Sentences with phrase «built upon his teachings»

Much of Western Culture is based upon and indeed built upon the teachings of Jesus Christ — Democracy and the Protestant Work Ethic are just two things that immediately come to mind.

We need to be reminded that it was once taken for granted that authentic education was built upon the teaching and practice of the human and theological virtues, that education, as St Thomas Aquinas put it, is «the progression of the child to the condition of properly human excellence, ie to the state of virtue».

Both John Paul II and Benedict built upon his teachings, and extended them to the modern world.

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Building upon the fundamentals taught in the Tuck - WBENC Executive Program (EP), the SGP curriculum will focus on growth strategies, including organic growth, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic alliances.

BUILDING ON BEDROCK: What Sam Walton, Walt Disney, and Other Great Self - Made Entrepreneurs Can Teach Us About Building Valuable Companies For founders and investors — based upon research, and told through the stories of famous and not - so - famous American entrepreneurs.

No al, I said ideal, because I meant god is an idea — I am implying (albeit unsuccessfully, given your question) that our notion of god is a concept, something that we are taught and upon which people build.

Such development of doctrine, typically in response to grave error and deviant traditions built upon such error, is to be understood not as an addition to the apostolic teaching contained in Holy Scripture but as Spirit - guided insight into the fullness of that teaching.

Saying (or even implying) that Jesus» silence in the Synoptics is tantamount to an absence of clear teaching is to engage in the logical fallacy of «reasoning from silence,» which is built upon shaky rationality.

Again like the parables of Jesus, Thoreau's tale is built upon a new and radical metaphor which serves well as the basic metaphor for all stories that teach the ethic of eco-justice.

The most powerful tools available to us for teaching the ethic of eco-justice are these stories built upon the analogy between human oppression and nature's oppression, between the human struggle for liberation and nature's struggle for fulfillment.

Science has taught me that we build upon each other.

Of the Bible she wrote, «I regard these writings as histories consisting of mingled truth and fiction, and while I admire and cherish much of what I believe to have been the moral teaching of Jesus himself, I consider the system of doctrines built upon the facts of his life... to be most dishonorable to God and most pernicious in its influence on individual and social happiness.»

That's exactly why atheists don't want believers creating laws based solely upon their beliefs, why atheists don't want those beliefs taught in schools as science, why atheists don't want those beliefs posted on public buildings, etc..

Thus we reach the fundamental criterion for authenticity upon which all reconstructions of the teaching of Jesus must he built, which we propose to call the «criterion of dissimilarity».

We would argue that any attempt to reconstruct the teaching of Jesus today must build upon the foundations laid by the application of the criterion of dissimilarity in these three areas.

If we think that the word «save» in James 1:21 means receiving eternal life, then James 1:21 is teaching that in order to receive and keep eternal life, we must get rid of sin and build our lives upon Scripture.

The future must be built upon Auschwitz, and even Auschwitz teaches valuable historic lessons.

Wanda, The religious right want to mix religion with politics to further their agenda — creationism taught as science, public displays of their religious symbols on civil buildings, civil law based upon their interpretation of the bible, etc. etc..

Other common religious teachings, such as those that promote the same ethical treatment of nonbelievers as of believers, prohibit compulsory religious belief, or acknowledge the legitimacy of rebellion against tyranny, build upon these cornerstones.

What needs to be underneath them is a simple foundation they can build their existence upon (ie: Jesus teachings)-- where that all goes from there is in the hand of each individual and team - work exercise (even community decisions).

It is, of course true that revelation builds upon nature and that the Second Vatican Council decreed that «the scientific exposition of moral theology should be more nourished by the teaching of holy scripture», [1] and, indeed, that such an important document as Vehtatis Splendor is heavily based on the New Testament, including Paul.

This directive will build upon additional measures to expedite referrals and treatment, including expansion of Project TEACH to connect primary care providers with mental health specialists, enhanced screening and referrals at WIC clinics and increased access to telepsychiatry for those in rural communities.

Her teaching is built upon traditional foundations of yoga and fitness with a modern, playful approach.

Building upon a solid foundation of yoga and / or teaching experience, the Bent On Learning Teacher Training Program assists participants in developing further knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to become caring and effective yoga teachers in the ever - changing classroom.

These are the staple weightlifting exercises you're taught to build upon at the gym.

