Published by the Iconoclast Generation
We Educate Tomorrow’s Innovators
April 2012 Volume 1, Issue 2
Inside this Issue
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Spring is Here and SCIENCE IS COMING! Mustaches
Time of our Life
What’s Easter really about? What is teen dating violence? This Month’s Events
Snow Day!
Our Breakfast Club
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Math Guru Problem of the Month
Kelly Miller Math Institute nd 8560 E. 22 Street, #104 Tucson, AZ. 85710 United States
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Spring is here and Science is coming! Rachel Wilhite Owner / Instructor Did you know?
The report found that the U.S. ranked sixth among 40 countries and regions, based on 16 indicators of innovation and competitiveness. They included venture capital investment, scientific research, spending on research, and educational achievement. The prestigious World Economic Forum ranks the U.S. as No. 48 in quality of math and science education.
•U.S. students recently finished 25th in math and 17th in science in the ranking of 31 countries by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
• In today’s high-tech world, math and science matter. Of the 10 fastest growing occupations, eight are science, math or technology-related. Whatever your child wants to do – join the military, join the workforce, or go on •Women currently to college – math constitute 48 Math and Science Are and science skills percent of the U.S. Where the Jobs Will Be will be important. workforce but hold Become part of the just 24 percent of equation to help your the U.S. jobs in science, technology, child succeed now and in the future. engineering, and math (STEM). -- www.nationalmathandscience.org •Sixty percent of the new jobs that will Kelly Miller Math is joining the open in the 21st century will require crusade for math and science skills possessed by only 20 percent of education! the current workforce.5 The U.S. may be short as many as three million highTo join the effort for improvement in skills workers by 2018. Two-thirds of math AND science education, Kelly those jobs will require at least some Miller Math Institute is adding science post-secondary education. American to our 2012 Summer Enrichment universities, however, only award about Session. Interactive, hands on, exciting a third of the bachelor’s degrees in summer classes in Science will not only science and engineering as Asian improve your child’s science skill set, universities. Worldwide, the United but also expand their science States ranks 17th in the number of knowledge. ∞ science degrees it awards. •The competitive edge of the US economy has eroded sharply over the last decade, according to a new study by a non-partisan research group.
“As a parent, you have the power to make a tremendous difference in your child’s success by staying informed and involved.” -- www.nationalmathandscience.org
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Mustaches
ever, we respect him so much. It was about the greatest day ever, or if you want to say, the time of our life.∞
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Leah Jones One day 2 mustaches named Bob & Frank roamed the streets talking to each other. Then some freaky mustache stepped out in from of them. The freaky mustache name was George. George said “This here town ain’t big enough for the three of us!” Frank said “Well then I guess we’ll meet you here at high-noon!” Then all of them walked away. Bob had this partner Frank with him. George stood alone! Finally it was high noon and the towns’ people stood and watched as Frank and Bob pulled out their marshmallow shooters, Frank was hit. But it wasn’t’ bad enough to kill him. Bob stood up and took out the biggest shooter in the west… The Donut Launcher!! Bob shot George so much he wasn’t dead but he was terrified of us! George looked like a donut with icing and for fun sprinkles! George was never seen again. ∞
Time of Our Life Hunter Jones On March 17th (St. Patrick’s Day), the Jr. Dragsters traveled to a local baseball game for mentally and physically disabled kids from ages 9-21. We stayed for about four hours to show the kids our cars, how our cars work, and how much fun it is to race them. But the main reason that we went to the games was to cheer the kids on and watch them play a great game. There was one kid that took heart the cars the Jr. Dragsters. His name was Nick. Nick was nineteen years old and played for the New York Yankees little league baseball team. He was the coolest guy
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What’s Easter really about? Research by Leah Jones Easter holiday has both a non-secular and secular meaning. For Christians, Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. For the majority of Americans, Easter represents candy, candy, and more candy. So, when we get beyond the biblical context of the Easter holiday, what is Easter really about in our free market society? The all mighty dollar. Guess How Much Money is spent on Easter Candy? Easter is the second most important candy-eating occasion of the year for Americans according to the National Confectioner’s Association. According to a survey by BigInsight, which tracks consumer spending, four out of five Americans will celebrate Easter this year, spending a total of $16.8 billion. That's an average of $145.28 each, up 11 percent from 2011. Continued on page 4
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NEWSLETTER
What is teen dating violence? Campaign selected by Amber Haifley Teen dating violence is a pattern of controlling behaviors by one teenager over another teenager with whom they are in a dating relationship. That behavior can include physical violence but can also include emotional and/or verbal abuse. Twenty-four percent of 14
1 in 4 teens who have been in a serious relationship say their boyfriend or girlfriend has tried to prevent them from spending time with friends or family; the same number have been pressured to only spend time with their partner.
