part one

The SCHOOL Act

Introduction

As we have learned in this unit, education is an important factor in determining occupation and income, as well as health. The COVID-19 pandemic has created major set backs in education, leading to questions regarding the K-12 system. One idea that has gained traction as a result is “funding students, not systems”.

Your Tasks

Task 1- Read/Research

Please take a few moments to review the SCHOOL ActLinks to an external site., which was introduced in August 2020. You can also conduct your own search for article commentaries regarding the Act. 

Task 2- Original Post

Next, you will need to create your discussion post. Your post must address the following (point values indicated in bold):
What are positive and/or negative outcomes that could result if the SCHOOL Act is passed? (5 points)
Given your research into this topic, do you support the Act or not? Explain. (5 points)
What are other means with which we can lesson educational inequalities? (6 points)
Post must be a minimum of 250 words. (2 points)
Include at least 1 outside reference, cited in APA format. This reference needs to be cited both in-text and at the end of the post in a reference list. (2 points).
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.part two

Vaping

Vaping. How safe is it? Do you understand the difference between smoking and vaping? Now that you know about brain development, what about young people vaping?

First watch this video that compares smoking and vaping. Links to an external site.You learn here, that it IS safer….. for lung tar. Does that mean it is safe?

What else is going into the user’s lungs? Here is a piece from (https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org)

The Chemicals You Inhale When Vaping

Instead of bathing lung tissue with a therapeutic mist, just as a nebulizer does, vaping coats lungs with potentially harmful chemicals. E-liquid concoctions usually include some mix of flavorings, aromatic additives and nicotine or THC (the chemical in marijuana that causes psychological effects), dissolved in an oily liquid base. å think that some of the vaporized elements of the oil are getting deep down into the lungs and causing an inflammatory response,%xplains Broderick.

The substance at the center of investigation is vitamin E. Itàoften used as a thickening and delivery agent in e-liquid. And, while itàsafe when taken orally as a supplement or used on the skin, itàlikely an irritant when inhaled. Itàbeen found in the lungs of people with severe, vaping-related damage.

Other common substances found in e-liquid or produced when itàheated up may also pose a risk to the lungs. These include:

Diacetyl: This food additive, used to deepen e-cigarette flavors, is known to damage small passageways in the lungs.

Formaldehyde: This toxic chemical can cause lung disease and contribute to heart disease.

Acrolein: Most often used as a weed killer, this chemical can also damage lungs.

WOW! Safer? Users may not be putting tar into their lungs but they are putting foreign substances into their lungs. Seems like it would be like saying “eating fire is bad so eat staples instead!” BOTH are a bad idea!!!

Here is another video showing how a young woman was lucky to get treatment in time. Lung illness and vaping.Links to an external site.

We also learned about habits and addiction. There is no smoke, but there is nicotine. Smoke or chemicals are what hurts your lungs, but it is the nicotine that changes your brain chemistry. You hear it from the last user, she was addicted to the nicotine, which is more concentrated in a vape than in cigarettes, and users are addicted to habits.

We also learned about how big tobacco and the alcohol industry marketed to weak or isolated markets.

Combine addiction and marketing and see how vaping impacts our young adultsLinks to an external site..

The initial marketing for vapes was “for quitting smoking”. Does that seam like what is happening? Is it possible these companies are really just finding new users for products? These teens certainly sound addicted.

For this assignment:

1. Find an ad (web or social media) or package of a vape or flavor that looks like it is marketed to teens.Take a photo or screenshot and post it. You cannot post the same as another post.

2. Tell us if you thought vaping was “better” than smoking before watching these. What do you think now?

3. What % of the people that you are close to smoke or vape? Do you think it is a substance abuse or public health problem?

4. Provide a comment on the impact of marketing  vape products-either personal, from what you see in peers or in family.Should advertising be allowed? Do the ads look focused to adults quitting smoking (the vape industries claim is vapes are good for adult users that are hooked on cigarettes already) or more directed to new users (young people)?

Should vape use be more regulated? Don’t forget many people make money selling these products. How do you think regulation should look? You can have different ideas for teens/vs adults.