Sentences with phrase «by believing in students»

She also taught me the power teachers hold in controlling how much students accomplish by believing in students capacity, setting a high bar for student learning and by being life - long readers and writers themselves.

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German police on Tuesday detained a second soldier suspected of involvement in what prosecutors believe was a plan by a military officer and a student, both in custody, to carry out an «extremist» attack and blame it on migrants.

Organizers at national gun control groups, who provided logistical support and public relations advice as the students planned the Washington rally, said they believed that the students would not become disillusioned by the lack of immediate action in Congress.

@J3sus Sandals, Bennington is the school NOT populated by students who believe in a deity in the sky, turning water into wine, healing the dead etc..

The «at first breath» argument is offered most comprehensively in To Gaurus: On How Embryos are Ensouled, a text believed to have been written by Porphyry, a third - century student of the «founder» of Neoplatonism, Plotinus.

Those who share in the criticisms but believe that they can be internalized into Christianity are in the minority among the academic students of religion and are often ridiculed and ostracized by the dominant group.

I believe that the contemporary student generation's concern for freedom in higher education and their recognition of the slavishness of much of what goes by the name of liberal studies points toward the need to restore the lost element of leisure in the life of learning and to renew the conviction that understanding contains its own rewards.

(The following statements are somewhat characteristic of such schools: Bethany Theological Seminary affirms that its object is «to promote the spread and deepen the influence of Christianity by the thorough training of men and women for the various forms of Christian service, in harmony with the principles and practices of the Church of the Brethren»; Augustana Theological Seminary «prepares students for the ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church with the special needs of the Augustana Church in view»; the charter of Berkeley Divinity School begins, «Whereas sundry inhabitants of this state of the denomination of Christians called the Protestant Episcopal Church have represented by their petition addressed to the General Assembly, that great advantages would accrue to said Church, and they hope and believe to the interests of religion and morals in general, by the incorporation of a Divinity School for the training and instructions of students for the sacred ministry in the Church aforementioned.»)

And since we're celebrating International Bacon Day — a holiday conceived by college students, I believe instant gratification is in keeping with the true spirit of the day.

Atlantic Monthly: My Waldorf - Student Son Believes in Gnomes, and That's Fine With Me by Noah Berlatsky

My dear friends, I have a dream that our Academy and our University will continue to grow and prosper, but in my dream, they are surrounded by thousandsof public and private schools and universitiesthat share our civic commitment, that emulate our thirst for knowledge, and that compete for the best and brightest students.Because those students they deserve to have a choice, and because there are too many problems for us to solve, and because we can't solve them and have a future unless our youth believe they can build one.

«The new scholarship may contribute to a modest increase in overall enrollment, but we believe it is more likely these funds will supplant tuition dollars already paid by students from middle - income families,» said Moody's Associate Managing Director Susan Fitzgerald.

This unfortunate development is widely believed to have been caused by congestion in our Senior High Schools due to the large numbers of students admitted after government rolled out the Free SHS scheme.

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Osun State has blacklisted Osogbo High School after some corps members were attacked by students believed to be cult...

In Tuesday's statement, Ms. DeRosa said that Mr. Cuomo believes that the way Common Core has been managed by the Board of Regents «is flawed, leading to too much uncertainty, confusion and anxiety among students and their parents.»

By contrast, Moskowitz kept her schools open for one reason: In a city where the overwhelming number of black and Latino students are failing their proficiency tests, she believes students can not afford to miss the precious education they get.

I believe we need to do a better job attracting those students to study locally and one way we can do that is by investing in our campuses.

«We believe that a one year extension of mayoral control with reforms that require school - by - school budget data to promote greater fiscal transparency is in the best interest of students and their parents,» Flanagan said in a statement late Friday after the deal was finalized.

Gibson offered a brief outline of his platform, stating, «I believe our state can rally around four points: growing the economy through meaningful tax cuts and policy changes, achieving excellence in education by returning power to parents, students and teachers, cleaning up corruption and restoring our faith in our ability to be self - governing and protecting our freedoms while improving on the safety and security of all New Yorkers.»

Dan Aug, a spokesman for Mr. Levy, said in a statement that he believed the tax should be handled on a town - by - town basis, since some towns have a larger percentage of students attending state community colleges outside their home county.

He also covered topics including clean energy - taking a dig at climate change doubters by suggesting his party «still believes in science» - as well as renewing manufacturing, easing student loan debt by allowing Americans to refinance them long - term, bringing more people into the workforce and providing equal pay.

I believe that universities are doing their students an injustice by not telling them the true state of the job market for graduates in their locale.

