Newspaper: The Miami Herald
Title: Florida leads U.S. in new HIV cases after years of cuts in public health
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15A8E3CBDB765D70?p=AWNB
Basically what this article is talking about is the fact that the number of HIV cases are increasing every year in Florida. All the while, funding for efforts to prevent this disease are declining. Budget cuts for the Department of Health mean less education, prevention, counseling, testing, and care in terms of the disease, and lawmakers are not seeing this fact. The problem presented here is that Florida citizens don't know a whole lot about HIV and how to prevent it. Less money means less education about the effects of the disease, which can cause a sense of ignorance among the people of Florida.
Title: Car2Go Suspending business indefinitely in Miami Beach
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15A88F87690EFC80?p=AWNB
Car2Go is a fast-growing company in North America and Europe dedicated to the idea of carsharing. People can rent smart cars to go one-way from one point to another. Because of the lack of a specific car rental tax, Car2Go has suspended business indefinitely in Miami Beach. This is causing a huge problem for the people of Miami because they no longer have a simple way to get around. The service was also very expensive. Citizens of this city are in need of an affordable car rental service that is easy to use and efficient.
Title: My young son should dream, not have testing nightmares
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15A88F8619264B20?p=AWNB
This opinion article talks about the problems associated with testing kids obsessively in schools at very young ages. The writer's son is only in preschool and has to take math tests every Monday and Tuesday. Kids, especially those in kindergarten and preschool, need the to socialize and learn how to function in society; not how to stress out over a test. The need presented here is that kids need a place they can go to destress over tests.
Title: Climate Change could cost jobs in South Florida
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15A83B09F3219D68?p=AWNB
This article talks about how climate change is affecting Miami and its coastal areas. Sea level rise is causing massive land loss, which is costing jobs in areas such as real estate. The lack of environmental regulations on businesses in the area is essentially not helping the cause. The need presented here is that people, especially young professionals, are less likely to get certain jobs. What needs to happen is there needs to be an organization of company dedicated to environmental causes that could help create jobs in the area.
Title: Beyond the Classroom: Money, sex and school? More than a necessity
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15A7E6B7D4038900?p=AWNB
This article talks about the fact that financial skills and sex education are less likely to be taught in schools. Schools are becoming more and more focused on standardized testing and less on real-world skills like how to balance a checkbook. The aversion to teaching sex education, mostly stemming from the fear of awkwardness, is also causing a rapid increase of teenagers with STDs. The need presented here is that kids need a service that can provide counseling, tutorials, and lectures on real-world skills involving sex education and financial responsibilities.
I loved your opportunities, and the one that resonates with me the most would be the one about testing kids obsessively. As a bad test taker myself, I never believed in the constant and useless implementation of standardized tests. Furthermore, my mom works in the school system and I have seen many cases of kids being taught to "just pass the test" due to the legislation regarding standardized tests. Although none of our opportunities were similar, you can compare and contrast mine to yours here: http://cassidymckbusiness.blogspot.com/2016/01/identifying-local-opportunities.html.
ReplyDeleteAll in all, I enjoyed reading further into your opportunities.
I agree about the lack of sex education taught in schools and how standardize testing has only increased. I remember in High School that they didn't even offer a class regarding sexual education. Additionally, I had several friends who had to drop out because they became parents very early on. I believe that if the school system focused more on what teenagers need rather than what we want them to be then we would have better students. You could give young people all the standardized test in the world, it's not going to make them more successful.
ReplyDeleteHere are some of the opportunities I found:
http://goobirs.blogspot.com/2016/01/identifying-local-opportunities-week-3.html