World 4

2020-11-24T17:34:03Z

Michal:

=The Virus that Changed Our History=

As we look back at this grim time in America's history, we review found artifacts of personal and public accounts from the period of EDIS-3610.

=Breaking News=

==Elderly Degenerate Immune Syndrome (EDIS3610)==

Updated on Friday, April 13, 3610 / 6:31am / US News

Since the first reported case of Elderly Degenerate Immune Syndrome (EDIS3610) on January 21, 3610, the disease has spread rapidly throughout all 57 U.S. states.
From January 21 through February 1, 3610, a total of 101 cases of EDIS3610 were diagnosed in six U.S. states, and by early March, transmission of EDIS3610 had accelerated exponentially. Despite strict lockdowns enforced nationwide, cases have swiftly increased, with current numbers tallying 1,130,631. Due to the rapid degeneration caused by the disease, particularly in adults over the age of 40, death tolls have been rising, with current counts topping 800,000.

In light of the high death toll among adults over 40, hundreds of thousands of children and youth have been left parentless, and are being housed in government funded facilities. These facilities, many of which reside on former military bases, are compromised of boarding and educational facilities.

In addition to the concerns of youth, issues have arisen within countless industries. In a report filed on April 11, 3610 by the CDC, approximately 19 percent of the workforce, mostly comprised of those aged 40+, EDIS3610s most susceptible victims, has been eradicated by the disease.
Kamika Martin, a health care worker in New York State, one of the disease hotspots, spoke to US News. “It has been unbelievably difficult, and there are fewer of us [doctors and nurses] every day. Some of the most experienced members of our team are gone.” When asked what advice she has for the public, Martin responded, “Stay home, if you can. Wash your hands. Remain in your personal pods. Please – our system cannot keep up the way things are going now.”

From the steady decline of healthcare workers, to the falling number of food production employees, countless worries are plaguing the country. In response to these concerns, the President spoke to the country on Thursday. “We are aware of all the hardships you, as Americans, are facing in this country today. Know that we are developing a plan to get through this unprecedented time, and come out the other side stronger than ever. God bless America.”

==SAPS==

Updated on Monday, December 8, 3610 / 1:18pm / US News

[[File:mri.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Skills Application Placement Scan (SAPS)]]

Since entering the second wave in October, EDIS3610 cases throughout the US have skyrocketed, reaching heights not seen during the initial onset of the pandemic. With deaths cresting 7 million, the majority occurring for those over 40, EDIS3610 has left tremendous gaps in the workforce that urgently need to be filled. As of 12:43pm today, leading scientists have announced a solution for this seemingly insurmountable issue.

The country’s leading scientists have created a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine that they have named the Skills Application Placement Scan (SAPS). This machine is specialized to scan an individual’s brain and determine their greatest academic and/or applied strengths. It also scans an individual's physical, as well as developmental, ability level. The SAPS test, to be enacted across the country immediately, will stream youth into the following employment categories: agriculture, construction, education, health care, military, transportation, and manual labour. All students will be taught fundamental literacy and mathematical skills up until the eighth grade, and then be streamed according to SAPS upon entering high school. As a student’s education progresses, the streaming will become more specialized within each field.

Tim Blackworth, a neuroscientist and member of the team who worked to develop SAPS spoke to the press. “We have decided that this was the most effective solution to our problems. With so many kids already in government care and schooling, this will help focus their studies and fast track them into their respective industries.”

Once again, the president spoke on the matter. “I am thrilled to announce this new breakthrough, and am confident that it will remedy many of the ailments we, as a country, have been facing. With your energy and zeal, we are counting on you, the young people of America, to help us build a better, stronger economy.”

=Government=

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On December 1st 3610, President Beta held a hologramed address to the nation about a new nation-wide educational program called the Skill Application Placement Scan (SAPS).

