Sentences with phrase «began learning new material»

In the other classes, students began learning new material immediately, but at a slower pace.

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Beginning with The Landmark Thucydides (1996), Strassler has produced authoritative new editions of the major Greek historians that include copious maps for easy reference, a continuous chronology on every page, marginal chapter summaries, photographs of relevant archaeological materials, abundant footnotes (always illuminating, never bloated), and a comprehensive appendix featuring learned but accessible articles by prominent scholars.

We begin to formally educate a child at the age of six, and twelve years later frequently find we have failed, not because school material is intrinsically difficult (the task of learning a new language is much more so, yet the child masters it in thee years); we find failure because we have ignored the fact that the developing personality has a natural sway, to and fro, which Whitehead says results in a «craving» to be continually refreshed by the experience of starting anew.

If it is a correct answer, it implies that we must support such organized efforts as that of the APPE4 to deflect current educational momentum into other channels than a mere reshifting of the same materials and approaches, putting forward of dead models as new panaceas, or the temptation to begin with precise discipline where in fact learning should start in a different way.

Unions and parents groups rallied last April when New York became the second state to begin testing based on the Common Core, a set of learning standards that aim to give students a deeper understanding of material and boost skills necessary for the modern job market.

Their new enthusiasm encouraged me to begin experimenting with a «flipped» education model — a form of blended learning that calls for students to learn material outside of the classroom via video presentations and then apply their understanding in class.

When former Ed School dean Francis Keppel started a company to develop educational materials, Marzollo packed her bags for New York City and began work at Keppel's General Learning Corporation (GLC), concentrating on new research in early childhood educatiNew York City and began work at Keppel's General Learning Corporation (GLC), concentrating on new research in early childhood educatinew research in early childhood education.

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At the beginning of the week, the teacher has updated the classroom learning centers to include new materials.

In 1923 Albers began teaching the Vorkurs, the introductory class in which new students learned to work with each of the key artists» materials, along with color theory, composition, construction, and design.