The document discusses trends in global populations and economies. It notes that China will soon have the largest English-speaking population and although shipping all US jobs to China would not eliminate its labor surplus, China's highest IQ population is larger than North America's total population. It also discusses increasing job and career changes, suggesting today's students will have 10-14 jobs by age 38 and over half of workers have been with a company less than five years. The document advocates that students must understand global connections to succeed and that Brookside Middle School provides an education to become leaders in the global community.

1. Did You Know . . .

2. If you’re one in a million in China . . .

3. There are 1,300 people just like you.

4. In India, there are 1,100 people just like you.

5. Did you know . . .

6. China will soon become the number one English speaking country in the world.

7. . If you took every single job in the U.S. today and shipped it to China …

8. China would still have a labor surplus.

9. During the course of this presentation . . .

10. 60 babies will be born in the U.S. 244 babies will be born in China. 351 babies will be born in India.

11. The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that today’s learner will have 10-14 jobs . . .

12. By the age of 38.

13. According to the U.S. Department of Labor . . .

14. 1 out of 4 workers today is working for a company they have been employed by for less than one year.

15. More than 1 out of 2 are working for a company they have worked for for less than five years.

16. According to former Secretary of Education Richard Riley . . .

17. The top 10 in-demand jobs in 2010 didn’t exist in 2004.

18. We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist . . .

19. Using technologies that haven’t been invented . . .

20. In order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.

21. Did you know . . .

22. The 25% of the population in China with the highest IQ’s . . .

23. Is greater than the total population of North America.

24. In India, it’s the top 28%.

25. Translation for teachers: They have more honors kids than we have kids.

26. What does it all mean?

27. We are living in a global community that will continue to grow more interdependent.

28. Students must become aware of these global interactions in order to be successful.

29. Brookside offers a place where students will learn to become leaders of our global community.

30. The Middle Years Programme Brookside Middle School 2007-2008