The following is a transcript of her address:

[[File:female politician.jpg|300px|thumb|right|President Beta addressing the nation on December 1st, 3610]]

My fellow Americans,

For many months our country has been facing the spread of EDIS3610 virus- Elderly Degenerate Immune Syndrome. It has infected and killed a large portion of our middle age and elder citizens. This evening, my thoughts go out to all of you who have lost parents, family and friends to this virus. Though we are still morning the passing of our loved ones, it is our now duty to rebuild this great country. We must all unite and work harder than never before to bring greatness and prosperity back to our beautiful land. As you know, since our elders, and work force were mercilessly killed by this terrible virus, the fate of this country is now placed in your hands. We need you to replace those that we lost and we need you NOW! You must rise from the ashes and make your country proud.

Therefore, it is with great pride that I introduce to you the Skill Application Placement Scan (SAPS)! Thanks to the actions of this government over the past few months, we have put in place the best school system this world has ever seen. With the use of innovative technology and […]

SAPS is a brain scan placement test conducted on students before entering high school. The scan will assess each individual student and place them in the division they are best suited for based on their skills, brain functions and genetic composition. Upon graduation, students shall work immediately in their designated fields. This excessive and strict form of streaming is necessary in order to fill the empty jobs and rebuild our society. Each individual no matter the age has a duty to this country and there shall be no unproductivity nor inefficiency.

We have put in place 8 different essential divisions that need attention. Agriculture, Construction, Education, Health Care, Manual labour, Technology, Transportation and Military. Once students are placed in their respective divisions they will spend the next few years learning in-depth about their sector. By the time they leave high school they will be experts in the field.
With the Skill Application Placement Scan, you will no longer have to worry how you will serve your country. Instead, your country, through the use of SAPS, will determine the future best suited for you. It is a marvelous innovation! You owe a great deal to this government and to the committee that worked tirelessly to design and create the Skill Application Placement Scan.

=Journal Accounts=

==Teacher's Journal==

==Student A - Barry B. Benson's Journal ==

[[File:Journal image.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Barry B. Benson's journal]]

The account of a caucasian fourteen-year-old heterosexual male, from a middle-class family in the city of Boston, United States of America.

As demonstrated throughout each journal entry, the knowledge and skills taught through the SAPS-oriented class to become an educator created a massive change in the level of communication that the student is able to demonstrate in his journal entries.

==Journal Account #1 ==

Wednesday, October 27, 3610

Dear Journal,

My life has been flipped upside down from this new global pandemic “ EDIS-3610 “. I am so afraid and lost without my parents because apparently this disease only targets older adults. I don’t understand why age matters, but I am safe and living with my older cousins, Bart and Ben, that are under the age of the targeting age of the virus, which is forty. It gets real crazy at times with them, but I do miss having a real adult taking care of me at times. I didn’t know that I would really miss being told what to do, and to have a responsible adult around to take care of things that I could have never imagined I would need to know about. I wish this Pandemic never happened, I miss you Mom and Dad.

==Journal Account #2==

Sunday, December 18, 3610

Dear Journal,

I can’t believe that schools are back opened during this pandemic. I have to worry about homework and survival now? But at least they introduced this cool machine called “SAPS”, the Skills Application Placement Scanner that reads our minds and tells us what type of career would best suit us. I think its pretty cool that a machine could do this, this saves me sooooo much time on deciding what I wanted to be in the near future. Now that I think about it, who will teach us? All the older teachers are probably dead from the pandemic, will we have robots teaching us or will we have young teachers within the classroom? I guess I will find out tomorrow then.

==Journal Account #3==

[[File:Hologram Student.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The first analytical process of the SAPS Machine]]

Monday, December 22, 3610

Dear Journal,

I was shocked to see that the classrooms were filled with all of my classmates and have my old teacher that I don’t like come back, “Mr. Wasp”. I swear he should have stayed home, he looks like he is seventy, you could just tell by how he dresses every day. But besides that, I had a blast returning back to school, being taught useless information that I probably will not need to remember. After the SAPS activity in school, It turns out that I would be an excellent educator in the near future, which I find quite interesting based on my personality to tell the brutal truth all the time, I would think that an educator would not be the best career path to chase with such personality trait. But who knows, if the SAPS tells me I will be a good educator, it wouldn’t hurt to try and become a teacher then.

