W»»W W. 11 * Page 8 ...T h e P o r tla n d O b s e rv e r...S e p te m b e r 30, 1992 Education Update: “School Improvement” Continued 1992-93 Flu Season Coming Up H ouston-B oth influenza A and influenza B eouldcireulaie during what is predicted to be a mild to moderate 1992-93 flu season. People in high - risk groups should get vaccinated early. The flu strains expected this sea­ son are A/Texas (H1N1), B/Panama and B/Qingdao. A/Texas and B/Panama are cov­ ered by the 1992-93 vaccine, said Dr. W. Paul Glezen of the Influenza R e­ search Center at Baylor College o f M edicine in Houston. B/Qingdao is not included in the vaccine, but it is closely related to B/Panama. The sim i­ larity will provide vaccine protection. The A/Texas strain was isolated at B aylor’s Flu Center. “People in high risk groups should get vaccinated soon,” G lezen said, “ in case this season’s outbreak occurs early, as happened in 1991-92.” People at high risk o f flu com pli­ cations are the elderly as well as those with heart disease; lung disease, in­ cluding asthma and chronic bronchi­ tis; diabetes; chronic kidney disease; chronic anem ia, including sickle cell disease; and immune-system disorders. D is c u s s F o rm u la s Before C h ild ’s B irth If parents plan to bottle feed, they should discuss formulas with theirphy- sician prior to the b aby’s birth. “There is such a large selection o f form ulas, it is never too early to talk about choices.” said Dr. Kathleen J. M otilo fth e USD A ’sC hildren’sN utri- tion Research Center at Baylor C ol­ lege of Medicine in Houston. Formulas com e in three kinds: casein/w hey, soy and hydrolysate. C ow ’s-m ilk-based casein/w hey formulas work for most infants, Motil said, but the soy-based formula may be appropriate for infants who cannot tolerate casein/whey or have a family history o f allergies. Hydrolysates, which contain pre- digested cow ’s milk protein, are the easiest to digest but the most expen­ sive, she said. Parents can provide valuable background information, enabling their pediatrician to recommend formula best suited for their infant. C h ild re n May Need H elp W ith V is its to D o cto r Going to a physician’s office can be unsettling for a child, but there are things parents can do to help. Dr. Lynnda Dahlquist o f Baylor College of Medicine in Houston offers these tips: • Keep the child’s mind off the treatment through distractivecon- versation about pleasant things; have the child imagine a pleasant scene or memory. • Stay relaxed; children can sense your anxiety. • Have the child look away orclose his eyes during the procedure. • Let the child know exactly what to expect; if the procedure will be painful, say so. M i ; < . . • Use comforting words such as, “ Y ou’redoingagood jo b .” Never say such things as, “ Big boys don’t cry.” • Ask the doctor to explain the pro­ cedure in simple but accurate terms. • Use a doll to demonstrate exactly what will take place. N e u ro su rg ica l P rocedure Can a lle via te P a rkin so n 's A neurosurgical procedure know n as thalamotomy may halt or reduce the tremor o f Parkinson’s disease. Thalamotomy stops overactivity in certain cells in the thalamus, a clus­ ter of brain cells that relays nerve impulses associated with movement. “Thalamotomy is very effective in patients whose main symptom is muscle trem or,” said Dr. Robert G. Grossman, a neurosurgeon at Baylor College o f M edicine in Houston. “T he stan d ard tre a tm e n t for Parkinson’s disease, a drug called lcvodopa, gradually loses its effec­ tiveness and can cause severe side effects in some people,” Grossman said. W ith thalamotomy, a local anes­ thetic is applied to the scalp and a metal frame attached to the head. An opening the size o f a keyhole is made and an electrode inserted into the thala­ mus. An electrical current stops the targeted nerve cells’ activity. The surgery has an 85 percent success rate. BY PROF. MCKINLEY BURT I i rtainly got some action from i last w eek’seom m entson “O regon’s S, iol Improvement Act”. A local ac- x anted to know, “who did I think I w is ’ , daring to criticize the estab­ lishment. 1 couldn’t resist “ floor show- ■.ng” on him, naming those in agree- me with my less than favorable opin- ii egon Education Association, the Scik : A dm inistrators organization, many P .T .A .s-ju st for starters. So 1 as objectives are concerned (not strategies or procedures), there is not that much difference between the goals of the state superintendent and k lslature and what I hoped to achieve w hen I came back to Portland in 1969. 1 real difference was/is the power . ture Several people who are fa­ il ,ar with the “Scicnce/Industry/Edu- < n t enter’T se tu p b a c k th c n o n S .E . Belmont and 24th called the moment they read o f the “new Oregon School Improvement Act” which would take u into Year 2000 with no sweat. Ha! Ha! Since I have written in detail about 0. project before (with pictures o f the h aiding and equipment), I will simply c ne points relevant to todays learning p ! an s. I was fresh from a very rewarding o eiK c in The Dalles Oregon where a a school district loan from the ac- aam 'department of a large indus- , a! i l.mt, I designed and m anaged a \lath/scicnce project” that won a Na- Sc icnce Foundation Award for ¡ i t. The important thing here is ’ that 26 years ago I had already accom ­ plished what O regon’s State and local systems are belatedly attempting to struc- tu re -th e “Science/Industry/Education” integration mentioned earlier. This was even before the rise o f the “Community colleges” here. Tw o o f the people who have called me since the “im provem ent A ct” was announced were 12 or 13 year-olds at the Dalles junior high school when I con­ ducted the project. One is now a teacher there, and the other is CEO o f the Bea­ verton Electronics firm where I am on the board o f directors (this spring I will be doing a reprise o f that 1966 dem on­ stration; nationw ide via satellite. It will be a little easier this time, since some people are finally catching on to reality. Back then, I had to round up half the members o f my Toastm asters Club and a number of plant personnel to com plete the structure desired; electronic engi­ neer, Bell Telephone em ployees; com ­ puter specialist, industrial systems man­ ager, science teacher, and a curriculum w riter-p lu s a friendly local rancher to pay for long distance com puter and voice grade lines, and terminal rents. You see what I meant last week when I voiced my unhappiness with the enthusiastic but disorganized approach of the proponents o f this act. I worked everyday with the personnel, system sand equipment above. Thats Why The Project W orked! There is another m atter relevant to that S.E. Belm ont operation. I set up in 1969 after leaving the Dalles. Those parents (and some teachers) who might be inclined to accept all the rhetoric, metaphors and buzz words accom pany­ ing this new “improvement" crusade need to be aware that “beauty lies in the eye of the beholder”. On “open house” day 1 gazed with pride and stood with a firm grip on the future as I surveyed 3000 sq. ft. of the most sophisticated science, com m unications and educa­ tion equipm eni attainable. The same kind used in the huge M artin M arietta Aluminum Company I had ju st quiL But this was mine all mine. As it turned out, o f all the many people who flowed through the facility on that opening day, teachers, princi­ pals, parents pupils— few had a clue, then or six months later, as to what it was really all about, this integration o f school, the office, the plant and the infrastructure. I had designed manuals, lectures, tapes and some beautiful di­ rect mail prom otions-and had called on any number of teachers, principals and superintendents. My 47 thousand dollars and several loans ebbed away while I held on by getting some con­ tracts in the Seattle area and Puyallup, W ashington where timber-rich Indians had much better com m unications and graphic equipment than the Portland Schools. This, o f course, is the very same school district that didn’t understand what I was doing then, in 1970, or in 1980 or in 1990. A few are beginning to awaken to a modem world and begin to inquire about my “new ” methods. Con­ tinued next week A Brand New Store With Over IV2 Acres o f Fabrics! 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