Sentences with phrase «class background who»

The reality is that most of us were well - behaved students from a middle class background who found learning interesting enough that we pursued it for a lifelong career.

«It shows the prime minister comes from a ruling class background who doesn't understand the sacrifices that working class people had to make,» he claimed.

What would you impart to young teachers from upper / middle class backgrounds who are coming into places like Brownsville, Bed - Stuy, and the South Bronx?

«Lucky» Jim Dixon epitomized a new and rising social group of men in post-World War II Britain - men of lower / working class backgrounds who, by dint of scholarship, rose out of their former place in the hierarchy to challenge the social order.

When I was a student, many years ago I got a grant and tuition fees that I didn't have to repay, and I had friends, like myself, from working class backgrounds who would not have gone onto further education, but for the fact it was FREE.

Not exact matches

The Macro Man blog is written by Team Macro Man, a very small group of friends who are market participants with varied backgrounds are across asset classes, geographies, roles and institutions.

«Why would the president look to someone with a deregulatory background who didn't fight for the middle class and who doesn't have the personality for wrestling with ideas in a way that's valuable for Fed chair?»

The variety of professional backgrounds in this class reflects that there are no limits to who can take advantage of this extraordinary opportunity.

Specifically, it's far less common to hear about how a student who finds their way to or from Christianity, Islam, or Judaism (or even Atheism for that matter) while attending a university.Taking classes and sharing experiences alongside classmates from varying backgrounds can cause even the most religious or nonreligious person to inspect, analyze, and even question their beliefs.

EVERYONE takes turns helping to clean the church buildings, EVERYONE gives sermons, or teaches classes, or helps with music if they have a musical background, helps prepare and send meals to members who are sick, helps other members when they move, helps set up the tables and put the food out for gatherings, visits other members on a monthly basis to find out if they need help with anything.

The vices of the middle - aged and the middle class of middle America have been scored repeatedly, while the suburbanite is routinely pictured as one who cowardly flees from the tumult of the inner city to enjoy his affluence in the privacy of his background with its green grass and ubiquitous charcoal grill.

This theoretical vision does not take account of the fact that the partners are not equal and that it is often the weakest who pays the cost of these operations, whether they are vulnerable due to their class, their ethnic background, their gender, their lack of political power or their cultural weakness.

On an individual level, if you are well - educated, middle - class parents (the children who make the biggest gains from early childhood education are those from deprived backgrounds) and use quality daycare (if you use it), you are probably not going to influence your child's outcomes all that much whatever you do.

Those who teach breastfeeding classes have a variety of backgrounds.

The other major «Raj» nostalgia of the 1980s was the television serialisation The Jewel in the Crown, in which the villain — Ronald Merrick — was depicted as a sadistic deviant who happened to come from a lower middle class background, was a grammar school boy and a closet homosexual as well.

Naomi Andrews, who has worked for Shea - Porter for more than a decade and managed two of her past campaigns, became the ninth Democrat to join the September 11 primary ballot, touting her middle - class background and experience working with Shea - Porter.

As a teacher, Santos believes he has a unique perspective on the educational needs of the district, and also cites his «humble upbringing» as the child of the working class, specifically contrasting his background to that of the incumbent, who had a privileged youth as the daughter of a successful doctor.

If he didn't possess that talent he may well have ended up as just another statistic, a young person from a working class background and broken home who got into trouble and never recovered.

The scheme's critics argued that Specialist Schools encouraged segregation in education, insofar as the middle class parents who were long best placed to ensure favourable outcomes from school admissions regimes of grammar schools would continue to be able to get their children into the better schools, at the expense of those from poorer and socially excluded backgrounds.

For those who keep such scores, the House of Lords has a higher proportion of women, a higher proportion of people from ethnic minorities, a broader range of ethnic minorities, and far more people from working - class backgrounds generally and the trade union movement in particular, than can be found down the corridor.

Browning, a longtime Working Families Party member from Shirley who registered as a Democrat in May, said her working - class background gives her an advantage over Zeldin and others seeking the Democratic nomination in the 1st Congressional District.

He insisted David Cameron's privileged background was not an insurmountable barrier, pointing out that Harold Macmillan, who married the daughter of the 9th Duke of Devonshire, did more than any other postwar Tory prime minister to appeal to working class voters.

I think in fairness to Steve Hart, Unite's strategy makes union backed candidates from a broader social background part of their political strategy, but certainly not the end of it: At the Unite meeting at Labour Conference, Jon Trickett & Len McCluskey made the case for Unite & Labour developing MP's from down to earth backgrounds, but linked this very much to having policies that adress the needs of working class voters: The Unite strategy is fairly broad, including recruitng union members to Labour, developing MP's (who as McCluskey are backed because they «reflect the values of the union movement» — rather than just being from a particular social class), and supporting the CLASS think tank to develop policy — I did a write up of this meeting for the Morning Star (and a rival Progress one), which may be of interest (I think it will appear if you click on my name)

Scientists at research institutes and universities in Singapore are carrying out valuable and world - class research, but they might not be in a position to convey the potential of their discovery to a venture capitalist, unless the venture capitalist has a scientific background or at least access to someone on the team who does.