==Journal Account #4==

Tuesday, June 27, 3611

Dear Journal,

It was a while since I wrote anything in my journal but here I am back at it again. It was a hectic school year, with assignments and tests that were tough. Looking at the school year as a whole, being told what you needed to do and remember was a lot easier for me to understand than the critical reflections that my previous teachers would encourage all the time in class. I found that having a list of expected concepts and theories to learn in class was really enjoyable for me, maybe I like the rigid structure of being taught in Mr. Wasp’s class. I feel as though my vocabulary has tremendously improved, even my older cousins picked up on this change. I hate it that I have to tutor them now. Our classes before were truly hectic, and the structure allowed the class to be more tamed and created a quiet and peaceful environment that allowed me to concentrate on the task in front of me. It could be just me, but I enjoyed the strictness in the class, it reminded me of how my parents treated me before they passed away, with a lot of tough love.

==Student B - Megan's Journal==

World 4

2020-11-24T17:33:37Z

Michal:

=The Virus that Changed Our History=

As we look back at this grim time in America's history, we review found artifacts of personal and public accounts from the period of EDIS-3610.

=Breaking News=

==Elderly Degenerate Immune Syndrome (EDIS3610)==

Updated on Friday, April 13, 3610 / 6:31am / US News

Since the first reported case of Elderly Degenerate Immune Syndrome (EDIS3610) on January 21, 3610, the disease has spread rapidly throughout all 57 U.S. states.
From January 21 through February 1, 3610, a total of 101 cases of EDIS3610 were diagnosed in six U.S. states, and by early March, transmission of EDIS3610 had accelerated exponentially. Despite strict lockdowns enforced nationwide, cases have swiftly increased, with current numbers tallying 1,130,631. Due to the rapid degeneration caused by the disease, particularly in adults over the age of 40, death tolls have been rising, with current counts topping 800,000.

In light of the high death toll among adults over 40, hundreds of thousands of children and youth have been left parentless, and are being housed in government funded facilities. These facilities, many of which reside on former military bases, are compromised of boarding and educational facilities.

In addition to the concerns of youth, issues have arisen within countless industries. In a report filed on April 11, 3610 by the CDC, approximately 19 percent of the workforce, mostly comprised of those aged 40+, EDIS3610s most susceptible victims, has been eradicated by the disease.
Kamika Martin, a health care worker in New York State, one of the disease hotspots, spoke to US News. “It has been unbelievably difficult, and there are fewer of us [doctors and nurses] every day. Some of the most experienced members of our team are gone.” When asked what advice she has for the public, Martin responded, “Stay home, if you can. Wash your hands. Remain in your personal pods. Please – our system cannot keep up the way things are going now.”

From the steady decline of healthcare workers, to the falling number of food production employees, countless worries are plaguing the country. In response to these concerns, the President spoke to the country on Thursday. “We are aware of all the hardships you, as Americans, are facing in this country today. Know that we are developing a plan to get through this unprecedented time, and come out the other side stronger than ever. God bless America.”

==SAPS==

Updated on Monday, December 8, 3610 / 1:18pm / US News

[[File:mri.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Skills Application Placement Scan]]

Since entering the second wave in October, EDIS3610 cases throughout the US have skyrocketed, reaching heights not seen during the initial onset of the pandemic. With deaths cresting 7 million, the majority occurring for those over 40, EDIS3610 has left tremendous gaps in the workforce that urgently need to be filled. As of 12:43pm today, leading scientists have announced a solution for this seemingly insurmountable issue.

