Sentences with phrase «in general the teachers»

In general the teachers in this study viewed the district's new teacher - evaluation program more positively than negatively, although a substantial minority of teachers said that they would not recommend the evaluation program to other school districts, citing concerns ranging from fairness to feedback.

However, in general teachers did report that they felt their schools were safe, clean, and reasonably calm, and that they themselves were able to manage their classes effectively.

If TFA changed to a 3 year committment, it should also be noted that in general teachers leave teaching at high rates — 50 % within 5 years leave teaching is what I keep reading by policy makers.

Not exact matches

In December of 2016, secretary - general Wilson Sossion and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) published a negative report of Bridge, saying the company was operating an illegal for - profit business.

The New York City Employees» Retirement System; the New York City Fire Department Pension Fund; the New York City Teachers» Retirement System; the New York City Police Pension Fund; and the New York Board of Education Retirement System, as joint filers (NYC Retirement System), c / o The City of New York, Officer of the Comptroller, 633 Third Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, New York 10017, which in the aggregate held 12,707,578 shares of common stock on November 15, 2011, the New York State Common Retirement Fund, whose address is the same as that of the NYC Retirement System, which held 19,560,008 shares of common stock on November 22, 2011, and the Illinois State Board of Investment on behalf of the State Employees» Retirement System of Illinois, c / o 180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2015, Chicago, Illinois 60601, which in the aggregate held 928,927 shares of common stock on November 18, 2011, the Judges» Retirement System of Illinois and the General Assembly Retirement System of Illinois, as co-filers, intend to submit a resolution to stockholders for approval at the annual meeting.

January 25, 2018 — MILFORD, MA — Today, Consigli Construction Co., Inc. hosted more than 40 teachers, guidance counselors and administrators from 11 local high schools at its Milford headquarters for a professional development workshop in partnership with the Blackstone Valley Education Foundation and the Association of General Contractors (AGC).

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Back in the States we most recently had been part of General Baptist churches we were usually involved as worship leaders and Sunday school teachers, my husband a deacon.

Statistical studies of the frequency of sexual abuse of minors in the general population as well as statistics about abuse among other groups such as public school teachers lend support to MacRae's point.

I was a public school teacher so I became familiar with the general impact of poor reading skills on learning in any field.

Moreover, it has almost changed its nature today because in human life it has widened so enormously, whereas the Church, being simply the teacher of the universal natural law and of apostolic tradition, can not do more than proclaim general principles.

Once again a task is required from Christian teachers and preachers, both in what they have to say about human life in general and in what they have to say about Jesus in particular.

This lack of agreement, even along the most general lines, is a characteristic feature of the situation today and accounts in a large measure for the low educational status of the ministry The work of the lawyer, the physician, the teacher, the artist, the writer and the engineer, is clear - cut and rather sharply defined (at least in the mind of the average man), so that when a young man chooses one of these professions he has some idea of what he is getting into.

As a major interpreter of our country's founding, Wood reflects the influence of his teacher Bernard Bailyn, who in two important new volumes provides the best general access to the period in which the Founding Fathers — yes, they were all men — debated their Constitution of 1787 and sold themselves, each other and the public on its ratification.

They include the «chilling effects» of libel suits, the perennial conflicts between property and access, the three out of four publishers who intervene in news decisions affecting their local markets, the advertisers» freedom to move their money to where their interests are, industry self - regulation in broadcasting and advertising, the backlash against conveying under duress (as in a hostage crisis) points of view that are never aired as directly without duress, the flareups of book banning and censorship of textbooks, the rout of the civil rights movement, the retreat from principles of fairness and equality (even where never implemented), the attack on scientific and humane teaching, the threat of self - appointed media watchdogs to also spy on teachers in the classroom, and the general vigor of ancient orthodoxies masquarading as neo-this and neo-that.

