Thursday, July 23, 2009

Did you Know?


The United States of America does not have a juvenile justice system; it has 51 separate systems.

U.S. Department of Labor shows today's learners will have 10 to 14 jobs by their 38th birthday.

Today's kids will have watched 20,000 hours of TV, played 10,000 hours of video games, talked 10,000 hours on the phone and will have sent 250,000 emails or instant messages by the time they are 21.

More than 70% of U.S. four year olds have used a computer.

MySpace was invented in 2003. Today, more than 70% of online teens use social networking sites.

31% of youth state they have been drunk in the past year, and their parents believe they are non-drinkers.

Over 81% of 11th graders say it is easy to get alcohol when they want it.

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