The country’s leading scientists have created a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine that they have named the Skills Application Placement Scan (SAPS). This machine is specialized to scan an individual’s brain and determine their greatest academic and/or applied strengths. It also scans an individual's physical, as well as developmental, ability level. The SAPS test, to be enacted across the country immediately, will stream youth into the following employment categories: agriculture, construction, education, health care, military, transportation, and manual labour. All students will be taught fundamental literacy and mathematical skills up until the eighth grade, and then be streamed according to SAPS upon entering high school. As a student’s education progresses, the streaming will become more specialized within each field.

Tim Blackworth, a neuroscientist and member of the team who worked to develop SAPS spoke to the press. “We have decided that this was the most effective solution to our problems. With so many kids already in government care and schooling, this will help focus their studies and fast track them into their respective industries.”

Once again, the president spoke on the matter. “I am thrilled to announce this new breakthrough, and am confident that it will remedy many of the ailments we, as a country, have been facing. With your energy and zeal, we are counting on you, the young people of America, to help us build a better, stronger economy.”

=Government=

<audio controls>

On December 1st 3610, President Beta held a hologramed address to the nation about a new nation-wide educational program called the Skill Application Placement Scan (SAPS).

The following is a transcript of her address:

[[File:female politician.jpg|300px|thumb|right|President Beta addressing the nation on December 1st, 3610]]

My fellow Americans,

For many months our country has been facing the spread of EDIS3610 virus- Elderly Degenerate Immune Syndrome. It has infected and killed a large portion of our middle age and elder citizens. This evening, my thoughts go out to all of you who have lost parents, family and friends to this virus. Though we are still morning the passing of our loved ones, it is our now duty to rebuild this great country. We must all unite and work harder than never before to bring greatness and prosperity back to our beautiful land. As you know, since our elders, and work force were mercilessly killed by this terrible virus, the fate of this country is now placed in your hands. We need you to replace those that we lost and we need you NOW! You must rise from the ashes and make your country proud.

Therefore, it is with great pride that I introduce to you the Skill Application Placement Scan (SAPS)! Thanks to the actions of this government over the past few months, we have put in place the best school system this world has ever seen. With the use of innovative technology and […]

SAPS is a brain scan placement test conducted on students before entering high school. The scan will assess each individual student and place them in the division they are best suited for based on their skills, brain functions and genetic composition. Upon graduation, students shall work immediately in their designated fields. This excessive and strict form of streaming is necessary in order to fill the empty jobs and rebuild our society. Each individual no matter the age has a duty to this country and there shall be no unproductivity nor inefficiency.

We have put in place 8 different essential divisions that need attention. Agriculture, Construction, Education, Health Care, Manual labour, Technology, Transportation and Military. Once students are placed in their respective divisions they will spend the next few years learning in-depth about their sector. By the time they leave high school they will be experts in the field.
With the Skill Application Placement Scan, you will no longer have to worry how you will serve your country. Instead, your country, through the use of SAPS, will determine the future best suited for you. It is a marvelous innovation! You owe a great deal to this government and to the committee that worked tirelessly to design and create the Skill Application Placement Scan.

=Journal Accounts=

==Teacher's Journal==

==Student A - Barry B. Benson's Journal ==

[[File:Journal image.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Barry B. Benson's journal]]

The account of a caucasian fourteen-year-old heterosexual male, from a middle-class family in the city of Boston, United States of America.

As demonstrated throughout each journal entry, the knowledge and skills taught through the SAPS-oriented class to become an educator created a massive change in the level of communication that the student is able to demonstrate in his journal entries.

==Journal Account #1 ==

Wednesday, October 27, 3610

Dear Journal,

My life has been flipped upside down from this new global pandemic “ EDIS-3610 “. I am so afraid and lost without my parents because apparently this disease only targets older adults. I don’t understand why age matters, but I am safe and living with my older cousins, Bart and Ben, that are under the age of the targeting age of the virus, which is forty. It gets real crazy at times with them, but I do miss having a real adult taking care of me at times. I didn’t know that I would really miss being told what to do, and to have a responsible adult around to take care of things that I could have never imagined I would need to know about. I wish this Pandemic never happened, I miss you Mom and Dad.

