Sentences with phrase «school debate speak»

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In college, I was a policy debater and also coached high school debate, which resulted in a habit of numbering my answers to questions and speaking extremely quickly under pressure.

I've spent far more time than I care to admit combing through complementarian literature, reading debates about whether women can read Scripture aloud in church, whether female missionaries should be permitted to give presentations on Sunday evenings, what age groups women should be allowed to teach in Sunday school, whether women can speak in small group Bible studies, what titles to bestow upon worship leaders and children's ministry coordinators so that they don't appear too authoritative, and on and on and on.

In case you're still debating whether to speak up for healthier school food, check out this email exchange between a concerned mother and a teacher at her first grader's school.

The new schools chancellor has spoken about the issue almost daily, the mayor has been asked about it repeatedly, and there have been dozens of articles, editorials and debates.

Candidates listen as Prasad Srinivisan speaks during a debate between Republican candidates running for governor at Windsor Public High School.

Our Westminster Hall Debate on Self - Employment arose from a discussion on how few of our contemporaries had gone into business following graduation, and in speaking to schools in our constituencies that little has changed.

When Baker spoke highly of Legatum during a Commons debate in February 2017, his fellow Tory and Remainer Ed Vaizey responded: «I know the Legatum Institute well because the chap who has become flavour of the month for his knowledge of trade deals, Shanker Singham, was at school with me, which automatically makes him a dangerous member of the liberal metropolitan elite.

Speaking during the debate Wednesday morning, both Massey and Malliotakis slammed the mayor on transportation, homelessness, New York City schools and the budget.

Speaking to MPs on 16 September, Wilshaw claimed that too much time is spent debating structures rather than the bigger issue of capacity within the English school system, calling for a debate on how to ensure more good people are brought in.

At the dynamic Education Fast Forward 12 Debate on January 19, I spoke with Stefan Dercon (Chief Economist Department for International Development in London) and Andreas Schleicher (Special Advisor on Education Policy OECD in Paris) about their opinions on the issues raised in the «Turning School Performance to Economic Success» discussion.

Speaking before a House of Lords debate on how children will receive a balanced and rounded education in schools, Russell Hobby, general secretary of NAHT, questioned the introduction of the EBacc, claiming that it was set to replace the new Progress 8 measure before it has even properly begun.

Earlier this week, one prominent school choice advocate spoke out against the Nevada plan in a debate hosted by Education Next, an education reform journal.

An educational debate outreach initiative of Claremont McKenna College, the MSPDP partners with schools and institutions including the English - Speaking Union and Tulane University to provide world - class debate experiences.

The study's monumental findings seem to put a decisive exclamation point on the education debate, a «drop the mic» moment, so to speak, for school choice.

Maxine McKew speaks with John Hattie about what we need to be doing to improve the quality of education in Australian schools — and the kind of debates we really should be having.

During today's debate, conference delegates spoke of the huge costs faced by schools that use supply agencies.

Timpson was speaking during a debate on the government's children and social work bill, which campaigners criticised for failing to include laws compelling the teaching of sex and relationships education in all schools.

The NUT will debate the possibility of legal action against grammar schools at its annual conference tomorrow, but speaking to journalists today, Courtney said his team had already requested the information from schools which would be used to decide the union's next steps.

Third, it will speak to contemporary debates about «deep» poverty in American cities and schools.

At the crux of the debate are questions about who gets to speak on behalf of racial minorities and low - income children, and what school accountability should look like in the age of Donald Drumpf.

Ravitch herself keeps up a grueling schedule of public appearances, often speaking to large crowds and sometimes debating advocates of the reform paradigm such as former Washington, D.C., schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee.

In law school, most upcoming lawyers are exposed to the so - called «Socratic Method,» in which the professor — generally in modern dress and typically not speaking Greek — seeks to compel the student to find or discover or discern or make a lucky guess at the point of doctrine under consideration, much as the character we know as «Socrates» in the Dialogues of Plato does with his students or debating partners.

Her creative writings often gained recognition and accolades in various competitions while her leadership and knack for public speaking as a member of her high school debate team resulted in her placing at national tournaments.

NCRC President Steven Dinkin is asked to comment on how parents can speak to their children about positive ways to debate issues in this Washington Post article on the recent walkout protests against gun violence in schools.