I think my daughter’s/son's girlfriend/boyfriend is abusing her/him. What can I do? Talk to your teen about dating and healthy relationships. Creating this open dialogue will help with future discussions. Avoid being judgmental. Your teen may not share any information with you if they feel like they have done something wrong. Just listen – Your teen may need to “vent” about what happened. I think my friend is being abused by his/her girlfriend/boyfriend. What should I do?
If you think that a friend is in an unhealthy relationship or is being abused, you may want to talk with them to find out for certain. to 17-year-olds know at least one student who has been the victim of dating violence, yet 81% of parents either believe teen dating violence is not an issue or admit they don't know if it is an issue. The violence can happen over time and one may not even realize the behavior is abusive. 80% of teens say they know someone who has been controlled by a partner, and 60% know someone who has been physically abused. 29% of teens say that they themselves have been physically abused by a dating partner, and 54% report some form of abuse – yet only 37% of parents are aware that their child has been abused in some way.
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This Month’s Events 4/1/12 April Fool’s Day! 4/2/12 – 4/6/12 SPRING BREAK! 4/3/12 AIMS Review Session Reading & Science 4/5/12 AIMS Review Session Math 4/8/12 Easter Holiday 4/20/12 – 4/22/12 st 1 ANNUAL SIR JUNIOR DRAGSTER TEAM FINALS www.SIRACE.com 4/27/12 MOVIE NIGHT! Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Happy Birthday April Babies
Your friends are often more open to talking with you than with school counselors or parents about dating violence. Prepare yourself by learning about teen dating violence and then talk to your friend. ∞ --- www.respectlove.opdv.ny.gov
A little Madness in the spring is wholesome even for the King. - Emily Dickinson
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Continued from Page 2 Some 90 million chocolate Easter bunnies, 700 million Marshmallow Peeps, and about 16 billion jelly beans -- enough to circle the earth three times -- will be sold this Easter, according to the National Confectioners Association. That makes Easter the second-biggestselling confectionary holiday after Halloween. According to BigInsight, Americans will spend about $20 per person on candy for Easter, or $2.3 billion total. Candy for thought...
