Experts report dental X-rays effectively identify stroke risk factors

Summertime and the learning is easy ... for some

Published in: Internet News Search: dentist August 12th, 2005

Summertime and the learning is easy ... for some

Here are some new looks at summer school adding to BoardBuzz's recent coverage. In New Jersey, summer is the only time for many children of migrant workers to explore the Internet or practice their English. About 1,000 migrant children whose parents pick blueberries in the nearby fields are served by the nine-county New Jersey program that provides a free, state-of-the-art summer school. According to this Associated Press article, "Many of the children speak little English, and come from a hodgepodge of cultures and disjointed educational backgrounds. Some have never seen an eye doctor or dentist. Older children may prefer to be earning money in the fields. And the staff knows it has only six weeks to work with. Many of the families swiftly move on, heading to late-summer jobs in Maine or Michigan, then returning to Mexico or Florida for the winter before starting a northward trek again in the spring - their children experiencing school in short, disrupted spurts."

And a summer school of quite a different nature is popping up nearly everywhere as more students take their remedial or enrichment classes online, avoiding the trek to stifling classrooms in the dog days of summer. Reports Education Week, "'Students don't have to go to school, they don't have to put on [school] clothes, and the teacher can sit with a cup of coffee or with a baby on her knee while [she teaches],' said Charlene Becker, the director of instruction for the Hamilton County, Tennessee, school district." And Ed Week reports that the Orlando-based Florida Virtual School is on track to triple its student enrollment, from about 4,000 last summer to 12,000 this summer.

Of course, many students are returning to school right about now to begin their year-round schedules. The Indianapolis Star reports that some kids will be returning to school to hit the books earlier in a new year-round schedule that will hopefully boost test scores and move several schools off a state warning list. Enticing the students to return early is the promise of fully air-conditioned schools, some thing that more Indianapolis schools say they need before they contemplate a change to a year-round schedule. According to the Star, "Indiana law requires the state's 293 school districts to consider year-round calendars as an alternative to new school construction or additions. But the state's schools have been slow to sign on." However, the National Association for Year-Round Education says that more states across the country are making the switch to alternative calendars.

The rule of thumb and what it means

Published in: Internet News Search: dentist October 7th, 2005

The rule of thumb and what it means

Orlando Sentinel
The thumb is abandoned, cold turkey, thanks to dude-the-dentist, played by Keanu Reeves in one of the best screen performances he's ever given.

What’s up doc? The tooth fairy’s first visit

Published in: Internet News Search: dentist January 23rd, 2006

What’s up doc? The tooth fairy’s first visit

MetroWest Daily News
When will the rest fall out? When do the adult teeth come in? A: The details of dental development vary from child to child. The