Unit 1 Success Essential Question What does it

Unit 1: Success Essential Question: What does it take the be a successful high school student? Today’s Topic: THIS school is here for you and future you. Objective: Leave today able to state and explain the purpose of the WHS Mission statement.

Does money buy happiness?

Buys health?

More important than you?

Wait, m buys happiness?

It means A LOT, to a point. • 2009 Study by psychologist Daniel Kahneman and economist Angus Deaton. • "It turns out there is a specific dollar number, or income plateau, after which more money has no measurable effect on day-to-day contentment. • The magic income: $. As people earn more money, their day-today happiness rises. Until you hit $75, 000. • After that, it is just m with no gain in happiness. “

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Behind the numbers • Incidentally, according to the Census Bureau, the mean (average) household income in 2009 was $6. That's 9. 4% below the happiness threshold. The median (middle) household income was a much smaller $49, 777. That's 33. 6% shy of the magic number. • The Census Bureau's 2010 survey counted 116. 7 million households and put the average size at 2. 58 persons. So that $75 K benchmark would be quite a stretch for a couple with several additional kids.

What is it in Weymouth?

So how do I get survival, comforts and some luxuries? Make a median household income of $

Make $7 more over 42 years or $16, 000 more a year.

It p to stay in school

College is the B investment you can make.

What do you want to be? • http: //www. bls. gov/oes/current/oes _nat. htm • Let’s check the living calculator to see if that profession can help you.

Weymouth High School Mission Statement • Weymouth High School embeds 21 st century skills across the curriculum to prepare students for postsecondary education, careers, and active citizenship.

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