For this assignment you will need to listen to the ‘This American Life’ podcast #562 entitled The Problem We All Live With at the following link:

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/562/the-problem-we-all-live-with?act=2#play.

Please answer the following questions.

1. What is the problem or claim this podcast is talking about?

2. Would you define it as a social problem or just a problem for those who suffer from it?

3. The education reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones argues there is a solution to this problem. What is it?

4. What are other alternative solutions that have been tried but that Ms. Hannah-Jones argues do not work?

5. Ms. Hannah-Jones said “We want this to have been easy and we gave up really fast,” about what process began in the early 1970s throughout the United States that was ended in 1988?

6. The podcast mentions longitudinal studies. Longitudinal studies look at the long term effects of certain stimuli on research participants. The specific longitudinal study mentioned in this podcast says those who receive the solution to the social problem in question receive what benefits over time? What does the data say about those who do not receive or experience to the social problem in question? 

7. What are some unfortunate characteristics about the old Normandy school district in Missouri?

8. What was the horrible oversight that happened to Mariah Pruitt Martin at the special breakfast she attended? How do you think Needra Martin felt for her daughter after this incident especially after she had to take off from work? 

9. Why didn’t being on probation for 15 years make any sense for the old Normandy school district?

10. What were some education options Needra Martin initially sought for her daughter Mariah?

11. What changed that allowed Mariah to obtain a new solution to her problem?

12. What did Normandy school officials do to make it difficult for their students to attend other school districts? Why do you think the Normandy school district administrators did so?

13. Even though Normandy school district administrators made it difficult to transfer to a different district, how many students transferred?

14. How did the Francis Howell district parents react to Normandy students transferring in during the town hall meeting?

15. Who is Ruby Bridges?

16. What did white Francis Howell parents swear was not a problem?

17. At the 35:50 mark, a Francis Marion parent alludes to a big economic reason why many white households are against desegregation efforts in public education. What is the reason?

18. Mariah’s experience starting at one Francis Marion district middle school was very different from what Rhianna experienced. What were the differences?

19. The phrase ‘black gold’ referred to what that was flowing from the old Normandy school district?

20. Why did the Missouri state board of education take over the old Normandy school district? After the takeover, what was the biggest change made?

21. Why was the difference between an unaccredited school and a non-accredited school so important to Mariah and her mother?

22. Did it make sense for the new Normandy School Collaborative to fire all the teachers and hire some back?

23. Some Normandy parents joined together in a lawsuit so that their children could attend better schools. What was the outcome of that lawsuit?

24. What was the remarkably rare thing the vice president of the Missouri state board of education did at Rhianna’s middle school graduation?

25. Who is Charles Pearson? What did another reporter find out about one of the schools Mr. Pearson oversees? What were some issues in the classroom?

Please answer the first ten questions related to the article "African Baby Boom brings Hope and Fear” (ATTACHED PDF FILE AT THE BOTTOM - African Baby Boom) and the second twelve questions related to the podcast "China Is facing a Ticking Demographic Time Bomb" at

https://soundcloud.com/bloomberg-business/episode-28-chinas-demographic-time-bomb

1. What is special about Africa relative to other continents?

2. By 2050, what percentage of the world's population will be African? Based on your personal opinion, what will be some ramifications of that percentage?

3. Who is Mr. Cool and what are some characteristics that make him unique?

4.In 2050, the average African will be 28, while the rest of the world's average age is creeping higher. What advantages will this give Africa?

5. Modern developed countries developed their economies through becoming agricultural and manufacturing powerhouses. How are African countries faring in these economic sectors?

6. What are some present day problems rapidly growing African urban areas have?

7. What is the demographic dividend?

8. What are some factors that contribute to the birthrate in African nations?

9. What advice does Mr. Cool give his grandson?

10. What was Lakoja like when Mr. Cool first moved there? What is Lakoja like now?

Questions related to the podcast "China's Ticking Time Bomb"

11. What metaphor does the reporter use to describe China that the podcast host loves?

12. Japan is considered a living laboratory for countries, China included, undergoing a particular social problem. What is that problem?

13. China currently has the largest national population but what country is projected to be larger by the early 2020s?

14. The unruly teenager metaphor is ironic because China's median age was ___ in 1980, is _____ now, and will be _______ in 2050.

15. What is China's fertility rate and what social policy is behind this low fertility rate?

16. Was China's "one child" policy successful?

17. What are some problems that arise from an aging society?

18. What are some conditions in present day China, beyond its aging workforce, that makes the country's labor pool less competitive worldwide?

19. In what ways do China's leaders want its economy to change?

20. What part of China has not experienced rapid growth and modernization and what are some problems that have arisen from this uneven development?

21. Why did it take so long for Chinese leaders to change the "one child" policy?

22. What are some reasons urban Chinese couples may not want to have more children?

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