Given that many PhD students are disillusioned by the prospect of following an academic career, according to earlier surveys, it is perhaps reassuring that only 6 % of the supervisors questioned are unreconstructed enough to believe that the purpose of a PhD is training solely for a career in academic research.

The Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study, directed by Malcolm Sears, MB, ChB, professor in the Department of Medicine at McMaster University, is believed to be «the first to determine the effects of timing of food introduction to cow's milk products, egg, and peanut, on food sensitization at age one in a general population - based cohort,» said lead investigator Maxwell Tran, a research student at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

The six students, working in her genetics lab, happened upon the misconduct by accident when, suggesting a new project to one, she showed the student a grant application that the student believed contained data that were misrepresented.

As we reported in May 2014, however, some believe that a 2014 ruling by an NLRB regional board that student athletes are employees may strengthen the argument that graduate assistants are, too.

The first one was spotted in 2007 by the astronomer Duncan Lorimer, who together with one of his students stumbled upon the signal accidentally in old telescope data; at the time, few believed it.

Personally, I believe it's the former, although one can definitely be influenced by modelling such a characteristic, which brings me to your conscious choice of making it a habit to teach by example, your lucky students, who, unlike their lovely teacher, will have the sweetest and fondest memories of her lessons in kindness, having both studied and practiced them in her class.

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Secured in a vault in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Turin, Italy, the Shroud is believed by millions Update: After reading our original article on the Shroud of Turin and its carbon dating, a USA college student writing a thesis on the subject asked us a

Hüller, who previously played an epileptic student mistakenly believed to be possessed by the devil in Requiem, excels as a woman plagued by other demons.

Looking at Julie Delpy, you wouldn't believe that 18 years have passed since she first played Céline, the Sorbonne student wooed in Vienna by Ethan Hawke's young American idealist Jesse.

That's why I believe it's vital that we inspire our students with the ambition not simply to use digital technology, but to seize their birth right as digital natives and shape the revolution themselves by pursuing careers in the growing digital sector.

Students begin by exploring what it means to believe in something before specifically relating their ideas to religion.

Although in theory I believe all students should have to reach the basic academic levels required by the test, in reality these goals are unattainable for some.

One of the ways College Summit teaches resilience is by helping students find what they authentically believe in, both in terms of their proven strengths and a future path through postsecondary.

Many parents believe that so - called «academic redshirting,» or the act of delaying a student's kindergarten entrance by one year, will give their children a leg up not only when they first enroll in school, but throughout their educational careers and later in life.

However a recent survey carried out by the International Society for Technology (ISTE), showed that 74 % of school administrators believed digital content in schools increases student engagement.

A female high - school student believes she has been sexually harassed by the school's band director, who, besides touching her during practice sessions at school, has hinted at his interest in having sex with her when the band plays at school - sponsored musical events away from school.

For example, if I believe that human societies are inherently amoral, unjust, and governed by powerful elites who rig the economic, political, and educational game in their favor, then I might endorse the late Brazilian social activist Paulo Freire's «pedagogy of the oppressed,» wherein students are taught to view social relations in terms of power and domination.

And in New Orleans, a substantial group of African - American voters believed that the financial harm done by firing thousands of teachers after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 undermined the economic base of the black community, hurting students more than the school improvements helped them.

Although learning scientists have far more to learn — and some of the biggest advances I believe will occur in the field instead of the lab given the rise of adaptive learning products — not having products informed by what's known about learning as a starting point is often a big miss for students.

We believe, in fact we KNOW, that educating low - income students is incredibly hard work, compounded by the challenges of poverty, mobility, ELL status, and disability.

The authors would have us believe that the first student graduated because she was surrounded by highly capable classmates, experienced a campus climate in which graduation was expected, had access to superior faculty and facilities, and received more financial aid.

This is reinforced by the results of the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) which show that, in countries where teachers believe their profession is valued, there are higher levels of student achievement.

The principal caught the pair, and while the principal admitted that he believed the hug was innocent, he was compelled by school policy to bring the two students to the school's dean, who penalized them with in - school suspensions.

If time does affect validity and standardized norms, as we have been led to believe since the precursor of the SAT began in 1926, then the Board can avoid the allegation of discrimination by allowing all students to choose whether they want extended time.

Now, I am a huge believer in distance learning and the power of online tools, but I deeply believe that by sending the message that real - time teachers are only needed as a luxurious plug - in and not a fundamental fixture of this next educational chapter, we are doing a disservice to our students and the quality of these growing programs.

Daniels believes in introducing literature circles by using predefined roles that students take turns fulfilling.

Additionally, he believes that student success is driven by a collective commitment to high standards in all classrooms and schools within the Clark County School District.