Considering the exorbitant amount of money spent on Easter candy that will lead to a plethora of dental bills, ask your family and friends to put their $20 candy money in a college savings account. If you consider the potential amount of money saved for the future, your excitement alone should suffice as a sweet tooth. ∞ References: http://www.bloomberg.com http://praisephilly.com
Snow Day! Amber Haifley / Rachel Wilhite March 19th-brought rain, sleet, and even snow! Only in Tucson can you go from beautiful mid 70’s weather to mid40’s and snow within one day. Tucson has hot summers and temperate winters. However, Tucson is almost always cooler and wetter than Phoenix because of its higher elevation. Temperature variations between night and day tend to be moderate during summer with a difference that can reach 24 degrees Fahrenheit, and moderate during winter with an average difference of 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Early spring is characterized by gradually rising temperatures and several weeks of vivid wildflower blooms beginning in late February and into March. Daytime average highs range from 72 °F (23 °C) in March to 88 °F (31 °C) in May with average overnight lows in March of 45 °F (7 °C) and in May of 59 °F (15 °C). Imagine the surprise some Tucsonans received when they awoke to cold, wet, snow in March! Tucson may give us dry
hot summers, and a weather surprise once in a while, but we have the best weather in the entire country all-year round.∞
Our Breakfast Club Sierra Haifley Students at Kelly Miller Math are seen almost as The Breakfast Club. We all have our own unique personalities. This applies to how we learn too. Everyone here learns and studies differently. Every child at the institute is full of intelligence and has a thirst for learning. The kids here will be very successful someday, even though some of us are struggling now. We encourage each other to work hard and push towards getting good grades. If any of us is having a rough day, we can share with each other in a safe and open environment. Just like The Breakfast Club, we learn to get along as well as getting good grades. ∞
Who we think we are? Who we think we are is not always how we’re seen. The world chooses to define us in “the simplest terms and most convenient definitions”. However, we all have our own unique personalities. Our uniqueness applies to how we learn too. What we’ve found out is that each one of us is a brain … And a performer … a rule bender … and a team player … an outsider … and a social climber. We are a part of the next generation of whatever we choose to be. The world may choose to define us but we choose to remain exceptional. Sincerely, The Iconoclast Generation.
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NEWSLETTER
Two major topics to know when introduced to Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade are the following: 1) what is an archeologist - Archaeologists study artifacts of the near and distant past to develop a picture of how people lived in earlier cultures and societies. 2) The Holy Grail - The Holy Grail is a sacred object figuring in literature and certain Christian traditions, most often identified with the dish, plate, or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper and is said to possess miraculous powers. When we come to examine the literary tradition concerning the Grail we notice at the outset that the Grail legend is closely connected with that of Perceval as well as that of King Arthur.
The Last Crusade Indie Fans Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade is an action packed period movie that takes you from America to Italy, Germany and then Turkey. As you travel the globe on another Indiana Jones Adventure your interest is peeked as learn that a mild mannered professor is really a brave, whip carrying, archeologist. The Last Crusade takes place in 1938.Following a number of years of success with the US economy a recession hit which caused unemployment to rise back to 19%. In Europe Germany was continuing its strategy of persecuting the Jews and occupation in Czechoslovakia, the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain went to Germany fearing another world war and after agreeing to allow Hitler could occupy Czechoslovakia declared "Peace in our time”. The law changed in the US that meant the minimum hourly wage was 40 cents per hour for a 44 hour working week.
With your new found knowledge of Indiana Jones you are ready to take on The Last Crusade. Take a little time to find more interesting facts on 1938, Indiana Jones, or archaeology. Share what you’ve learned to help us all become mega Indiana fans! ∞
How Much things cost in 1938 Average Cost of new house $3,900.00 Average wages per year $1,730.00 Cost of a gallon of Gas 10 cents Average Cost for house rent $27.00 per month
A loaf of Bread 9 cents A LB of Hamburger Meat 13 cents Tell us about you!! Average for and newfun car Submit yourPrice mini bio facts to $763.00 Amber for publication in next month’s newsletter.
Blanket $5.00 Lipton Noodle Soup 10 Cents
A rich merchant had collected many gold coins. He did not want anybody to know about them. One day, his wife asked, "How many gold coins do we have?" After pausing a moment, he replied, "Well! If I divide the coins into two unequal numbers, then 25 times the difference between the two numbers equals the difference between the squares of the two numbers." The wife looked puzzled. Can you help the merchant's wife by finding out how many gold coins they have?
Solve the Genie’s problem and become our Math Guru of the month! Make sure you show your work.
References: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06719a.htm http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1938.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Last_Crusade
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Summer 2012 Students pack your bags and take a vacation with the Iconoclast Generation! Session 1: June 4 – June 29, 2012 Session 2: July 9 – August 3, 2012 Learn how to use our amazing new color screen calculators and our mind blowing computer programs for math and statistics…
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