Did Mr. Jackson behave appropriately according to the Code of Ethics?

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Mr. Jackson is an elementary teacher who has recess duty. During this time of day, he often takes time to catch up on text messages and return emails on his phone. One day, he sees an angry email from a parent, asking him  to contact her  immediately. He leaves the playground to make the call.

Did Mr. Jackson behave appropriately according to the Code of Ethics? If so, justify your answer.  If not, what definitions of terms in the Code of Ethics might describe his behavior?

Reflections

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Reading Log Instructions

READING JOURNALS

 

Reading Journal Instructions, submitted through Canvas each week in APA

format, reflecting upon weekly reading topics in the primary text. Submissions should be

thoughtful and organized in a manner that applies thinking beyond the surface. Write a

paragraph for each bullet point below for each chapter.

START YOUR JOURNAL AND JUST KEEP ADDING ON EACH WEEK SO IT IS ALWAYS

IN APA. Reflect on why you choose what you chose to write about as:

• One discovery / fact

• One reflection

• One question

See Purdue Owl for help with APA. Once you get it you will have it forever!

Reading Log

Rubric

Per chapter 3pts

Reflection Writes a thorough response to reflection in paragraph form

Discovery Writes a thorough response to discovery in paragraph form

Question Writes a thorough response to question including reason for question in paragraph

form

APA 1 pt

per chapter 1-2 points

Reflection Writes a partial response to reflection not in paragraph form

Discovery Writes a partial response to discovery not in paragraph form

Question Writes a partial response to question not in paragraph form

APA 1 pt

 

 

 

Read Chapters 1 and 2 (Textbook Attached). There should be two reflects on

the same document for Chapter 1 and one for Chapter 2. You will add to the

same document each week.

Reading Journal, reflecting upon weekly reading topics in the primary text, for each chapter,

submit in APA format ,the following as a minimum, which may be used for activities and

discussions:

This will be approximately a page of supported reflection per chapter.

•One discovery / fact

•One reflection

•One question

 

 

  • Reading Log Instructions
  • Read Chapters 1 and 2 (Textbook Attached). There should be two reflects on the same document for Chapter 1 and one for Chapter 2. You will add to the same document each week.

Letter To Editor And Draft Initiative

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Arizona offers unique opportunities for direct democracy based on initiative power. In 2012 the Arizona voters, for example, rejected the Proposition 204 initiative that sought to convert a temporary sales tax that funded education into a permanent tax.

In a 500-750-word “Letter to the Editor,” propose an initiative for an educational issue that you feel needs to be addressed. Include a plan about how this issue could become an initiative under Arizona law.

Your letter should be written to persuade others to agree with your position. Support your position with examples from case law, the U.S. Constitution, or other readings.

APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Global Societal Problem, Argument And Solution

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Prepare: Prior to beginning work on this assignment, please review this Sample Final Paper GEN499Preview the document for additional guidance on the expectations of this assignment.

The topic of your essay needs to be a global societal problem from the following list:

  • Food and water security (Flint Michigan Water Crisis)

Reflect: Based on the topic that you have chosen, you will need to use critical thinking skills to thoroughly understand how this topic can be a global societal problem and determine some logical solutions to the problem.

Write: This Final Paper, an argumentative essay, will present research relating the critical thinker to the modern, globalized world. In this assignment, you need to address the items below in separate sections with new headings for each.

In your paper,

  • Identify the global societal problem within the introductory paragraph.
    • Conclude with a thesis statement that states your proposed solutions to the problem. (For guidance on how to construct a good introduction paragraph, please review the Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) from the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.).)
  • Describe background information on how that problem developed or came into existence.
    • Show why this is a societal problem.
    • Provide perspectives from multiple disciplines or populations so that you fully represent what different parts of society have to say about this issue.
  • Construct an argument supporting your proposed solutions, considering multiple disciplines or populations so that your solution shows that multiple parts of society will benefit from this solution.
    • Provide evidence from multiple scholarly sources as evidence that your proposed solution is viable.
  • Interpret statistical data from at least three peer-reviewed scholarly sources within your argument.
    • Discuss the validity, reliability, and any biases.
    • Identify the strengths and weaknesses of these sources, pointing out limitations of current research and attempting to indicate areas for future research. (You may even use visual representations such as graphs or charts to explain statistics from sources.)
  • Evaluate the ethical outcomes that result from your solution.
    • Provide at least one positive ethical outcome as well as at least one negative ethical outcome that could result from your solution.
    • Explain at least two ethical issues related to each of those outcomes. (It is important to consider all of society.)
  • Develop a conclusion for the last paragraphs of the essay, starting with rephrasing your thesis statement and then presenting the major points of the topic and how they support your argument. (For guidance on how to write a good conclusion paragraph, please review the Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) from the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.).)

The Global Societal Problem, Argument, and Solution Paper

  • Must be 1,750 to 2,250 words in length (approximately between seven and nine pages; not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).
  • Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
  • Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
    • For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.
  • Must use at least eight scholarly sources.
    • Source Document Requirements:
      • Multimedia sources (such as videos) may be used, but no more than two such sources may be used. If multimedia sources are used, they must be authored and distributed by credible sources, such as universities, law schools, medical schools, or professors, or found in the Ashford University Library.
      • Government sources may be used, but no more than two such sources may be used. Examples include whitehouse.gov, state.gov, usa.gov, cdc.gov, and so forth. These websites can be used to make a stronger point about your proposed solution within the argument.
      • Where documents are used for source materials, those must be peer-reviewed, scholarly journal articles, and academically published books. Popular media sources (e.g., newspapers, magazines, television and radio shows, etc.) must not be used. Materials from advocacy groups (e.g., Greenpeace, Human Rights Campaign, National Organization for Women, etc.) must not be used.
      • Sites such as ProCon.org and Wikipedia must not be used.
      • Religious texts must not be used.
    • The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for an assignment. The Integrating Research (Links to an external site.) tutorial will offer further assistance with including supporting information and reasoning.
    • Must document in APA style any information used from sources, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.).
    • Must have no more than 15% quoted material in the body of your essay based on the Turnitin report. References list will be excluded from the Turnitin originality score.
    • Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.

Good Critical Thinking Tips:

  • Your paper should include academic sources that explain multiple sides of the issue.
  • Your interpretations of the evidence should be objective and state the conclusions and theses presented in the evidence clearly and fairly.
  • Your paper should place the various forms of evidence in relation to one another and demonstrate why one form or perspective is stronger than the other positions that one could take on the issue.
  • Your paper should point out the limitations of current evidence and attempt to indicate areas for future research.