Unit 1: SuccessEssential 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, money 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: $75,000 a year. As people earn more money, their day-to-day happiness rises. Until you hit $75,000.

• After that, it is just more stuff, with no gain in happiness.“

75,000k

Behind the numbers

• Incidentally, according to the Census Bureau, the mean (average) household income in 2009 was $67,976. 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 $75K 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 $75k

Make $700,000 more over 42 years or $16,000 more a year.

It pays to stay in school

College is the BEST 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 21st

century skills across the curriculum to prepare students for post-secondary education, careers, and active citizenship.

WHS exists to help you get a diploma that will help you succeed in college and career.