Sentences with phrase «parents at schools like»

Parents at schools like Live Oak and Journey School are finding the guidance offered here practical, profound, and accessible.

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Finally, while parents at elite schools only have one vote, cutting their subsidy would feel like a direct attack, and really motivate them to work against the NDP, either through donating to the UCP or helping out with their campaign.

he IS grasping at straws since the singel parent thing wasnt an issue... secondly... you apparently need to go to school and learn that there IS a difference between a woman and a man and that children benefit from BOTH... and hwo a man loves a woman as nature intended... its people like you who are reason for high divorce rates in USA, because they don tknow what love or marriage is..

He writes with feeling to a parent of the school, «I often think what poor creatures we priests are, who, like gentlemen of England, sit at home at ease, while you, married men, have all the merit of anxiety and toil which the care of a family involves.

I would also like to point out that parents should encourage their children to not just beleive everything they are told regardless of whether it is at church or school etc..

Essentially, this is a set of sexual Geneva conventions: You never knew it, but not only do you have the right to minimal standards of treatment if you ever become a prisoner of war, but when you were five, you had the right to learn at school all kinds of things about what some people like to do in bed, and if your parents thought that really they'd rather you didn't hear about that stuff at school, or at least not yet, they were... well, they were violating your rights.

ive been wrestling since i was 9 years old and when i went into high school i had to wrestle a girl... growing up learning to wrestle i had ended up having violent style, i never was dirty or broke rules but i was taught to do anything in your power to win whehter it was to club down the head or grab the throat to gain position etc. unfortunately i was in the postion to wrestle a girl once and at the time i did nt care who you were boy / girl, white / black / purple it did nt matter im was going to go out there bounce your head of the mat and bury you, so i went out there and wreslted the same way i always wrestled, 110 % and always to put your oppenents back through the mat i dditn change my style at all bc she was a girl i wrestled the same against everyone but after i pinned her in the first minute i did nt even realize that i broke her ribs when i power doubled through her, now after that for the rest of the tournament i was heckled and berated for forcefully beating a girl ppl were telling my parents «hey, looks like you raised a wife beater» etc. etc.... ever since then i refused to wrestle girls and thank go i eventually grew out of the lower weights, moral of the story is that is great and all that girls are wrestling but they shouldnt wrestle boys even if they know what they are getting into because 1.

Being an arsenal fan is like being 18 with inheritance in the bank of millions but can't have it till your 21 we are the odd kid the one that goes to a rich school with rich parents but ya parents have mental problems so they refuse to buy u clothes and shoes etc so u look poor and get bullied for it then god home to ur mansion thinking why don't my parents just buy me clothes so I can fit in at my rich kid school

Powlus's parents, Ron Sr., a high school P.E. teacher at Northwest High in nearby Shickshinny, and Susan, Berwick High's switchboard operator, like to tell about an incident that occurred during their son's vacation in Ocean City, Md., last summer.

We thought the rest of our lives were pretty much going to be spent in a parent - teacher conference, like we were stuck in some existentialist play: You just think you're at back - to - school night, but really you've died and gone to hell and you're never leaving.

Then Jamie faces the camera and exhorts American parents who like what they see at this «humble» school to «Get up off your asses and ask for it.

The latest school food event was hosted at Ormiston Victory Academy and teachers, school cooks and parents were invited to discuss the benefits of children eating healthily, share their experiences of school food and tell the school food planners Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent what they would like to improve.

but if enough real food advocates step up and say «does it really make sense to serve candy and soda at an elementary school function» or «can we encourage parents to send non-food treats for bday celebrations» or better yet, «can you do what you do best and help my child learn to like fresh produce just like you taught him to read?»

Like the parent you spoke of today, I was also shocked at the reaction I got when I tried to change things at my school.

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«Some of the kids don't like the food they give at our school for lunch or breakfast,» said Little Village parent Erica Martinez.

If you don't like what is served at school, pack a lunch for your children. Parents should be responsible enough to pack a lunch. They are lying on the lunch applications. Parents don't need to provide any documentation when they fill out the lunch applications. PACK A LUNCH if you don't like what the government is providing to your children or go back to your country.

I think parents have to get food right at home, schools have to get food right at school, and as a nation we have to look in the mirror and really decide «are we eating junk food in moderation» like we claim we are?

Gee, let's see, we now have a $ 15 billion food and beverage industry directly marketing to kids that's undermining our parenting efforts... pummeling junk food messaging incessantly (like PopTarts and Pizza Pockets being hawked at school lunch concession stands STILL even though many thought that was long gone, sigh).

I've had a parent look at me like I was Satan when I suggested that it was unreasonable to expect school children to accept unsweetened yogurt in the cafeteria.

If at any time you feel like something isn't right, contact your school - district's Parents As Teachers program (birth - 5), Early Childhood Special Education office (3 - 5 years) or school based Speech - Language Pathologist (5 and older) and they will point you in the right direction.

But having more money in the pool also improves the food that can be served, and while I believe some parents at these schools complain, I've also heard anecdotally that when every child and teacher is sitting down to the same meal, it can have benefits like a more cohesive environment, opportunities for informal nutrition education, and a greater likelihood that kids will try new foods.

Boarding school might feel like a drastic choice for some parents, but many teens who spent time away at school have fond memories of the experience and most come away ahead of their peers academically.

We hold fun events at our school like Parent's Night out and Trunk or Treat.

