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involved in businesses known to be
open to the emp loyment o f ch i Idren."
Lively debate over negative in
centives
The advisability o f using negative
economic incentives has been the
subject o f much recent public debate
In Europe, several departm ent
stores have decided not to sell prod
ucts such as carpets unless they are
certified to be made without child
labor. Such movements by consum
ers and manufacturers al ike have been
accompanied by powerful efforts on
the legislative and trade fronts as
demonstrated by the hot debate on
the incorporation o f a social clause
into international trade agreements.
There is no doubt that initiatives o f
this kind have helped significantly to
raise public awareness about child
labor.
H ow ever, they have also had
unintended consequences, says the
report. "T he m ere threat o f trade
sanctions led em ployers in the gar
ment industry o f an Asian country
to abruptly dism iss tens o f thou
sands o f children in the effort to
forestall such sanctions; the end
result was that the dism issed chil
dren shifted to other occupations,
which were often m ore hazardous
than the jo b s they used to perform
in the garm ent industry, with no
instances o f children returning to
school.”
"T his exam ple suggests that m ea
sures w hich concentrate solely on
the export sector may drive child
labor underground, into the less reg
ulated dom estic econom ic sectors.
It also suggests the need to move
children aw ay from the w orkplace
in a phased and planned manner,
instead o f sim ply throw ing them
overnight, and unaided, into a far
w orse situation.”
To be a clown
At the height o f the sum m er, most
students are putting sunscreen on
their noses, packing their flip-flops
and heading for the beach.
But J e ff H oyer o f A loha donned a
red nose and packed his big floppy
shoes for a session o f pie-throw ing,
juggling, stiltw alkingand pratfalls at
Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey
Clown College.
On M onday, July 15, Je ff becam e
one o f a select 35 men and women
enrolled in the 29th annual session at
the famed “ institution o f higher hi
larity.”
During the intensive eight-week
session, students must com plete rig
orous training in a variety o f skills.
T he curriculum includes such
courses as im provisation, character
developm ent, m akeup application,
prop building and design, costum e
design, stilts, juggling, unicycling,
acrobatics and gag developm ent.
A fter a three-year hiatus from the
sun coast o f Florida, the famous
institution boxed up its rubber nos
es, unicycles and oversized shoes
and m oved with appropriate fanfare
from B araboo, W isconsin, to the
S arasota O pera H ouse in Sarasota,
Florida.
The m ove represented a hom e
com ing, as Sarasota was the site o f
Ringling Bros. W inter Q uarters from
1928 to I960.
Founded in 1968 by the late enter
tainm ent im presario Irvin Feld, this
unique, tuition-free institution boasts
more than 1,400 graduates and re
mains the only school in the world
solely dedicated to the ancient and
honorable art o f clowning.
Each year, approxim ately 35 stu
dents are selected for adm ittance from
m ore than 1,500 applicants.
T his y e a r's Clow n C ollege ses
sion will culm inate in a gala g rad u
ation perform ance on Sunday, S ep
tem b ers. A tth attim e, RinglingB ros.
C hairm an Kenneth Feld will aw ard
the best and brightest in the class
contracts as apprentice clow ns with
T he G reatest Show On Earth.
Many other graduates will parlay
their skills and talents into careers on
stage, screen, television and other
entertainm ent venues.
Attention deficit likely in girls
G irls are less likely to be identi
fied as having attention deficit hy
peractivity disorder (A D H D ) than
boys, according to a child psychiatry
expert.
"T hat 's because girls tend to dem
onstrate more o f the inattention sym p
tom s and are less noticeable than
boys who are m ore prone to be hy
peractive," said Dr. M atthew Brants,
o f Baylor C ollege o f M edicine in
H ouston.
Chi Idren with A D H D fall into three
categories: those with attention def-
ic it disorder only, those who are m ost
ly hyperactive, or a com bination o f
bo th . A tte n tio n d e fic it d is o rd e r
(A D D ) and hyperactivity w ere once
categorized as separate disorders but
now are included under ADHD.
"A ges 6 to 9 are the peak years for
diagnosis," said Bram s, an assistant
professor o f psychiatry at Baylor
" I t’s three tim es m ore prevalent in
boys, w hich is another reason teach
ers and parents may be m ore tuned to
the sym ptom s in boys.”
Bram s says that children w ho d is
play attention deficit sym ptom s fail
to follow instructions closely in class,
do not listen well, often lose things,
m ake m istakes in school work and
during play, are easily distracted,
and are often forgetful.
C hildren with h y p eractiv ity or
com bination sym ptom s tend to fidg
Tools to use
et, talk excessively, interrupt and have
difficulty play ingquietly. Sym ptom s
for A D H D are usually observed both
at hom e and in school before a d iag
nosis is made
A D H D runs in fam ilies, although
no single genetic defect has been
identified. O ther possible causes o f
the disorder could include prenatal
health com plications such as Fetal
A lcohol Syndrom e, low birthw cight,
m alnutrition during infancy, ex p o
sure to toxic substances such as lead
poisoning, m etabolism disorders like
phenylketonuria (PK U ), o r brain in
jury’ from traum a, infection or tum or.
Bram s says that fam ilies can im
pact the effects o f A D H D , either
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Keynote Address
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positively or negatively.
“ Events like child abuse, neglect,
dysfunctional fam ily settings and
m ism atched parent-child tem p era
ments do not cause A D HD , but they
can m ake the picture w orse o f a child
with A D H D ,” he said. “C onversely,
a stable, supportive family en v iro n
ment can allow a child w ith mild
A D HD to do quite w ell.”
“Children w ho are thought to have
ADHD shouId receive a physical exam,
possibly an EEG, lab studies, psycho
logical testingand a psychoeducational
evaluation,” said Brams.
“ T reatm en t can m ake life and
school m ore successful for children
with this d iso rd er.”
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