Bad Blood: A Case Study of the Tuskegee Syphilis Project

 For this discussion, read the article “Bad Blood:  A Case Study of the Tuskegee Syphilis Project”, watch the video “The Deadly Deception” (both are posted in Moodle following this assignment) and answer the questions below. Reference your posting with 1-2 references to validate your point.

 From 1940-1972, the U.S. Public Health Service conducted what is now known as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.  The experiment involved 399 men from rural Alabama infected with syphilis. Study subjects were poor, African-American sharecroppers.  The reported goal of the study was to examine the progression of untreated syphilis in African-Americans. At the end of the study, 28 men died from syphilis, 100 died from complications related to syphilis, 40 men had infected their wives, and 19 children were born with congenital syphilis. 

This study resulted in changes in research standards.  One result was The National Research Act of 1974, which mandated the creation of Institutional Review Boards to govern research at institutions receiving federal funding.  It also resulted in the Belmont Report, which set ethical standards and principles for research. 

Read the designated article, watch the video affiliated with this assignment, and answer the following questions in your discussion:

This study is a landmark in medical ethics for numerous reasons.  Which ethical principles were violated in this study?  Give examples which occurred throughout the course of the study.

Given that the men were simply informed that the doctors were studying ‘bad blood,’ how important is it to have informed consent?

Could this project (or one similar to it involving AIDS or radiation effects) be conducted today? Why or why not?

 
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Define culture and explain why it is important to understanding communication

Define culture and explain why it is important to understanding communication.

Explain how understanding and assessing culture can improve your own communication.  Describe you own culture and share with us what makes you who you are.  Your culture can be related to race, ethnicity, gender, age , nationality, religion, sexual orientation, media preferences, hobbies, religion, etc. Try not to focus on just one of these aspects of yourself, but instead utilize as many cultural elements as possible (what interests you) Think about both style (how you speak) and content (what interests you)

How does your culture affect your communication with those in your own culture and those from other cultures?

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Assessment Matters

As a teacher, you need to have solid knowledge of formative and summative assessment and how each can help you ensure students are mastering key contents and skill. You also need to be able to take the information gleaned from assessments and make decisions that support the learning of all your students. This week, you will build on your previous assignment from last week and integrate the knowledge from your research and the readings. 

Watch the following videos:

  1. Rick Wormeli: Formative and Summative Assessment (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
  2. TEDxSoCal – Dr. Brian Stecher – Cultivating Thriving Schools (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Both videos examine the role of accountability and how they can and do impact our work in schools. Brian Stecher specifically discusses three indicators that drive everything that happens in schools, while Rick Wormeli outlines how different types of knowledge are assessed.

In this assignment, please address the following topics and questions:

  1. Analyze the roles of assessment and evaluation in school improvement and in measuring educational quality.
  2. Examine and explain your perspectives on the roles and trends related to assessment in education.
  3. Evaluate the value of both types of assessment and, specifically, the role you see assessment playing in your classroom.
  4. Evaluate the roles of both formative and summative assessment in the classroom. How does each form of assessment support learning? In what ways can the teacher use the data from assessments to influence learning in the classroom?
  5. Review your work from your Week Four Assignment and provide specific details of what you see as the next step in developing an assessment for the Common Core State Standard (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. you identified in the activity you presented.

Please support your claims and assertions with the literature, using the course textbook, the videos, and resources for this week, as well as at least one other peer-reviewed article from the Ashford University Library. You must have three to five references total and use in-text citations throughout your paper. Please format your assignment, citations, and references in APA style. This assignment should be four to five pages in length, in addition to title and reference pages. Be sure to also save a copy of your assignment for your Final Project and for future professional development.

 
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Discussion 3 Why Diversity In Our Schools

Why Diversity in our Schools?”  Please respond to the following:

  • Review the article titled “Florida Passes Plan for Racially-Based Academic Goals“. Next, argue for or against Florida’s plan to alter academic goals for students based on their race answering the following questions:
    • Why would Florida pass this plan?
    • Do you think that other states will begin to follow suit?
  •  Provide a rationale and support for your position and support it with scholarly research. Cite your sources using in-text citations and references. Be careful of plagiarism.
  • Respond to at least one other student with a scholarly response that reflects your critical analysis of their post. Be as specific as possible in your response to your classmate’s post.

Florida Passes Plan For Racially-Based Academic Goals

October 12, 2012 11:32 AMFiled Under: Florida State Board of Education, John F. Kennedy Middle School, Palm Beach County, Palm Beach Post, TrendingPupils listen to their teacher at the Guist’hau’s high school on September 4, 2012, for an early start of the new school year in Nantes western France. AFP PHOTO FRANK PERRY (Photo credit should read FRANK PERRY/AFP/GettyImages)The Florida state Board of Education passed a controversial plan to set reading and math goals based upon race. (Photo credit should read FRANK PERRY/AFP/GettyImages)

Palm Beach, Fla. (CBS TAMPA) — The Florida State Board of Educationpassed a plan that sets goals for students in math and reading based upon their race.

On Tuesday, the board passed a revised strategic plan that says that by 2018, it wants 90 percent of Asian students, 88 percent of white students, 81 percent of Hispanics and 74 percent of black students to be reading at or above grade level. For math, the goals are 92 percent of Asian kids to be proficient, whites at 86 percent, Hispanics at 80 percent and blacks at 74 percent. It also measures by other groupings, such as poverty and disabilities, reported the Palm Beach Post.

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The plan has infuriated many community activists in Palm Beach County and across the state.

“To expect less from one demographic and more from another is just a little off-base,” Juan Lopez, magnet coordinator at John F. Kennedy Middle School in Riviera Beach, told the Palm Beach Post.

JFK Middle has a black student population of about 88 percent.

“Our kids, although they come from different socioeconomic backgrounds, they still have the ability to learn,” Lopez said. “To dumb down the expectations for one group, that seems a little unfair.”

Others in the community agreed with Lopez’s assessment. But the Florida Department of Education said the goals recognize that not every group is starting from the same point and are meant to be ambitious but realistic.

As an example, the percentage of white students scoring at or above grade level (as measured by whether they scored a 3 or higher on the reading FCAT) was 69 percent in 2011-2012, according to the state. For black students, it was 38 percent, and for Hispanics, it was 53 percent.

In addition, State Board of Education Chairwoman Kathleen Shanahan said that setting goals for different subgroups was needed to comply with terms of a waiver that Florida and 32 other states have from some provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. These waivers were used to make the states independent from some federal regulations.

“We have set a very high goal for all students to reach in Florida,” Shanahan said.

But Palm Beach County School Board vice-chairwoman Debra Robinson isn’t buying the rationale.

“I’m somewhere between complete and utter disgust and anger and disappointment with humanity,” Robinson told the Post. She said she has been receiving complaints from upset black and Hispanic parents since the state board took its action this week.

Robinson called the state board’s actions essentially “proclaiming racism” and said she wants Palm Beach County to continue to educate every child with the same expectations, regardless of race.

 
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