Existence of underserved or inaccessible populations: Another type of person who might try CAM approaches is one who is not well served by the medical establishment because of socioeconomic status, class, ethnic background, or geographical isolation.

Working with Bhaduri, who has a background in statistics and bioinformatics, Pollen and Nowakowski began exploring how specific classes of neurons and stem cells in the developing brain contribute to normal brain growth as well as to neurodevelopmental disease, and have begun to build a comprehensive, open - source atlas of gene expression across the developing brain, which they hope will serve as a resource for other scientists.

Also, only 30 percent of the families who ask us for help come from working - class backgrounds.

Last but not the least, immediately following the conference, a three day workshop made up of transgenic experiment design classes and hands - on laboratory exercises will be offered for those who wish to develop a strong background in transgenic technologies and applications.

Learn more about Dr. Gottfried as she shares a bit about her background, who she designed this class for, and what you can expect to learn in the upcoming modules and sessions.

In your first module, Alex explains what this class is all about, who it's designed for, how best to take it, as well as a bit about her personal background and why she wants to help you ditch gluten.

Meet Dr. Leslie Carr, licensed clinical psychologist, as she shares a bit more about her background, what this class is all about, and who she designed this class for.

It is our intention that those who wish to teach have the tools to offer a beginning yoga class upon completion of the training, and to have at least some basic understanding of the vast background of this great science and spiritual practice.

And I think I can speak for all 7 of us who attended the 5 day intensive General Assembly «Startup Bootcamp» when I say this was not an outcome that I alone experienced, all of us, despite coming from quite dramatically different backgrounds — we had a baker, an airline owner, a fresh graduate, a tech developer, PR executive and surveyor in the class — completed the bootcamp with a more definitive idea of the way in which to make our business dream an achievable reality.

Students who have signed up fall between the range of 21 - 27 years old, mostly coming from upper and middle class backgrounds.

The DVD is one of the best ever, with two audio commentaries: one with Altman and one with Fellowes, who reveals how much he borrowed from his own upper - class family background in the creation of characters.

In addition to the independent student work, BAA teachers bring classes to the STEAM lab to participate in workshops with artists and practitioners, like legendary sonic architect Hank Shocklee, who have backgrounds that align with our UMG students.

I learned to navigate different social spaces from people with different backgrounds, especially while code switching for my middle to upper middle classmates in my AP classes who were «nerds,» to my friends who were jocks, and to my extended family members who came from a complete different background and life experience than even I knew.

Reflecting on those personal feelings helps us understand what it feels like for students who do not have the foundational background to understand the new topics the class is learning or who have already mastered the current material and are bored by having to listen to lessons that don't introduce new information for them.

(Used with a mid-low ability year 8 class who had no background knowledge) Starter: collective memory - students given a empty sheet of A3 and can come up to see yours one by one (to remember names of the parts of a circle).

In many cases, Woolf is asked to connect classes or schools with experts who can serve as role models who share the students» background or culture in order to make the experience even more powerful for the children.

«This is not just a course for advanced placement students who want to be doctors - the content is for everyone,» Mowschenson says, noting that the class» 24 students come from varying socioeconomic backgrounds and academic levels.

Their findings suggest that students in remedial courses are more likely to graduate, or transfer from two - year schools to four - year schools, than students with similar educational backgrounds who did not take remedial classes.

A limited body of experimental evidence does suggest that teachers, in allocating class time, interacting with students, and designing class materials, are more favorably disposed toward students who share their racial or ethnic background.

I think about a former, Polynesian student of mine, who was completely immersed in black hip - hop culture, yet seemed worried she would offend me by saying my race out loud during a class discussion on immigration and ethnic backgrounds.

In addition to racial diversity, ABC also has increased its assistance for students of varying economic backgrounds, helping not only students who have significant financial constraints, but also middle - class students.

Pretend gun - free zones, where law - abiding adults (who pass a fingerprint - based background check and a safety training class) are still disarmed, are magnets for evildoers who know they will be able to murder at will with little threat of being fired upon.

By engaging in a conversation with people who represent other backgrounds and experiences, students become more aware of the role that many factors (e.g., social class, occupation, gender, age) play in shaping one's attitudes and perspectives on historical events.

Parents who provide learning support at home can improve their child's literacy and emotional development, regardless of their class or educational background.

Experience with voucher programs suggests that students with middle and upper class backgrounds are more likely to benefit from these programs than those who live in poverty.

This year's class of Presidential Leadership Scholars includes 60 impressive leaders from varied backgrounds who share a commitment to facing society's greatest challenges.