- “UM medical teams teach new ways to respond to mass shootings” David Goodhue, Miami Herald
- Mass shootings are becoming increasingly more common in America. Therefore, law enforcement officials, emergency medical technicians, and firefighters need to become more knowledgeable on treating wounded victims in these types of scenarios. The medical team at the University of Miami assisted local law enforcement officials in simulated experiences in order for them to get experience and knowledge.
- The problem: Mass shootings are becoming an increasing issue for first responders throughout America. There needs to be a more coordinated effort amongst the police department, emergency medical technicians, and fire fighters in order to save as many lives as possible. Additionally, EMT’s and firefighters needed to be educated on the possibility of having to enter a building when the scene is not 100% clear in order to save more lives instead of spending time waiting for clearance.
- The people: The people that have this problem are police officers, emergency medical technicians, fire fighters, and any individual that finds themselves in a situation involving an active shooter.
- “Charters? Fix public schools instead” Lauren Ritchie, Orlando Sentinel
- This article discusses how the Florida public school system is broken and in need of a creative solution and dedicated efforts in order to change. It also touches on the fact that many Republicans support the creation of more charter schools in order to decrease accountability of poor education on the state. Additionally, the article addresses the education crisis going on in New Orleans, as their government has moved towards eradicating public schools and is now suffering a financial and academic crisis.
- The problem: Elected government officials do not know how to fix the broken education system in Florida. In order to decrease accountability, legislators are pushing towards the addition of charter and voucher schools throughout the state in order to have a scapegoat when parents are unsatisfied with the quality of their children’s education. Additionally, legislators are focused on passing bills that focus on micromanaging educators rather than developing plans that improve the education system.
- The people: All Florida public school students, legislators, and parents are victim to this issue.
- “What's behind Haiti's gas shortage and blackout? $80 million in unpaid bills - Haiti has an ongoing fuel shortage that is affecting everything from cell phone service to drivers to business operations.” by Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald
- In this article, written on January 20th, 2019, the author states that Haiti is having a massive diesel oil crisis, resulting in blackouts and spotty cell phone service throughout Haiti. Three of the main gas companies are out of stock of diesel gas, and Digicel has only six to seven days of fuel left in their reserve system.
- The problem: The main issue in the article is that Digicel, Haiti’s largest mobile phone provider, burns through 650,000 gallons of diesel fuel per month in order to keep their cell phone towers running as well as the lights in all of its buildings. Their clients will be unable to use their phones to make calls and blackouts will occur throughout the city as a result. Additionally, Haitians are unable to pump gas into their cars and diesel-operated generators.
- The people: All Haitian residents, workers, and companies are currently plagued with this problem.
- “In My Opinion- Decluttering has become a big business, but I’m not sold on it” Ana Veciana-Suarez, The Miami Herald
- This article discusses the rising interest in the business of decluttering. With decluttering entrepreneurs experiencing fame, such as Marie Kondo who stars in her own Netflix series, the business of decluttering is on the rise. The author expresses her opposition to this recent obsession, though, stating that she loves collecting all of her objects.
- The problem: Everyone has too much stuff. Warehouses are becoming filled, hallways of homes are lined in storage units, and garbage is piling up everywhere. We need to control our mess and manage our impulse to buy new things. This is where decluttering businesses come in.
- The people: Everyone with too much stuff, decluttering companies.
- "2,200 Florida teacher jobs remain unfilled" Leslie Postel, the Orlando Sentinel
- This article touches on the shortage of Florida public school teachers, which is wreaking havoc on the Florida education system as it does not have an adequate supply of educators to properly educate their children. Florida needs to develop a system that attracts and retains highly educated individuals to teach at public schools throughout the state.
- The problem: Florida public schools need 2,217 more teachers in order to fill vacant positions throughout the state. Florida needs to develop a better funding plan for schools in order to attract and retain highly educated individuals. Additionally, the pay of Florida teachers is among the lowest in the country, which adversely affects student performance on academic tests. This causes more teachers to leave before retirement.
- The people: Teachers and students throughout Florida.
Friday, January 25, 2019
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Hey Meghan,
ReplyDeleteYou touched a lot on the political climate around the public school systems. This is a trend that I don't know if I would have recognized, but makes a lot of sense. As shootings become more common place in schools, and the quality or education falls, many people will look else where to educate their children. The alternative is of course the private sector. I believe we will see an increase in amount of children being sent to private schools- either for safety or educational reasons. This opens up opportunities for private schools as they will receive more revenue and more attention. While I believe that there would be relatively high barriers to entry to this market, I don't think that it would be terribly hard to exploit.
Hey Megan, I can understand where the 5th article is coming from. My high school has lost many teachers due to forcing older teachers to retire. Also, due to the low pay, many teachers are discouraged from teaching. This is ironic because we promote education and learning. However, we do not take care of the people who are responsible for teaching.
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