Sentences with phrase «teachers and parents tell»

Teachers and parents tell children and teenagers to «show respect,» «be flexible» and «don't get distracted,» and assume they know what that looks like.

When teachers and parents tell girls that their intelligence can expand with practice, girls do better on math tests.

«We haven't done much in the way of studies, but the reading results are pretty evident, and the teachers and parents tell us that other intangibles such as self - esteem and personal hygiene improve when the kids have contact with the animals.»

One research finding that it highlighted is that when teachers and parents tell girls their intelligence can expand with experience and learning, they do better on math tests and are more likely to say they want to continue...

Time and again teachers and parents tell us that class sizes are a concern.

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So parents and teachers, remember that next time you are about to unthinkingly tell a kid he or she is «the smartest» or «the funniest.»

Besides providing school curriculum, Amazon also has created a tool for teachers to gather and share their own materials and course work, in addition to service that teachers can use to tell parents what school supplies their children will need.

No parent, teacher, friend, or spouse was going to tell me what to do, and quite frankly, I was exhausted debating it with myself.»

A school district in Waukesha, Wisconsin, sent a letter to parents telling them that the school district is not involved in a walkout that is scheduled for March 14 and that teachers and students would not be excused if they participate.

Paul Critelli, one of the program's teachers, told me that many parents feel overwhelmed trying to get two or three kids ready for school each morning, and that their instinct is often to «sacrifice the anxious kid» in order to avoid morning hysterics and keep the family train running on time.

My parents picked up on that, and because I was told this by parents and by teachers, I believed that about myself.

Our own parents kept such things secret and would punish their child for telling them a priest, nun, or lay teacher assaulted them.

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.

«Parents and teachers told me, «You've got to get rid of the football team, they're ruling the campus, ruining the campus,»» Betters says.

I spent almost five years reporting in Harlem, attending parenting classes and sixth - grade math lessons and basketball games and parent - teacher meetings, and the time I spent there turned out to be a period of great change, not only for Geoff and the scope of his project but also for plenty of individuals whose stories I've tried to tell in the book.

During supper that evening, more tears flowed as I told my parents what happened and begged them to, «Please talk to my teacher so she doesn't make me play with the second - graders again.»

A recent study showed that more than 75 percent of parents said they wished teachers would tell them more about the dangers of the «summer slide» and provide tips on how to keep their kids» minds engaged.

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.

At some point as a parent, you will likely be faced with the dreaded email from your child's teacher telling you that your kid has crossed the line and that you need to come in for another conference — or the principal will call to tell you that your teen has missed the last week of school... Read more»

Their bodies tell them to stay up later, but their parents and teachers tell them to get their butts out of bed.

Every parent wants to hear how wonderful his or her child is — and the teacher should tell you about your child's special skills and achievements.

The stigma and fear of being bullied or ostracised means many children do not tell friends or teachers that their parent is in prison.

Preschool Teacher Daniel Asres shares advice for parents on the best methods preparing your child for kindergarten and how to tell if they are ready to leave preschool

So here's some unsolicited advice for CEO Easterbrook: When parents, teachers and the media are all telling you loudly they don't like McDonald's branded marketing in our nation's schools, maybe you ought to reconsider the idea?

Even more gratifying is hearing from parents and teachers who've told me how much their kids liked watching it — and that they clearly understood the message about healthful eating.

The letter recommends limiting the time kids spend on TV, computers and video games, and told parents with concerns to speak to their children's teachers.

At some point as a parent, you will likely be faced with the dreaded email from your child's teacher telling you that your kid has crossed the line and that you need to come in for another conference - or the principal will call to tell you that your teen has missed the last week of school altogether, unbeknownst to you.

I am telling parents, child care providers, teachers and anyone who works with or loves families If you read only one book this year, let it be Lawrence J. Cohen's «Playful Parenting.»

Encourage your child to ignore or walk away from bullies, and to tell an authority figure like a teacher, principal or even another parent if it doesn't stop right away.

Jenni, I didn't go in telling her he could read because the teacher and former - teacher commenters here told me not to (not me specifically, but parents) a few weeks ago.

I doubt, however, that most parents would be excited if they were told that legislation had been introduced which allowed daycare providers and teachers to hit their children as a means of teaching them lessons.

Professionals and teachers will often tell a parent, the child is just shy, or they will outgrow their silence.

Participants will include «Rev. Kevin McCall, Crisis Director, National Action Network; Minister Kirsten John Foy, NE Regional Director of National Action Network; Mercedes Liriano Clarke, Teacher who was told she could not teach Black History at MS 224; National Action Network Youth Huddle; Parents and students at MS 224.

At a forum I attended on the Common Core rollout, many students, parents, teachers and administrators told us of their displeasure and made heartfelt statements about their individual experiences.

But Elia also told parents and teachers the state must keep up standards for students.

«The state's failure to fund its obligations amounts to a disinvestment in our public schools that, as parents and teachers can tell you, takes a toll,» she said.

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.

New York State Education Commissioner John King Jr. told an audience of parents and teachers the state isn't going to delay new Common Core learning reforms, but is open to «adjustments» going forward.

She added that parents and faculty have told her that they want tight school security, but they don't want teachers to be armed.

Continuing their battle to stop the mayor from laying off teachers and cutting child care and after - school program funding, a group of parents and community members gathered at City Hall on June 16 to deliver a petition on seven 50 - foot scrolls signed by more than 20,000 New Yorkers telling Mayor Bloomberg and City Council members to invest in school improvement, not cut programs or personnel.

Education commissioner John King and Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch told reporters in a conference call from Albany that a working group recommended the graduation requirements delay, among other tweaks, in reaction to concerns pouring in across the state from parents, teachers, students and lawmakers over how implementation of the Common Core is being executed statewide.

I think that is a particularly important thing, since a number of parents and teachers across the state told me they're too long,» said Elia.

Being a chemist was not, I was told by my teachers, parents, and friends, a job for a young woman.

But if a student or the family is interested — and that's the other thing that the fair deals with, is for the parents, for the community that they have to go back to their schools and tell them that «My son and daughter is interested in science» and so then the teachers contact us.

Many of us grew up with parents, caregivers, siblings, teachers and / or religious leaders who told us lies about ourselves, about others and about God...

I remember the first time I picked up a thick book and decided that I was ready to really read for fun, not because my parents or teachers had told me to.

That said, single teachers would be the first to tell you that the positives far outweigh the negatives; teachers are also reliable, responsible people, and make wonderful parents.

The story is told non-sequentially, with excerpts from retrospective interviews with Ben's parents, teachers and schoolmates hinting at the disaster still to come.

In a middle school classroom in Bratislava in 1983, a new teacher, Maria Drazdechova (Maurery), asks each student to stand up, introduce themselves and tell her what their parents do for a living.

Told from the point of view of his cinematic counterpart, Antoine Doinel (Jean - Pierre Léaud), The 400 Blows sensitively re-creates the trials of Truffaut's own childhood, unsentimentally portraying aloof parents, oppressive teachers, and petty crime.