Sentences with phrase «by teachers demanding»

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Fearful of having their books omitted from lists of «acceptable» texts, a number of publishers have acquiesced to creationist demands in various ways: by considerably reducing the space given to discussion of evolution, by referring to evolution as «only a theory,» by including creationist materials, or by placing references to evolution in a final chapter which the teacher could conveniently Omit.

The ability of teachers to resist external social class demands is greatly enhanced by their own success in becoming professionally competent and organized along professional lines.

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.

One of these is the desire to safeguard the student by demanding of the teacher an illusory objectivity, as if the teacher had no commitment to a certain field of knowledge, to a method of approaching this field, and to a set of attitudes and value assumptions which are embodied in the questions which he raises.

I do think God will hold those teachers accountable for the rift between believers because they have either caused and / or are perpetuating the divide by demanding assent to these additional doctrines.

I also know, from experience, that being alone with children all day can be demanding at times - we all need stimulating ideas and encouragement, whether we are mom - teachers or professional teachers and so I hope that by sharing my joys and struggles in the Homeschooling pages, that I will lift you above the level of dirty finger marks and spilt milk and give you the motivation and inspiration you need to teach and train your children well.

By contrast, Tough also taps research that finds our most successful teachers build relationships with students that somehow strike a delicate balance between nurturing them and maintaining academically demanding standards.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) will by the end of October completed the validation and payment of the over 29 thousand teachers demanding their salary arrears.

The NASUWT - the Teachers» Union has written to the Secretary of State for Education to demand that there is immediate implementation for teachers of the decision relayed to the NASUWT by HM Treasury to equalise adult survivor benefits in public service pension schemes for same - sex married and civil pTeachers» Union has written to the Secretary of State for Education to demand that there is immediate implementation for teachers of the decision relayed to the NASUWT by HM Treasury to equalise adult survivor benefits in public service pension schemes for same - sex married and civil pteachers of the decision relayed to the NASUWT by HM Treasury to equalise adult survivor benefits in public service pension schemes for same - sex married and civil partners.

POTAG's demand follows a similar one by the University Teachers Association of Ghana,...

In Albany, U.S. District Court Judge Gary L. Sharpe denied a demand by New York State United Teachers for a temporary restraining order against New York state that would have allowed the labor federation to spend significantly more money on a key state Senate race in Harlem.

Thousands of parents and teachers descended on Foley Square to demand that de Blasio get behind charter school proponents» plans to increase the number of charter seats across the city to 200,000 by 2020.

He rebuffed demands by Mayor Michael Bloomberg that teacher - performance records be made available to the general public.

The governor proposes increasing education funding by $ 1.1 billion (only half of the $ 2.2 billion that nearly every education and student - focused organization in the state is demanding), but only if the legislature agrees to draconian education reforms that mistakenly blame teachers for poor student outcomes in underfunded, high need, low wealth districts.

Too many employers are placing intense pressure on teachers by cynically using the fear of inspection to make unnecessary demands, the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, has heard today.

While Cuomo has somewhat made peace with the teachers unions he so often battled with, he has continued to back charter schools and has not met the school funding demands put forth by AQE, either in amount or district distribution.

The new version would leave the state with the same result as did its predecessor: Charter school students would find themselves in classes taught by teachers whose training was far less rigorous than that demanded of regular public school teachers.

Because active learning requires practice and feedback on thinking like an expert (a scientist), it demands considerably greater subject expertise by the teacher.

«High maintenance» is one of four temperaments identified in INSIGHTS into Children's Temperament, an intervention designed by McClowry to help teachers and parents match environmental demands to a child's nature.

Our inspiring yoga teacher trainings are run by a group of outstanding and leading professional yoga teachers and will satisfy even the most demanding and inquisitive mind.

Our inspiring yoga teacher training is run by a group of outstanding and leading professional yoga teachers, and will satisfy even the most demanding and inquisitive mind.

The Piano Teacher, based on a novel by Elfriede Jelinek (apparently largely autobiographical, which is disturbing news in itself), is much more classical in style, though as before it demands considerable input from the viewer: Haneke deliberately avoids making any comments on the film's action, letting the audience judge for themselves.

In several cases, say the Gaulds, they were blocked by hostile teacher unions, since they demanded the right to hire their own faculty.

Schools would have to contribute value - by providing teacher training, services, or research that created demand and attracted support - or face significant cutbacks.

It turns out that the most significant challenges that teachers report facing are systemic — number one being «state or district policies that get in the way of teaching,» followed by, «constantly changing demands placed on teachers» and «constantly changing demands placed on students.»

