Sunday, February 19, 2012

SWA 13


·        Inner city school systems

§  Controversy: Public schools receive money based on the taxes paid in the area of the school.  Because inner cities are poor, less money is taken in, and therefore the schools suffer.  This creates cycle of poverty that the people in inner city schools are trapped in. 

§  Stand: Poorer school districts should receive a substance budget rather than budget cuts because of low test scores.  Test scores should not affect a school’s budget. 

§  Research interest:

o   Racial ratios in the schools

o   Effect of

o   Current problems in school districts



·        Flu shots

§  Some say that flu shots should be required.  Others say that the shots only lead to antibiotic resistance and stronger strains of the flu. 

§  Stand: I believe use of flu shots should be discouraged and carefully regulated. 

§  Research interest:

o   Effect of used of the short: short term vs. long term

o   Rate of people who get shot and flu

·        Nursing home solutions

§  Elderly are often neglected in nursing homes.  The staff is too then for the number of patience and families often have little time to visit, yet little is being done to improve the situation. 

§  Stand: Nursing homes should be required to have a higher staff to patient ratio.  Facilities should encourage the enjoyment of life through activities on the patients’ levels and proper facilities. 

§  Research Interest:

o   Hospice’s conditions vs. traditional nursing home’s conditions

o   Cost of care; impact of more staff on cost

o   Length of lives placed in nursing homes; what effects this


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