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Officially Over Woohoo!!
Officially Over Woohoo!!
This year has been a long one, but with my research, I was lucky to be able to learn some things I wouldn't have thought about before.
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My project was about the economic effects of eradicating child labor in Latin American countries after Covid. Through it I learned that (in summary):
child labor always negatively affects an economy in the long run
in order for economies to prosper, high skilled laborers are needed
since more often times than not, child labor requires children to completely leave school, child labor strips the opportunity from children to earn high education that is required for high wages that can help the Gross Domestic Product of an economy prosper
Like other research papers I referenced in my personal paper, this one can be used to support the movement that child labor needs to be eradicated. This would not only look out for the well-being of children but the economy and prosperity of nations as well. The outcomes of the research reinforce the former papers that argue against the use of child labor. Even though children were able to provide for their families during the pandemic, their lack of education is going to impede them from contributing to the economy as adults. They will hold the same low-wage jobs they were forced to work in as kids.
The future of this research can be looking at the aftermath of the Covid Pandemic and see if the economies have worsened or prospered and how that correlates to high or low child labor rates.
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Product
Aside from the direct information I learned from my personal research, I also learned many lifelong skills in the class as well.
The one I found most important was horizontal research. This becomes helpful in the real world because it will help me identify bias and see if a source is reliable or not by looking at what the reputation of the source is. This is an important skill in today's world where although people are connected through the internet, they are more politically divided than ever. Often only choose to believe what they see as the best fit.
The course as a whole, the paper, and the presentation I had to write have prepared me for future endeavors. Being knowledgeable about how a research paper is formatted, written, and cited, will be very helpful in college.
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Process
I learned a lot from this project as a person. I learned what topics I am interested in and what I might want to pursue in the future. In future research, I will focus on topics that I care about deeply and have a better chance of being studied. From looking at the presentations and topics my peers researched, I realized that I had a lot of flexibility with what I could have picked as my topic. I wanted something analytical at the start and lost my chance to really enjoy the research. But thanks to these mistakes I was able to learn for when I go to college, so I am very grateful to have taken AP Research!
I would like to give out a huge thank you to Mr Winkleman for providing feedback on my project, and Ms Dobbos for guiding me along the way
Now on to the boring stuff... or not, however you want to look at it.
I added my abstract and a link to my academic paper and final presentation which were both sent to the College Board. Enjoy
Abstract
According to a study by the United Nations, the progress towards eliminating child labor that was made these past years, was reversed by hardships that impacted Latin American families after the COVID-19 pandemic began. With parents’ income cut short, children had to find jobs in order to survive and provide for their families. It is predicted that it will be hard to get back on track to eliminating child labor and make the progress that had been made before the pandemic. Moreover, the economy of Latin America was deeply harmed by the pandemic with many people losing their jobs, and with the income of tourism that funds many of these countries being cut off, the economy went from already bad to worse. The goal for this research project is to predict how eliminating child labor in Latin American countries would affect those countries’ economies after the Covid-19 Pandemic.
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