Sentences with phrase «best cultured kids»

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In order for our witness to mean anything to ourselves, our kids, or anyone who might darken our doors, we have to think about the culture we live in and what makes it particularly hostile to orthodox belief — as well as ways in which people around us might be uniquely susceptible to aspects of our faith that are true.

We are adult third culture «kids» who have spent all of our developmental years abroad... and then returned to our HOME country, where we must endure the commonplace ignorance and poorly educated adults who lack any interest in foreign policy and base all their opinions on what only goes on in their own backyard... Please give your head a good shake and crack open a book every little now and then!

Not only did they interfere with native religions, but they taught the kids English and generally did their best to prepare them for assimilation into the majority culture.

While well intentioned as a way to demonstrate pride in our kids (and sometimes our own alma mater), they contribute to a competitive culture that highlights brand and status over fit and learning.

Quebec gave my kids a taste of a unique culture close to home, and a better understanding that there is a big, diverse world out there.

Speaking as a US parent, I believe the «disruptive» defense for putting kids «in their place» (as well as the «safety» bit - see mother and toddler kicked off a public transit bus for noise) are often mere red herring in a culture that, no matter what lip service it may pay to «what about the CHILDREN?!»

Even young children can understand so much, and setting a family culture of open communication at the outset will serve you well as kids grow older.

For Levine's latest book is, in fact, a cri de coeur from a clinician on the front lines of the battle between our better natures — parents» deep and true love and concern for their kids — and our culture's worst competitive and materialistic influences, all of which she sees played out, day after day, in her private psychology practice in affluent Marin County, Calif..

Folk music and music from other cultures also can be good choices for kids.

My point is not that one culture raises kids better than other, but perhaps we have more to learn from one another than realize.

On this list you'll find sites local to you as well as moms who write about specific topics like raising special needs children or ensuring their kids have ties to their ethnic culture.

Amazing leaders in the kids» program — all with a good dose of the positive Fern culture of inclusive enthusiasm and fun.

The blog has since become a trusted resource for news and commentary relating to children and food policy, as well as discussions about the challenge of feeding kids well in today's food culture.

More importantly, as Le Billon so well documented in French Kids Eat Everything, almost every aspect of French food culture, including widespread nutrition education and early «taste training,» supports better school meals, both their provision by schools and their acceptance by children.

I think in our culture it is this weird taboo topics where just generally speaking we love our babies, we love the image of the family experience but the reality is that having a family and having young kids puts an enormous amount of stress even in the best relationships and a lot of couples are left really feeling out of sorts.

The Daily News» «Best of the Borough Series» looks at Bronx food, Bronx culture, Bronx sports, and the Bronx for kids.

Mostly the Breakout fashion house merge the western culture in their clothes and here you will see the Pakistan's best designer western wear outfits for men, women and kids also.

The women of both cultures make their best to create a calm, comfortable and loving environment at home to make it a real family nest for their beloved husbands and kids.

Some Russian ladies may want to contribute and work outside the home as well as their entire culture teaches them that a real Russian woman finds her happiness, and highest fulfillment is a big family with kids.

There is also quite a bit of good pop culture thrown in the mix, and satirical knocks on how kids pick up things from video games and music, such as when B - Rad tears up a neighborhood with his gats, and credits

This is a man who loves pop culture, loves film, loves video games and misfit kids and the 1980s, and Ready Player One is his good - natured tribute to all of those things and, yes, even to himself.

«And, the pattern that I saw, over and over again, was schools that would either devote themselves to getting the kids to score well on tests, or they would focus on the culture - and in either case they didn't seem to succeed very well.»

Better yet, create a culture where kids don't have to ask permission.

These adults can get kids to make the effort that they might not otherwise make: good teachers and culture can do so much.

One of my main research questions is whether adults and educators can support the kind of learning dynamics that I'm observing when kids are engaging in peer - based knowledge exchange, such as that found on online fan sites.This should work for academic content as well as popular culture.

'' [Digital literacy] is not only about skills, but also about cognition, etiquette, motivation, socialization, and culture — the context within which one uses the tools... Because rich kids have better access to digital tools, they are learning to think, behave, and make meaning in ways that will likely correlate with elite status and success in the future.

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You will understand that boosting poor kids up the ladder to and beyond college means giving them schools with a «middle class» culture as well as heavy doses of basic skills and fundamental knowledge.

There's this huge change in culture that gives me hope that this is a better school for my son and other kids as well.»

What are fresh strategies for getting to know kids and their passions as well as their cultures and families?

Even if the curricula is aligned with the standards, the curricula won't work if teachers are not capable of improving student achievement, if school cultures damn some kids (notably those from poor and minority backgrounds) to low expectations, and if school operators aren't held to high expectations (as well as rewarded and punished accordingly).

I agree that kids would be better off with exposure a wide variety of cultures, races, socioeconomic groups, personalities, etc..

So, broadening that accountability to culture and climate of a school, taking into account whether kids are safe, assessing non-cognitive skills like grit and resilience — when you look at all of these in total and ask a district to pay attention to the whole child, and the school responds to what each child needs, it will amount to better preparedness for college and career.

By creating a strong SEL culture, teaching kids how to make good decisions, and providing caring support and guidance, WINGS and trained TLC staff can help kids build their inner strength and better cope with trauma.

By supporting adults in developing their own social and emotional skills and creating a strong SEL culture, WINGS and trained educators can help kids build their inner strength and better cope with trauma.

And that reducing overuse of suspensions and expulsions improves school cultures for everyone as well as helps keeps kids often - targeted by traditional discipline practice on the path to graduation.

Yet in our schools, too often we're fostering a culture of dependency, where kids are waiting for teachers to tell them how well they are doing.

She came to Blaine after three years as an assistant principal elsewhere, and set out right away to change the culture of the school, from opening classroom doors, to empowering certain teachers to be leaders, to holding workshops for parents on how best to help their kids learn.

Here you have two amazing creators, all this action, robots, and the universal theme of pure good vs. pure evil, all the while staying in high school youth culture and the drama and depth of everyday kids.»

He chronicles the broader political and religious tensions in the area (it would be impossible not to) but also focuses on the day - to - day nature of acclimating to a new city and culture, depicting the madcap adventures of getting the kids to and from school, the endless search for a good playground, and the difficulty of keeping the schedule straight of which days Jewish, Muslim, or Christian shops are open.

And don't forget to check out Good Comics for Kids, where I have the weekly comics list and picks for all ages, and Katherine Dacey of Pop Culture Shock has a review of the Dark Horse series Dayan.

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handing me tools and cleaning up behind me... The kids are doing well with what we call worldschooling and we combine all of that with the cultures and local history of the places we visit... We spend time with the locals, we want to tell their story.

A visit to the Tjapukai is the best opportunity for your kids to learn about and experience the local Aboriginal culture.

The sandy beach at Ölü Deniz is close by, perfect for days out with the kids, and the popular town of Fethiye is well worth a visit for a taste of Turkish culture.

We believe travelling will make our kids better adults, more understanding and accepting of other people, places and cultures.

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Mediterranean cultures tend to be great with kids and well - behaved youngsters will be welcomed in most places and may be made quite a fuss of.