Sentences with phrase «by teachers concerned»

The industrial action follows a string of strikes by teachers concerned about their pay and conditions.

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Shareholders led by the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System and Fresno County Employees» Retirement Association in California accused Facebook of concealing internal concerns about how growth in mobile devices might reduce revenue, even as it quietly warned its banks to cut their forecasts.

They remember Cruz as a quiet and helpful colleague — a far different portrait from the one painted by classmates, neighbors and teachers who were so concerned by his erratic and violent behavior and obession with guns.

Young people readily learn to respect parents and teachers who respect them enough to make demands upon them commensurate with their ability and inspired by concern for truth and right.

Teachers and pupils do not judge the desirability of various studies and learning activities by the pleasure, comfort, or satisfaction they yield; their sole concern is for the contribution made to the development of right habits of thought and conduct.

The teacher's approach to such problems might start from three assumptions: (a) the teacher should be concerned with how science fits into the larger framework of life, and the student should raise questions about the meaning of what he studies and its relation to other fields; (b) controversial questions can be treated, not in a spirit of indoctrination, but with an emphasis on asking questions and helping students think through assumptions and implications; an effort should be made to present viewpoints other than one's own as fairly as possible, respecting the integrity of the student by avoiding undue imposition of the lecturer's beliefs; (c) presuppositions inevitably enter the classroom presentation of many subjects, so that a viewpoint frankly and explicitly recognized may be less dangerous than one which is hidden and assumed not to exist.

Moved by these concerns, in awareness of such needs, pastors and teachers of theology, administrators and boards of theological seminaries and now groups of these gathered loosely around a staff of inquirers with their advisers have undertaken for a brief space of time to examine their work and to ask large and small questions about its adequacy and improvement.

Moreover, since his concern as a teacher was to root doctrine in the inmost affection of the heart, he learned from the rhetorical tradition recovered by Erasmus and Budé how to use language to move the hearts and affections of his readers so that their piety might be built up within them.

Discuss the concerns shared with you by the teacher and say that you want to get help for your child but before you go to your child's physician, you would like the school to do a full psycho - educational assessment of your child so that you will have all of the information that your child's doctor will need to make a thorough assessment.

Take one that's you know talks about latching, common concerns, how to know your baby is getting enough but also discusses local resources and is taught by a dynamic teacher who actually has a background in lactation and breastfeeding.

However, if you're concerned by your child's excessive clinginess, and it doesn't seem to be passing, talk to your pediatrician about it (as well as your daycare provider, school teacher or anyone else who serves as a caregiver to your child).

Other concerns expressed by parents suggested the need for better hot lunches, longer lunch periods, air conditioning and improved communication between parents and schools or teachers.

Many of your questions about school supply list will be answered simply by keeping in touch with the teacher and... MORE school and bringing concerns to them early.

I'm feeling pretty positive about the whole «secondary education'thing - there are some very good text - books around, and I realise that these days most science experiments have to be done by a teacher, for safety concerns, so we can probably do almost everything at home - or else find something on TV or the Internet.

The Former Deputy Local Government Minister and Rural Development in the Kufuor administration had described as ridiculous the call by the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) on president - elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, to restore teacher trainee allowances within its first 100 days in office.

The NASUWT is concerned by growing evidence that older teachers, particularly women, are increasingly being singled out for redundancy or subjected to the abuse of capability procedures.

Commenting on the report by Women and Equalities Commission, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The latest report from the Women and Equalities Commission sadly reflects and confirms the issues and concerns the NASUWT has been raising with Government and employers about the treatment of women teachers for some time.

That caveat appears to have been partly vindicated by the report, which raised concerns about how vital teaching roles were handed to unqualified teachers.

TEACHERS» MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING Russ Walters to move, Daniel Perriman to second: Conference notes with deep concern that the majority of teachers report that their mental health and careers are blighted by bullying employers who fail to respect the professional voice of tTEACHERS» MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING Russ Walters to move, Daniel Perriman to second: Conference notes with deep concern that the majority of teachers report that their mental health and careers are blighted by bullying employers who fail to respect the professional voice of tteachers report that their mental health and careers are blighted by bullying employers who fail to respect the professional voice of teachersteachers.

And republicans, in addition, are concerned about many other issues: the discrimination faced by the LGBT community, consumers at the mercy of retailers or companies, Internet users at the mercy of providers or regulatory states, children at the mercy of their parents or teachers, the elder at the mercy of younger disrespectful citizens, the kid being bullied by a classmate at school, the prisoner abused by his jail mates or by the prison authorities, etc..

It goes on to say that «the Department has received concerns from two parents surrounding the treatment of their mixed - race child at a Steiner school, including racist abuse by other pupils which the school allegedly failed to act upon despite repeated complaints, and the use of racial epithets by teachers.

In several of the cases of bullying complaints, there is also a concern about the way the school has handled the allegations, failing to investigate accusations of bullying and physical abuse by teachers in some cases... «In four Steiner schools, the Department has received complaints about physical abuse from teachers towards pupils, including spitting in a pupil's face, making sexual innuendos and throwing a rounders bat at a pupil.

«Teachers in state schools are passionately concerned about the outcomes achieved by their pupils.

«Our members are all dedicated and committed members of staff, but they have been left with no choice but to make this strong protest «All that is needed to avoid this strike action is a commitment by the employer to genuine negotiation and to listen to the concerns of teachers.

These problems and concerns raised by the police personnel on duty paints exactly the gloomy picture of the kind of problems teachers, and health workers who are posted to work at these deprived villages face on a daily basis.