«Whilst it is too soon to evaluate the impact of the launch of the BBC micro: bit in changing the current generation of students from passive end users into creators of technology, showing capability in coding and digital creativity, feedback at this early stage is suggesting that the device has created excitement in learning amongst students and its widespread availability now means that schools can build upon this to create a diverse, cross-curricular platform for the teaching and learning of digital skills,» comments Geoff Hampson.

They often shy away from self - aggrandizement; their training teaches them to position their work within a long tradition of inquiry, where any discovery is built upon what came before.

When children are able to tackle a group project employing the digital technologies that they use in their daily lives, teachers can astutely build upon each child's digital and social competencies and address shortcomings, all while teaching the desired material in a more individualised manner.

Last week's Leadership: An Evolving Vision (LEV) institute — an eight - day program that builds upon reflection and connection by providing school leaders with new skills, technologies, and techniques to develop effective teaching and learning — attracted 135...

To go even further, this strategy lies at the heart of our teaching philosophy — our students already possess a wealth of knowledge and experiences they can build upon as they encounter new learning.

What the iPad, or any web - enabled device for that matter, allows us to do in the classroom is build upon the convergence of powerful hardware and dynamic teaching.

As we are a London based school, we have access to a range of tools through the London Grid for Learning (LGfL), and so to build upon these and integrate them into our teaching we have begun to use an Operating System within our school called «Joli Cloud».

Teaching financial literacy in schools from the earliest grades can help establish a foundation to build upon (McCormick, 2009).

Secondary schools that build upon students who have been taught a culture of trust and respect in how to use their suite of digital technologies, aptly and appropriately 24 hours a day, present a very different environment.

ArtsCount builds upon the Blueprints for Teaching and Learning in the Arts, which provide common benchmarks and curriculum goals for dance, music, theater, and visual arts.

Just as one may build a travel plan by considering how to get from the origin to the destination, so too when teaching in a constructivist mode, one must encourage the student to build upon their prior knowledge («Point A») in order to get them to reach the learning objectives («Point B»).

CPS Department of Arts Education encourages and supports strategic partnerships and collaborations in the arts between schools, community based organizations, and teaching artists built upon quality indicators to enhance student learning at all levels and celebrate and honor student voice, culture, and traditions, both in and out of school time.

The rapid expansion of available technological tools has prompted scholarly discourse about how Shulman's (1987) construct of pedagogical content knowledge might be built upon to help describe the sort of knowledge teachers need for teaching with technology.

Mission's school - wide outcomes include: (1) Utilizing student work to drive instruction, inform teaching practices, and support student achievement at the highest level; (2) Emphasizing Post-Secondary Success at all grade levels to ensure that students are academically prepared, eligible, and have a deep awareness of all post-secondary options upon graduation from high school; (3) School - wide family engagement to create meaningful partnerships, build strong relationships, and deepen avenues of communication with all families in order to provde the highest levels of support to its students.

Unpaid leave effectively guarantees that when that teacher does find another teaching job, their new salary and benefits build upon their former salary.

«The Institute for Education builds upon a long history of teacher training and excellent education research, and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Providing peer mentoring for principal, classroom teachers and teaching artists allows the program to build upon the strength and wisdom of participants at every level of the program.

Building upon the excellent groundwork laid by the Department's R - E-S-P-E-C-T blueprint, Teach to Lead will convene educators, district leaders, principals, and chief state school officers, among others to take real action.

As has previously been reported, the plan is built upon four high impact levers for transforming education: Curriculum and Instruction, High Quality Teaching and Leadership, Innovation and District Structure and Standards of Service and Systems of Support.

The Syracuse City School District Transformation Plan is built upon four high impact levers for transforming education: Curriculum and Instruction, High Quality Teaching and Leadership, Innovation and District Structure and Standards of Service and Systems of Support.

Games also build automaticity and build upon social and emotional teaching.

Inspired Teaching helped lead this important conversation, building upon Inspired Teaching's work with Teacher Leaders in SCALE: Science Curriculum Advancement through Literacy Enhancement.

By separating church and state in our schools, while protecting individual expression of religion, we teach tolerance and acceptance of difference, as well as a respect for the religious freedom this country was built upon.

Although this proposal addresses just one principle, the nine principles affect and build upon one another and must be aligned to achieve systemic changes to the teaching profession.

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