My reflections arose, as I have indicated, in part from formative books and teachers, but they also grew out of grappling with Scripture (one of the lightning bolts here was the simple but profound insight of realizing once again the ineradicable connection of form and content — for instance, what is said in a parable can not be said in any other way), and with the complex business, endemic to academic theologians, of, as Kierkegaard would put it, becoming a Christian (not in general or for someone else but in particular and for me).

The chief general lesson of these studies has been the discovery that Christianity survived throughout the ages because it adjusted itself with remarkable ease to the changing demands of the peoples of whose culture it became an inherent part, while it never surrendered the essentials of its faith in Jesus Christ as the revealer of God the Father and the teacher and example of the love of God and fellow men.

One way of approaching this is to ask all the teachers in the church school to attend two open meetings of AA as a part of their preparation for teaching in the general area of alcohol and alcoholism.

Many said that the teacher should have, a broad acquaintance with the Bible and with literature in general, and with parallel stories from other ancient cultures.

However, up to half of this increase is due to teacher wage rises (which rose in line with general wages), so the effective new investment per student is much less.

Furthermore, the schools (in general) do not provide teachers with the adequate resources to perform their jobs effectively, such as teacher - requested books for their students; presentation items such as chalk, whiteboard markers, or projectors; basic classroom organizational needs such as storage bins, filing cabinets with adequate files, and functional modern computers with adequate software to make results tabulating more efficient; or motivational equipment designed to reward students for good behavior, scores, or attitudes (grades simply are not enough of a motivational tool).

Indeed, if we walk students through every step of creating the journal (what kind of notebook, what sort of margins, how many words per entry, double - spaced, type - written or inked) we send a strong message about journaling and about learning in general: namely that it is a direction - following game, that the answers reside with the teacher, who will walk you through the steps to the puzzle until you arrive at the right answer.

Sure, the resulting panic may pass, but you have lasting residual effects: - a disconnect from this teacher - estrangement from the learning process and education in general - physical avoidance from the teacher, subject, classroom, etc. - loss of learning.

What a shame... and standardized testing, what a revolting way to judge the merit of a school system (more specifically ~ an individual educator) I was horrified to find out from a family friend who was a Special Education teacher a few years ago (who is now my sons 7th grade, general Ed., Language Arts teacher), that the BOE pays for the special Ed teachers to go to a 3 day long In Service, instructing them how to get their Spec.

In general though, repetition, environment control, and leveraging help from the teacher (in a class situation) is really helpfuIn general though, repetition, environment control, and leveraging help from the teacher (in a class situation) is really helpfuin a class situation) is really helpful.

In a recent conversation about mentoring with my long - time colleague Nettie Fabrie from Sound Circle Center who is the Pedagogical Dean of the Seattle Waldorf School, I posed a question about mentoring a new and untrained teacher and she shared with me an important thought about mentoring new teachers in generaIn a recent conversation about mentoring with my long - time colleague Nettie Fabrie from Sound Circle Center who is the Pedagogical Dean of the Seattle Waldorf School, I posed a question about mentoring a new and untrained teacher and she shared with me an important thought about mentoring new teachers in generain general.

Students eating together with their teacher helps everyone start the day off on the right foot, and it helps reduce the stigma of eating school food in general.

Dr. Volpitta is a former classroom teacher and administrator with experience in both general and special education.

As general manager of Boston's Dance Umbrella and First Night, and later as a classroom teacher in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she struggled to make sense of tensions she could feel but not explain in racially mixed settings.

[The CN department] has been able to help support the general fund, which in turn saves teachers» jobs.

In general, the results suggest that after adjustment for confounding, there were small but consistent tendencies for increasing duration of breastfeeding to be associated with increased IQ, increased performance on standardized tests, higher teacher ratings of classroom performance, and better high school achievement.

Patrick Roach, Deputy General Secretary of the NASUWT, who addressed the Conference, said: «Many teachers have told us that they become supply teachers because of a lack of opportunities in schools for flexible working; yet, many supply teachers face exploitation and unfair treatment by some supply agencies, umbrella companies and by schools.