The Regents, which are elected by a joint session of the State Legislature, approved a slate of regulatory and policy changes last week that are meant to address teachers», parents» and lawmakers» concern about the rocky rollout of the more difficult curriculum guidelines.

Teachers attending the LGBTI Teachers» Consultation Conference, organised by the NASUWT - The Teachers» Union today (Saturday) in Birmingham, raised concerns that progress on tackling discrimination and advancing equality has been rolled back or hampered as a result of changes in the political climate in the last 18 months.

According to her, investigations have been launched concerning the sexual abuse of pupils by teachers and that a comprehensive report will be issued after the investigations.

The union's concerns stem from, in part, the linking of teacher performance evaluations to test performance and the new emphasis placed on classroom testing by the state.

Concerns about the «unrealistic» reforms being pushed through by the coalition prompted a walkout by teachers and other public sector staff last month.

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, is marking Workers» Memorial Day today (Tuesday) by highlighting the continuing concerns about the Coalition Government's approach to health and safety, in particular its failure to address the hidden killer in our schools - asbestos.

Rev. Bettey said the GES was happy with the good composure displayed by the various teacher unions, while negotiations and the other processes took place to address their concerns.

The NASUWT is deeply concerned by reports that the arbitrary arrest, detention and torture of teachers and students is continuing in Bahrain and that they are being expelled from their studies and jobs without justification.

UNESCO proclaimed 5 October to be World Teachers» Day in 1994, celebrating the great step made for teachers on October 5, 1966, when a special intergovernmental conference convened by UNESCO in Paris adopted the UNESCO / ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, in cooperation with Teachers» Day in 1994, celebrating the great step made for teachers on October 5, 1966, when a special intergovernmental conference convened by UNESCO in Paris adopted the UNESCO / ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, in cooperation with teachers on October 5, 1966, when a special intergovernmental conference convened by UNESCO in Paris adopted the UNESCO / ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, in cooperation with Teachers, in cooperation with the ILO.

pupil behaviour remains a major concern for teachers, with nearly three - quarters of teachers saying they believe there is a widespread behaviour problem in schools; 84 % stated that they did not believe that the increased powers to search pupils, introduced by the Government, would help tackle pupil indiscipline; 55 % do not believe that same - day detentions, a power initiated by the Government, will assist them in maintaining discipline; 52 % did not feel that the power to confiscate items from pupils would be of assistance to them.

Commenting on the statement by the Secretary of State for Education setting out proposals to reform the system of primary assessment, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT - The Teachers» Union, said: «It is important to recognise, and as the NASUWT has stated consistently, that many of the concerns expressed about statutory primary assessment are the direct result of their use in the current high stakes school accountability regime.

And concern over the slashing of teachers must be tempered by the years - long labor - management standoff that brought us the unforgivable waste of the «rubber rooms,» where teachers accused of wrongdoing would sit for weeks on end, doing no work - at a cost to the city of $ 30 million a year.

The group called Westhill Elementary Schools Together, or «WEST,» is concerned about the way the tests are constructed and potentially used by the state in connection with teacher evaluations.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Finance Chair Domenic Recchia Jr. said in a statement that they have «grave concerns» about teacher layoffs and would recommend alternative cuts to those proposed by the mayor.

«This is the last issue we need to crack in New York City and to do that we need to locate the voters who are really concerned and who will vote on charters, vote on parochial schools, vote on the problems caused by the strength of the teachers» unions,» he said.

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Entirely justifiably, teachers and school leaders remain concerned that inspection outcomes do not always give credit for the full extent of schools» achievements, especially those that are not readily captured by pupil performance data.

The advisory group is the direct result of a Jan. 23 meeting, organized by UFT Vice President for Education Evelyn DeJesus, which gathered together 40 teachers from the UFT's English language learner focus group to discuss their concerns with top city and state officials.

«The BTF looks for whether he follows through on returning control to the local districts as opposed to control by the state,» he said, pointing to concerns about teacher evaluations and the role of charter schools.

The victory, after weeks of cliffhanger budget negotiations and literally hundreds of protest actions by concerned parents and educators, was sweet indeed for teachers who can now close up their classrooms with the knowledge that they'll see their students again in September.

Teachers and parents in Jackson Heights voiced their concerns over teacher layoffs at a town hall meeting hosted by Councilman Danny Dromm (D - Jackson Heights) and United Federation of Teachers Queens District 30 Representative Barbara Mylite on Monday.

Baronness Buscombe, a Conservative peer, said the Deputy Prime Minister was being hypocritical by raising concerns about free schools and their staff when he was most likely taught by «brilliant» unqualified teachers as a child.

One innovative program to address these concerns is the «mentoring ladder» used at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge, where postdocs mentor grad students, grad students mentor undergrads, undergrads mentor high school and middle school students, and everyone is mentored by (secondary and college) science teachers.

In contrast, the teachers at my new school seemed less concerned about the overall development of each child and more preoccupied by school board regulations.

This is something which has been very well documented and mourned in a report from the National Academy of Sciences that was issued by a committee headed by Norman Augustine just a few months ago and this report — which is called «he Gathering Storm» — lays out in some detail the concern that that [leaves us] with a long hole over the next couple of decades, because of weaknesses in [the] way we fund basic physical sciences, the way we are training people to do physical sciences, the way we treat science in elementary and high - school programs — all of those factors, the way we pay teachers, the way we use the patent system where we try to provide incentives in some of the physical sciences; we are losing our leadership gradually to other countries, especially in Europe and [of] particular concern in Asia, where the rise of science in, particularly China, to a certain extent India and other parts of Southeast Asia, are cause for long - term concern.