Teach for America has notified its partner districts that it is on track to train a smaller corps of teachers this year, possibly falling short of demand for its teachers by 25 percent.

Zoch shows that progressive dogmas about natural learning are clearly in conflict with the Jamesian philosophy of effort and insists that parents and teachers teach «the will to succeed» by setting clear expectations and demanding effort, not accepting laziness.

These brand new schools are set up by parents, teachers, charities, academy sponsors and existing schools in response to demand from the local community, either where there is a shortage of places, or where the parents are not happy with the places on offer.

Some of the next steps in the education space are to develop reports on the teaching workforce next year and allow for a robust supply and demand model of more than 600,000 practising and preservice teachers to be used by employers, sectors and providers.

The importance of substitutes in the lives of students is made more poignant by class - size reductions, which have increased the number of classes at different grade levels and increased the demand for substitute teachers.

Teachers could start by demanding better practical preparation, including — no, especially — mastery of teaching procedures.

The challenge for teachers is how to engage their pupils by increasing the demand for reading across their school by helping pupils to find a text that unlocks a whole new world of ideas and viewpoints or one that can help them to explore their own identities, situations and aspirations.

Today's advocates for better schools are insurgent groups that challenge the establishment by encouraging parents to engage actively in K - 12 reform efforts, demanding major changes in school choice and teacher policies, as well as school governance.

In spite of growing demands for high - quality early - childhood programs, preschool teachers still earn roughly half what kindergarten teachers do, according to a report released by the Center for the Child Care Workforce.

The demand among music teachers is represented by the Expo's continued expansion, and this year it is moving across London from the Barbican to take place at Olympia Central, meaning more space, plenty of natural light and free WiFi.

This pattern strongly suggests that any efforts by Florida districts to provide better pay for teachers in the high - demand subjects of math and science are insufficient to offset the differences in outside earnings opportunities across subject areas.

The challenge teachers face is compounded, Meyer says, by the new standards movement, which demands that every student clear the same bar.

This makes it much more practical in a world where teachers may feel overwhelmed by the various demands of the day and year.»

Hundreds of thousands of students, teachers, and parents packed streets near the White House and the U.S. Capitol and marched in cities around the globe on Saturday to demand more - restrictive gun laws and decry gun violence, the latest in a series of massive demonstrations sparked by the Parkland, Fla., school shooting that killed 17 people last month.

By marked contrast, Common Core asks teachers to think carefully about what children read and choose grade - level texts that use sophisticated language or make significant knowledge demands of the reader (teachers should also be prepared, of course, to offer students support as they grapple with challenging books).

By contrast, teacher choice would identify which teachers are most «in demand» among parents and therefore deserving of increased compensation.Those in the least demand could be replaced.

Given the new demands levied by the Common Core standards, teammates and ’14 master's degree graduates Taylor Percival, Michelle Skinner, and Jessica Yarmosky are busy with CommonLit, a free online library for middle school teachers to help them easily find news articles, poetry, and other short texts aligned with the Common Core curriculum that help build reading skills across a wide array of abilities.

Launched in 1999 by businessman Lowell Milken, the TAP program is a demanding teacher - development model gaining momentum in school districts nationwide.

Of the many teachers in our public schools, who have deep knowledge of subject matter and of how to engage youngsters» minds, most are in despair over the limits put on them by the mindless work demanded by high - stakes tests.

Teachers, like doctors, create supply by the criteria they use to define a child as needing treatment and they create demand by telling the patient what treatment he or she needs.

The Obama administration's interest in teacher evaluations was spurred by two uncontroversial facts that, together, seemed to demand policymakers» attention.

Every school in Scotland should have a counsellor to help teachers deal with the demands of the job, according to a survey carried out by a special needs teacher.

Back by popular demand, teachers will be encouraged to explore effective ways to support colleagues in teaching computing; better understand the computing programmes» attainment targets; get to grips with assessment and progression; and develop imaginative and creative ways to embed computing across the curriculum.

Teacher shortage and recruitment The teacher supply model used by the National College indicates that demand for new staff will not peak until 2019, but clearly shows a national teacher shortage that is already unTeacher shortage and recruitment The teacher supply model used by the National College indicates that demand for new staff will not peak until 2019, but clearly shows a national teacher shortage that is already unteacher supply model used by the National College indicates that demand for new staff will not peak until 2019, but clearly shows a national teacher shortage that is already unteacher shortage that is already underway.

I was also fascinated by the story of the Ocean Hill - Brownsville controversy — whereby black leaders demanding «community control» wanted to fire many white, Jewish teachers — and the scars it might leave in terms of teachers» psychology around job protections.