Just like there are likely different rules at home compared to school, they can adapt to different rules at each parent's house.

There are many ways for parents to be involved with their children's education — be on the lookout to see what the involvement is like at a school.

At a June meeting between Houston ISD Food Services and its Parent Advisory Commitee, some PAC members suggested that rather than offering junk food, the a la carte menu could also be a way to offer foods that are more healthful than the regular school lunch — salads, fresh sandwich wraps and the like — but which are too expensive to serve under the federally subsidized program.

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At the entrance to the kitchen or dining area, one parent stashes a large bin, just like the kids will find at schooAt the entrance to the kitchen or dining area, one parent stashes a large bin, just like the kids will find at schooat school.

I was team mom for little league, cheer mom, pta mom, chaperoned school field trips, volunteered as a classroom helper and parent at their schools (when in public school) attended toddler tumbling and mom classes, was a homeschooling parent for one of my kids with leaning disabilities, I didn't have to scramble to figure out what to do about work or where to take my kids for child care if they were sick, I led and was involved with the church groups with my kids, I spent summers with them doing all kinds of things like traveling, visiting grandparents out of town, amusement park trips, swimming, picnics, and hiking, instead of them being stuck with a sitter every summer.

As for the nuts issue, as the parent of vegan elementary school children, I have to admit it would be nice to be able to send nuts in for snack (we are allowed to at lunch), but even if I couldn't, there are many other times during the day I can find an opportunity to give them an ounce or two of nuts — like breakfast, after school snack, dinner and dessert!

There are many ways to save money, that are quite effective for teaching (like using lots of library books, using free resources on the Internet, etc. - see our «HS Money Saving Tips» page for more on this), but you will still have to spend some money directly on home schooling, and unless you were already planning to have one of you be a stay - at - home parent, it will mean doing with less money.

«We just want to make sure if a parent has to make a tough decision like that, they have support here at school,» said Lisa Lovato, principal of Dan D. Rogers Elementary School, where about 9 in 10 students are from low - income famschool,» said Lisa Lovato, principal of Dan D. Rogers Elementary School, where about 9 in 10 students are from low - income famSchool, where about 9 in 10 students are from low - income families.

«Maybe the parents can get together and brainstorm some healthier snacks like cheese and crackers, grapes, carrot sticks that help them learn healthy habits and remain focused at school.»

3) Educators and parents should encourage positive school identity and help kids make connections at school that will help them feel like they belong and are valued.

As a child I made my parents a coaster out of clay at school — properly kiln dried and then glazed and I really hope that my kids get the opportunity to make something like that for us when they go to school, however at home we don't have a kiln and with J and T being 3 and under it was easier to make something up with Salt dough.

But the reality is that there are many things that would affect that other than just individual parenting skills — like a long line of trickle - down societal expectations; the way kids are treated at school; not to mention a high - quality, state - funded daycare system that most parents choose over staying at home permanently with their children.

Like most parents, I sometimes have days when I think that I'm the last person in the world who can give parenting tips (usually on the days when the school run has degenerated into a stressful imitation of the bull running at Pamplona).

Experts have said it is critical for students who are bullied and their parents to have allies at their schools who they can talk to, which is why many advocates have been calling for more guidance counselors and social workers, while some principals have said they'd like to add more school aides to their rosters.

The proposed EIF would provide a «gold standard» for programmes like the family nurse partnership, which provides young mothers with intensive parenting training, and the social and emotional aspects of learning (Seal) programme at primary schools.

WHITE PLAINS — Former New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton told some 300 people at a School Safety Symposium at Purchase College Wednesday parents, teachers, police, fire and other first responders need to work together to help stave off incidents of violence like the Newtown, CT tragedy.

Adolescents» conduct problems were assessed at ages 13 and 14 by survey questions like «In the past year, how often have you: a) been disobedient in school, b) lied to your parents, c) stolen from a store, d) been involved in a gang fight, and e) damaged public or private property for fun?»

If you would like a one - page flyer to give to students, send home to parents, pass out at a school open house, or post, you can use this general flyer.

Thanks to the protection provided by vaccines, parents haven't seen the ravages that can be wrought on children by diseases like chicken pox, measles, meningitis and polio, said Dr. Claire McCarthy, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston.

A parent died young, you were tormented at school — maybe even something more serious like abuse or battling mental depression.

I have been deeply depressed during both difficult times, like my parents» protracted divorce when I was in high school, and at times when my life was objectively great, with academic, professional, and social success.

We are back to school this week, so I am trying to look like the successful - writer stay - at - home parent rather than the caffeine - crazed slob stay - at - home parent at drop off and pick up.

Now in high school, Peter's dealing with typical teen troubles like crushes and bullies, but the fact that his parents never gave any explanation for their disappearance still eats away at him.

Despite the united front of opposition, with studies like Carol Klein's 2006 Virtual Charter Schools and Home Schooling finding high levels of parent satisfaction and student achievement at virtual schools, it is highly unlikely that independent home schoolers and advocates for traditional public schools will be able to stoSchools and Home Schooling finding high levels of parent satisfaction and student achievement at virtual schools, it is highly unlikely that independent home schoolers and advocates for traditional public schools will be able to stoschools, it is highly unlikely that independent home schoolers and advocates for traditional public schools will be able to stoschools will be able to stop them.

«Generally parents like NAPLAN because they like to get as much information as they can about how their children are going at school — and NAPLAN fits that bill,» Dalton said.