about averages… : Let’s talk about averages… Add the total points together. 22 + 50 + 17 = 87 Count the number of games. 3 Divide the total points by the number of games. 87 / 3 = 29 points per game Let’s apply this to your grades : Let’s apply this to your grades Your grade point average is based on the following scale… A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0 Write down your grade for each class last quarter & the number value for each grade. Add up the numbers and divide by the number of classes you took. This is your GPA. What did you get? : What did you get? How many of you think this matters? If you take school and your grades seriously it could be worth over ONE MILLION DOLLARS. Middle School : Middle School While in middle school you will receive 72 grades. 6 grades per quarter for 3 years. 6 x 4 x 3 = 72 grades. High School : High School While in high school you will receive between 84 & 96 grades over four years. This number depends on how many classes you take as a senior. What you do next is up to you. You’ve Graduated! Now what? : You’ve Graduated! Now what? College? Junior College? Technical school? Military? Get a job? What if you didn’t graduate? : What if you didn’t graduate? Can you still get a job? Does it matter that you don’t have a diploma? How does a diploma help? If college is your choice, how are you going to pay for it? : If college is your choice, how are you going to pay for it? Financial Aid GI Bill Scholarship Scholarships : Scholarships Athletic Scholarships Less than 400 at UA Academic Scholarships More than 9000 at UA The Flinn Scholarship The ultimate scholarship 20 per year Robb & Pippa What is college good for anyway? : What is college good for anyway? How much money? : How much money? $100? $10,000?? $100,000??? $1,000,000???? The 2080 Rule : The 2080 Rule The number of work hours per year 40 hrs/wk * 52 wks/yr = 2080 hrs/yr $6.75/hr (Min Wage) = $14,040/yr $10/hr = $20,800/yr $25/hr = $52,000/yr Don’t forget these amounts are before taxes. Uncle Sam will take his piece before you get that money home! How high can you go? : How high can you go? Dropout? 12th Grade? 14th, 16th, 18th Grade? Did you know there is even a 20th Grade? There are names for each of these grade levels. : There are names for each of these grade levels. High School Diploma Associate’s Degree Bachelor’s Degree Master’s Degree Doctorate What’s up, Doc? : What’s up, Doc? JD - lawyer MD – medical doctor DDS – dentist PhD – research doctorate There are different kinds of doctorate degrees. A doctor is an expert in their field. Degree = Job : Degree = Job PhD – professor, expert author, anything Master’s – architect, bank president, stockbroker, company executive, principal, FBI agent Bachelor’s – teacher, detective, counselor, nurse, engineer, loan officer Associates – policeman, fireman, electrician, paramedic, plumber, auto mechanic H.S. Diploma – miner, truck driver, custodian, construction worker Dropout - ???????? What kind of jobs can you get with each degree? Ph.D. : Ph.D. From the Latin phrase Philosophiae Doctor. Earning a Ph.D. means that you are an expert in your field allowing you to teach and even write books. All of your textbooks were written by one or more of these experts. For every textbook that is sold, the author gets paid a royalty. We asked earlier what college was worth. Let’s see… : We asked earlier what college was worth. Let’s see… A high school dropout earns $18,000/year. A bachelor’s degree earner makes $43,000/year. These figures show us a bachelor’s degree is worth an extra $25,000 per year. We asked earlier what college was worth. Let’s see… : We asked earlier what college was worth. Let’s see… The average person spends 40 yrs of their life working. In each of those 40 years, the person with the bachelor’s degree earns $25,000 more than the person who dropped out of high school. Does school seem a little more important now? $25,000/yr * 40 yrs = $1,000,000 Time to pay the bills : Time to pay the bills After school every day, many of you go to soccer practice or go home and play video games until it is time for dinner. As a kid, that is what you’re supposed to do. It is up to your parents to worry about things like paying rent, buying food & making sure there is a little money left over to buy things like video games. Today it is your turn to see how hard your parents have it. It is your turn to pay the bills. Movie Time : Movie Time Directed by Steve James Starring Arthur Agee and William Gates Hoop Dreams (1994) Film critic Roger Ebert named Hoop Dreams the best film of the 1990s. Hoop Dreams Vocabulary : Hoop Dreams Vocabulary Arthur Agee……star of movie William Gates……star of movie “Bo” Agee……Arthur’s father Sheila Agee……Arthur’s mother Curtis Gates……William’s brother Emma Gates……William’s mother Catherine Mines……William’s girlfriend Gene Pingatore……coach at St. Joseph’s H.S. Luther Bedford……coach at Marshall H.S. Hoop Dreams Vocabulary : Hoop Dreams Vocabulary Earl Smith……talent scout Isiah Thomas……NBA player from Chicago Michael Jordan……best NBA player ever Bobby Knight……coach at Indiana University Mike Krzyzewski……coach at Duke University Kevin O’Neill……coach at Marquette Univ. Lute Olson……coach at University of Arizona ACT/SAT……college entrance exams “Down State”……Illinois H.S. b-ball playoffs HOOP DREAMS:Control Your Destiny : HOOP DREAMS:Control Your Destiny A Life Skills Curriculum