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Vids.Edu, Alexander Williams '22, Emily Wei '22, Luke Davis '22, William Bogdanowicz '22 Apr 2020

Vids.Edu, Alexander Williams '22, Emily Wei '22, Luke Davis '22, William Bogdanowicz '22

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Nearly 22 million school days are lost annually due to the common cold. Especially at such a high-pressure school such as IMSA, many kids ignore their symptoms of sickness and instead choose to stay in school. Instead of missing classes to recuperate, they attend class, spreading the sickness even farther. By having an effective and efficient way to educate children while they stay at home and recover from their ailments is one of the greatest steps education can take to develop its efficiency. With vidsEDU, students will be able to access recorded lessons by their teachers, whether the reason being …


The Low Salary Of Teachers Compared To Other Professions, Alan Nguyen '22, Axel Hernandez '22 Apr 2020

The Low Salary Of Teachers Compared To Other Professions, Alan Nguyen '22, Axel Hernandez '22

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Teachers have arguably one of the most important jobs in the world: to teach their students, i.e. the upcoming generation of kids, essential skills needed for the future. Yet ironically studies show that teachers have a drastically lower salary compared to other career choices. The National Education Association (NEA) determined that the average salary for a teacher has dropped about 4.5 percent over the past decade. For context, the highest average salary that teachers can make in America is in Washington, D.C., which is $55,209, according to the World Population Review. In comparison, a professional NFL player could make $510,000 …