Commenting on the Institute of Education's report, The Social Composition of Free Schools after Three Years, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The findings of this Report come as no surprise.

Commenting on the judicial review on the indexation of public sector pensions, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «The NUT, along with other unions, is challenging the Government in a judicial review at the HigTeachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «The NUT, along with other unions, is challenging the Government in a judicial review at the Higteachers» union, said: «The NUT, along with other unions, is challenging the Government in a judicial review at the High Court.

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT — The Teachers» Union said it was a «disgrace» that in the fifth largest economy in the world children and young people were the victims of «callous fiscal and social policies» which the country had endured since 2010.

Responding to the launch of the Masters in Educational Practice (MEP) by the Welsh Government today, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in Wales, said:

Commenting on plans for local authorities to decide where new schools should open, Kevin Courtney, Deputy General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «This is a clear admission that the free school policy has not effectively addressed local need for new places and concedes the vital role of the local authority in funding for new school places and the right of the local authority to select the pTeachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «This is a clear admission that the free school policy has not effectively addressed local need for new places and concedes the vital role of the local authority in funding for new school places and the right of the local authority to select the pteachers» union, said: «This is a clear admission that the free school policy has not effectively addressed local need for new places and concedes the vital role of the local authority in funding for new school places and the right of the local authority to select the provider.

Commenting on Nick Clegg's announcement of summer «catch - up» schools in his speech to the Liberal Democrats Conference, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, saTeachers, the largest teachers» union, sateachers» union, said this:

Commenting on the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said:

Commenting on the report by Women and Equalities Commission, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The latest report from the Women and Equalities Commission sadly reflects and confirms the issues and concerns the NASUWT has been raising with Government and employers about the treatment of women teachers for some time.

Commenting on the IPPR report Vocational Education in English Schools, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «What is becoming increasingly clear is that Michael Gove's reforms are plain wrongTeachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «What is becoming increasingly clear is that Michael Gove's reforms are plain wrongteachers» union, said: «What is becoming increasingly clear is that Michael Gove's reforms are plain wrong.»

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, has commented on the reference in the Queen's Speech to the Government's plans for an Education Bill.

Responding to the departure of Michael Gove MP and the appointment of Nicky Morgan MP as Secretary of State for Education, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The NASUWT has always sought to engage constructively with the Secretary of State for Education and will continue to do so.

Commenting on the TUC opinion poll * showing that two thirds of voters thought paying teachers less in lower - pay areas would make it harder for schools to recruit and retain good quality teachers, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» unioteachers less in lower - pay areas would make it harder for schools to recruit and retain good quality teachers, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» unioteachers, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» unioTeachers, the largest teachers» unioteachers» union, said:

Commenting after the debate on Motion 40 The Government, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers union said: «We are very obviously not all in this togetherTeachers, the largest teachers union said: «We are very obviously not all in this togetherteachers union said: «We are very obviously not all in this together.»

Commenting on the publication of the Government's response to the Education Select Committee's Fourth Report on «Participation by 16 — 19 year olds in education and training», Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said:

The NASUWT is pleased to formally announce the re-election of Chris Keates as General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest and the leading union representing teachers in the UK.

Following claims that a number of the teachers in the country employed by the Ghana Education Service presented fake certificates, The Audit Department and the Controller and Accountant General's Department, were validating the documents before payments are made.

Commenting on reports of the announcements the Prime Minister will make at a Downing Street Summit today about action proposed to be taken against certain public service workers, including teachers, who fail to report sexual abuse of children and young people, Chris Keates General Secretary of the NASUWT the largest teachers» union in the UK said: «No one can fail but to be shocked by the horrific abuse of young girls revealed by recent investigations, including the Report today on Oxfordshire.

Thornberry was born in north Surrey to Cedric Thornberry, an international lawyer who was a United Nations Assistant Secretary - General and worked as a consultant for NATO, [6] and Sallie Thornberry, a teacher.