A recent Group Health study of 3,500 people found that those who got the vaccine had the same risk of getting pneumonia as those who weren’t vaccinated
From the monthly archives:
October 2008
As long as we are basing policy on fear, instead of real numbers, our policies will be built and manipulated by those in a position to benefit the most by promoting intense fear to a large percentage of the public.
Every year as Halloween approaches, I have to fight the desire to ignore the bell, bolt my door shut, and drown my sorrows in the bags of Milky Ways and M&Ms I pretended to buy for the neurotypical little goblins who pass my way. Personally I find Halloween to be the most painful time for [...]
Here’s a follow up to the “Blind Trust” post from last week (10/11/08).
The San Jose Office of the Independent Police Auditor (August 2008) published A Students’ Guide to Police Practices.
Thanks to a heads up on October 7 from the “I Speak of Dreams” blog and a recommendation for the updated version of this student guide.
Last [...]
The live debate tonight is being exclusively Webcast by edweek.org with generous support from NASSP.
Live from Teachers College, Columbia University: “Education and the Next President,” a debate between Linda Darling-Hammond, education adviser to Democratic nominee Barack Obama, and Lisa Graham Keegan, education adviser to Republican nominee John McCain.
Register now to watch the live debate. [...]
It’s another busy month for Wrightslaw.
Special Education Law and Advocacy trainings coming to New York, Maryland, and West Virginia. Sign up today.
Visit our schedule page for a full listing of Wrightslaw conferences through 2010!
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craftzine.com: Last Minute Halloween Costumes for Kids
I'm not crafty enough to consider these "last-minute," but they sure are cute.
How To Make Fake Blood
I'd forego the chicken livers (bleccccch).
Photojojo’s Guide to Scary Photo Pumpkins
How to! For the pumpkin overachievers out there.
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SE asks:
My son is two and a half and we are expecting another baby in a few months. I would like to start my son on doing some small chores around the house to help him develop a sense of responsibility/independence. We currently have him clean up his own toys (although that doesn’t always work) [...]
Sue did a little costume hacking:
My son was a construction worker last Halloween, but all of our play construction hats were too big to stay on his head for vigorous trick-or-treating. I took one of my daughter’s thin elastic headbands and attached it securely with strategically-positioned tape to the inside of the hat at four [...]
Amazon has put a bunch of DVDs on sale. One group is close to my heart. The other is close to my daughter’s.
Amazon’s calling its sci-fi blowout the Cosmetopia DVD Sale, and you’ll find over 400 titles included. This isn’t just the blockbuster stuff (although there’s plenty) — you’ll also find old-school (The Hideous Sun [...]
Ever since I became a mother I’ve had schmutz on my shirt. Now it’s crumbs and inky fingerprints, but not so long ago it was spitup and nosewipe leftovers. Ah, the glamor. Do you think Angelina has schmutz on her shirt? If she does, she can take Leigh’s advice:
I learned this from my years in [...]
Leslie’s tip for involving your toddler in the election:
My son is now 2 1/2 and wants to do everything and help with everything that his dad and I are doing. The other night, we were working on our absentee ballots and Will said, "I want to vote, too." I pulled out the sample ballots from [...]
SE asks:
My son is two and a half and we are expecting another baby in a few months. I would like to start my son on doing some small chores around the house to help him develop a sense of responsibility/independence. We currently have him clean up his own toys (although that doesn’t always work) [...]
Sue did a little costume hacking:
My son was a construction worker last Halloween, but all of our play construction hats were too big to stay on his head for vigorous trick-or-treating. I took one of my daughter’s thin elastic headbands and attached it securely with strategically-positioned tape to the inside of the hat at four [...]
It’s not too early to start jotting down holiday gift ideas. Michelle’s come up with a good way to collaborate on family gift-giving:
Use Google Documents to share the holiday gift list with your spouse and extended family. You can set up a document so that only the people you invite can view and edit the [...]
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