For low - income kids, it has often meant
changing their life outcomes radically, for the better.
But what if changing test scores does not regularly correspond with
changing life outcomes?
NBFA employees thrive in a collaborative environment of thoughtful, self - reflective professionals on a mission to
change the life outcomes of Bridgeport youth by helping to close the nefarious achievement gap.
What we do with families has the potential to change more than just student outcomes, it can
change life outcomes.
Not exact matches
«We believe every individual has a basic human right to access actionable healthcare information when they need it the most — at a time when they have an opportunity to
change outcomes and
live better
lives.
If you understand this fact, then suddenly, you can have a better attitude toward the
change in your
life while continuing to attempt to control the
outcomes as much as possible — but not letting the things that are out of control upset you.
Paying attention to the most important things that can drive love, care, results, or whatever is the most important thing to you can
change the
outcome of your
life.
The
outcome can be
life changing: You will find it easier to deal with the negativity of others by understanding their motivations, and will more calmly be able to deal with struggles in your relationships.
[01:10] Introduction [02:45] James welcomes Tony to the podcast [03:35] Tony's leap year birthday [04:15] Unshakeable delivers the specific facts you need to know [04:45] What James learned from Unshakeable [05:25] Most people panic when the stock market drops [05:45] Getting rid of your fear of investing [06:15] Last January was the worst opening, but it was a correction [06:45] You are losing money when you sell on corrections [06:55] Bear markets come every 5 years on average [07:10] The greatest opportunity for a millennial [07:40] Waiting for corrections to invest [08:05] Warren Buffet's advice for investors [08:55] If you miss the top 10 trading days a year... [09:25] Three different investor scenarios over a 20 year period [10:40] The best trading days come after the worst [11:45] Investing in the current world [12:05] What Clinton and Bush think of the current situation [12:45] The office is far bigger than the occupant [13:35] Information helps reduce fear [14:25] James's story of the billionaire upset over another's wealth [14:45] What money really is [15:05] The story of Adolphe Merkle [16:05] The story of Chuck Feeney [16:55] The importance of the right mindset [17:15] What fuels Tony [19:15] Find something you care about more than yourself [20:25] Make your mission to surround yourself with the right people [21:25] Suffering made Tony hungry for more [23:25] By feeding his mind, Tony found strength [24:15] Great ideas don't interrupt you, you have to pursue them [25:05] Never - ending hunger is what matters [25:25] Richard Branson is the epitome of hunger and drive [25:40] Hunger is the common denominator [26:30] What you can do starting right now [26:55] Success leaves clues [28:10] What it means to take massive action [28:30] Taking action commits you to following through [29:40] If you do nothing you'll learn nothing [30:20] There must be an emotional purpose behind what you're doing [30:40] How does Tony ignite creativity in his own
life [32:00] «How is not as important as «why» [32:40] What and why unleash the psyche [33:25] Breaking the habit of focusing on «how» [35:50] Deep Practice [35:10] Your desired
outcome will determine your action [36:00] The difference between «what» and «why» [37:00] Learning how to chunk and group [37:40] Don't mistake movement for achievement [38:30] Tony doesn't negotiate with his mind [39:30]
Change your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom fo
Change your thoughts and
change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom fo
change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to
live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to
life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom for you?
How we face it will
change the
outcomes in our
lives.
All of the robot stories sound similar with a dramatic
outcome that
changed the
life of the founder.
I bet, for whatever reason, that many people can recall the
outcome of a sporting event that
changed their
life.
But the
outcome of these interactions does in fact resolve into the vast odyssey of
life which has shaped the many phases of environmental
change on earth.
Change is not an unusual
outcome of
life in the Warehouse community.
Really glad you didn't do a cartoon of this one, but suffice to say that unless we learn to do
life a different way, unless we
change from the inside out, we end up making the same mistakes and suffering the same
outcomes over and over again.
For example, even though their numbers are vanishingly few, a close study of patients with sex «
change operations might demonstrate what
outcomes constitute a success or failure of this
life «threatening operation.
Furthermore, it is now clear that all kinds of crying (i.e. fussing, crying and inconsolable crying) is prolonged, that this prolongation occurs only in the first few months, and that inconsolable crying is almost unique to the first few months of
life.3, 40 The «unpredictability» of the crying, and of the caregiver's ability or inability to soothe the infant is most likely due to the facts that (1) the infant cry in the first few months is a reflection of the organization of its behavioural states (crying, awake alert, sleeping), rather than an intentional «signal,» 14 (2) that behavioural state
changes occur in «steps» rather than due to increases or decreases in arousal7, 41 and (3) infants are resistant to behavioural state
change unless they are in a transitional phase in which they are «ready» to
change state.7 Finally, there is now good evidence that the proportion of infants that have evidence of organic disease to explain their crying is less than 5 %.8, 42,43 In the absence of other compromise, infants with «colic» have as good an
outcome as infants without «colic.»
Stakeholders» input was integrated into development of A Healthy Start for Minnesota Children: Supporting Opportunities for
Life - Long Health, a theory of
change that depicts how public understanding, health in all policies, and community innovation lead to 1) safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments and 2) social and economic security, which in turn will help the state achieve its ultimate
outcome — that every Minnesota child, prenatal to age three years, will thrive in their family and community and achieve their full potential regardless of their race, where they
live, or their family's income.
