Sentences with phrase «battle over teaching»

Yet, much like with the Pennsylvania victory in the battle over teaching evolution, I can only manage a half - hearted cheer at this latest triumph of science over superstition and ignorance.

The State of Tennessee v. Scopes, or the Scopes «Monkey» Trial, was a famous court battle over teaching evolution in the classroom.

Apart from the controversy over Emmanuel College Gateshead a couple of years ago it simply isn't an issue here — we don't have the same brand of vocal Christianity here, we don't have a written constitution that can be used for court challenges over the issue and we don't have a long history of battles over the teaching of evolution.

Anticipating by three decades the battles over Teach For America, the program inspired proponents who hoped it would bring more intelligent young people into teaching along with critics who saw it as denigrating the wisdom of veteran teachers and deprofessionalizing the field.

Not exact matches

Willett, who taught at the University of Chicago Divinity School and who was later to become a controversial figure in the battle over the new «higher biblical criticism,» was already an editor at The Christian Century.

Christians get called on their belief mostly because if there is a battle over same sex marriage; or woman's rights or what should or shouldn't be taught in schools... you can be guaranteed a christian has their hands muddied.

The hand sanitizer all over the place could be replaced with CleanWell or another option but I have to pick my battles and love the overall concept this public school is striving to teach the children.

Are your current students aware of (or do they care about) the controversy and court battles that erupted over teaching evolution?

Luke has nothing to teach Rey and does not care about some silly battle over land.

Written to support teaching about the Battle of Hastings, but could easily be adapted to support any UK dynasty Works best with an actual crown where the «Kings» and next in line are asked to actually slump over and die and the crown is physically passed on to the next person - you can use the words in the scrolls as a «script» and ask the future kings and queens to act them out.

In classrooms across the United States, teachers, students, and society are being bombarded by what Harvard Graduate School of Education Senior Lecturer Katherine Merseth calls, «math wars» — an ongoing battle over how to teach and assess mathematics.

While political battles over the common core standards have dominated the headlines, efforts like Kentucky's to help ensure that teachers are prepared to teach to them have garnered far less attention.

A battle in Indiana over who is qualified to teach the dual - enrollment courses meant to yield college credit for high school students.

In a twist in the legal battle over school choice, two college students seeking education credentials sued the state of Washington last week for the right to complete their student - teaching requirements at private religious schools.

School and union leaders in the nation's largest school districts who are waging epic battles over teacher evaluation, compensation and the future of the teaching profession could learn a lesson from their colleagues in Newark, New Jersey.

Meanwhile, teaching unions and activists condemned the move, with several groups already preparing for a sustained legal battle over a possible breach of the law banning the opening of new selective state schools.

Battle has been teaching for over 17 years.

I would just like to thank Good Old Games for teaching me that lesson, and for removing any remaining angst I had over my childhood battles with the Quest series.

New Mexico's Public Education Department (PED) did a disservice to New Mexico's students, and the taxpayers who fund schools, last week when it caved in to climate extremists in the battle over how to teach climate science in the state's schools.

A years - long battle over whether Idaho would require its science teachers to teach about global warming was resolved Thursday when the State Senate education committee voted to adopt standards that included sections on human - caused climate change.

So, as I leave them to battle it out over the farm animals I remind myself that allowing them to cope with their brotherly / sisterly disputes without my immediate intervention teaches them important life skills that will see them through in future situations.

Court battles can rip families even further apart than before, but mediation often teaches former partners how they can work together successfully even though their marriage is over.