==Journal Account #2==

Sunday, December 18, 3610

Dear Journal,

I can’t believe that schools are back opened during this pandemic. I have to worry about homework and survival now? But at least they introduced this cool machine called “SAPS”, the Skills Application Placement Scanner that reads our minds and tells us what type of career would best suit us. I think its pretty cool that a machine could do this, this saves me sooooo much time on deciding what I wanted to be in the near future. Now that I think about it, who will teach us? All the older teachers are probably dead from the pandemic, will we have robots teaching us or will we have young teachers within the classroom? I guess I will find out tomorrow then.

==Journal Account #3==

[[File:Hologram Student.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The first analytical process of the SAPS Machine]]

Monday, December 22, 3610

Dear Journal,

I was shocked to see that the classrooms were filled with all of my classmates and have my old teacher that I don’t like come back, “Mr. Wasp”. I swear he should have stayed home, he looks like he is seventy, you could just tell by how he dresses every day. But besides that, I had a blast returning back to school, being taught useless information that I probably will not need to remember. After the SAPS activity in school, It turns out that I would be an excellent educator in the near future, which I find quite interesting based on my personality to tell the brutal truth all the time, I would think that an educator would not be the best career path to chase with such personality trait. But who knows, if the SAPS tells me I will be a good educator, it wouldn’t hurt to try and become a teacher then.

==Journal Account #4==

Tuesday, June 27, 3611

Dear Journal,

It was a while since I wrote anything in my journal but here I am back at it again. It was a hectic school year, with assignments and tests that were tough. Looking at the school year as a whole, being told what you needed to do and remember was a lot easier for me to understand than the critical reflections that my previous teachers would encourage all the time in class. I found that having a list of expected concepts and theories to learn in class was really enjoyable for me, maybe I like the rigid structure of being taught in Mr. Wasp’s class. I feel as though my vocabulary has tremendously improved, even my older cousins picked up on this change. I hate it that I have to tutor them now. Our classes before were truly hectic, and the structure allowed the class to be more tamed and created a quiet and peaceful environment that allowed me to concentrate on the task in front of me. It could be just me, but I enjoyed the strictness in the class, it reminded me of how my parents treated me before they passed away, with a lot of tough love.

==Student B - Megan's Journal==

Michal: /* Student A - Barry B. Benson's Journal */

World 4

2020-11-24T16:38:39Z

Michal: /* Student A - Barry B. Benson's Journal */

Journal Account

2020-11-24T16:37:54Z

Michal:

Dear Journal, Wednesday, October 27, 3610

My life has been flipped upside down from this new global pandemic “ EDIS-3610 “. I am so afraid and lost without my parents because apparently this disease only targets older adults. I don’t understand why age matters, but I am safe and living with my older cousins, Bart and Ben, that are under the age of the targeting age of the virus, which is forty. It gets real crazy at times with them, but I do miss having a real adult taking care of me at times. I didn’t know that I would really miss being told what to do, and to have a responsible adult around to take care of things that I could have never imagined I would need to know about. I wish this Pandemic never happened, I miss you Mom and Dad.

World 4

2020-11-24T16:37:29Z

Michal: /* Student A - Barry B. Benson's Journal */

Journal Account

2020-11-24T02:47:30Z

Michal:

Dear Journal Sunday, December 18, 3610

I can’t believe that schools are back opened during this pandemic. I have to worry about homework and survival now? But at least they introduced this cool machine called “SAPS”, the Skills Application Placement Scanner that reads our minds and tells us what type of career would best suit us. I think its pretty cool that a machine could do this, this saves me sooooo much time on deciding what I wanted to be in the near future. Now that I think about it, who will teach us? All the older teachers are probably dead from the pandemic, will we have robots teaching us or will we have young teachers within the classroom? I guess I will find out tomorrow then.