Shafia's message calls us to the work of «birthing
change» — increasing personal capacity, as health care professionals, doulas, and birth workers, that will ensure inclusion for better birth
outcomes, and a world where all babies see their first birthday, and where mothers
live to raise them.
Mothers, especially, examine their
lives since the day they became pregnant — wondering if they could have
changed the
outcome by making different decisions or if their circumstances had been different.
But there are some positive
outcomes that have
changed our
lives for the better.
The decisions and actions of political leaders make a difference and can
change outcomes, with big consequences for people's
lives».
Previous research has shown that failure to prepare for retirement makes individuals more likely to be depressed and less likely to successfully adapt to the
life change; however, planning for retirement has positive
outcomes, such as improved psychological well - being, more financial stability and better role adjustment.
As ICREA Prof. at ICFO Valerio Pruneri comments «the device means a major step forward for light microscopy techniques, especially for microarray platforms since it could definitely be used as a point - of - care tool in the diagnosis and treatment of major diseases such as Sepsis, a critical area where fast and accurate results can translate into
life changing health
outcomes for individuals.
Secondary
outcome measures included time to first exacerbation, severity of exacerbations, quality of
life and
changes in lung function as measured by spirometry.
«We saw a clear distinction: non-elective admissions drive the association between hospitalization and long - term
changes in cognitive function in later
life, while elective admissions do not necessarily carry the same risk of negative cognitive
outcomes,» James said.
«By causing fewer side effects and promoting longer
life expectancy, pembrolizumab could help
change the
outcome of mTNBC.»
Secondary endpoints included cough severity, urge to cough, quality of
life, and global ratings of
change, as measured by patient - reported
outcomes.
On the health side, researchers modeled the
outcomes from dietary
changes on stroke, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, diet - related cancers and
life expectancy.
«Climate
change has evident physical and mental health effects if you look at certain
outcomes, such as the hurricanes we had last year, but we also need to pay very close attention to the mental health of people in everyday
life, as we can see this, potentially, as a creeping development,» Helm said.
A study published in the Annals of Human Biology by Carlos Varea and colleagues investigates the impact of the economic crisis on birth
outcomes in Spain; specifically detailing temporal
changes (from 2003 - 2012) in underweight at birth, birth weight being an important indicator of health
outcomes throughout the
life course.
Every single person that has ever made a
change in their
life built the necessary habits required to achieve their desired
outcome.
Secondary
outcomes include; depressive and anxiety symptoms, functioning, quality of
life, and
changes in targeted dietary behaviours, cardiovascular and metabolic risk.
The problem, as I've pointed out in several pieces now, is that in using tests for these purposes we are assuming that if we can
change test scores, we will
change later
outcomes in
life.
To illustrate the un-reliability of test score
changes, I'm going to focus on rigorously identified research on school choice programs where we have later
life outcomes.
This helps to prevent the overweight / obese children from being singled out and supports and encourages parents to follow suit, as schools have the power to influence and ultimately
change health and educational
outcomes for
life.
What happens to children of unmarried mothers,» eminent scholars Sara McLanahan of Princeton University and Christopher Jencks of Harvard University look at
changes in family structure for both blacks and whites over the past 50 years, and note its effect on the educational attainment and other
life outcomes of the children raised in single parent families.
Test - based accountability proponents can point to research by Raj Chetty and colleagues that shows a connection between improvements in test scores and improved
outcomes in adulthood, but their work examines testing from the 1980s, prior to the high - stakes era, and therefore does not capture how the threat of consequences might distort the relationship between test - score
changes and later
life outcomes.
Second, the pattern of results in that paper supports my argument about the disconnect between test score gain and
changes in later -
life outcomes.
Below are the learning
outcomes: To be able to remember some of the Great Women who
changed the world To be able to retell moments from their
lives / their achievements To use drama as a tool for exploration To learn new drama techniques and skills To learn to structure rehearsal time and work well as a team To evaluate others work and reflect upon your own.
Well, I've been making the argument for a while now that there is remarkably little evidence linking near - term
changes in test scores to
changes in later
life outcomes for students, like graduating high school, enrolling in college, completing college, and earnings.
Our core theory of
change is that significantly improved
outcomes for children facing adversity require transforming the
lives of their parents and the environments in which they
live.
graduates to
change the landscape of educational leadership, which fits with their mission to promote rigorous learning environments, producing better educational and
life outcomes for students.
If you are serious about
changing lives and
outcomes for young people, and keen to develop as a member of the senior leadership team, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a strategic difference across a whole school.
Teacherpensions.org is a project of Bellwether Education Partners, a national nonprofit focused on dramatically
changing education and
life outcomes for underserved children.
To improve the
lives of working families and boost student
outcomes, CAP recommends policy
changes at the federal, state, and local levels to align school and work schedules.
America's Promise Alliance Founded with Colin Powell as Chairmen and chaired today by Alma Powell, America's Promise is a cross-sector partnership of groups, including Character.org, that are passionate about improving
lives and
changing outcomes for children.
While SEL program
outcomes fall into the «soft skill» realm, or, more sarcastically, the «warm and fuzzy» arena, the benefits are dramatic, tangible and
life -
changing for the students and schools where they're implemented.
Lastly, every aspect of my work is anchored in achieving institutional equity in the Linked Learning context that results in significant
life -
changing outcomes for students.
Knowing that the ability to read transforms
lives and
changes outcomes for children, volunteers with Reading Partners tutor struggling K - 4 readers.