Sentences with phrase «classes of children taking»

We resisted the image of classes of children taking field trips to the computer lab to learn software applications that they would subsequently apply in core subject areas under the supervision of their classroom teacher.

Not exact matches

Most of us have succeeded because of admissions policies that took our race, class, and unique experiences as immigrants and children of immigrants into consideration.

Leave out white middle - class, subtract wealth, a privileged education and hovering parents, take away the luxury of worrying about performance instead of subsistence, and today's 20 - something suddenly doesn't much resemble the poster child for her brand anymore.

But gee, so Dorothy Day, the SCLS and Martin Luther King and all those religiously oriented people who restrain their baser impulses, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, take in children no one else wants, seek justice for those society devalues in the name of money, power, or maintaining the hold of the class in power — all based on their beliefs — are dangerous to society and mentally ill?

I've taken no theology or philosophy classes (other than a year or two of Catholic Sunday School as a child), though I've done a a whole lot of reading in both subjects.

The British, French, Germans and Spainards have negative birth rates — Today's European will have one child, take world class vacations, buy the best of everything and spoil their one child rotten.

He averaged 10.4 points a game as a sophomore, but with two children and a history of missed classes, Calhoun told him to take a leave of absence from school for the first semester to address his personal issues.

August 31 — Premier League fans like what they are seeing, think the league is more exciting than ever, would take their children to games and is no longer the exclusive domain of the working class English male.

From what he could see, the parents taking their seats in the auditorium were the ones he had hoped to attract: typical Harlem residents, mostly African American, some Hispanic, almost all poor or working class, all struggling to one degree or another with the challenges of raising and educating children in one of New York City's most impoverished neighborhoods.

That's about two - thirds of all single - father families — a pretty substantial portion of men taking their children to ballet classes or Little League practice.

As many of us prepare for our first child, take childbirth classes and spend hours on the Internet researching the best car seats and strollers we can find.

By the way, if you find that you are having a hard time controlling your own temper, seek out support in the form of friends, other parents with same - age children, or by taking a parenting class at your local rec center or church.

So we've taken all that we know about the benefits of music, along with our knowledge of child development and behavior, to create this extremely unique music class that will not only be entertaining but educational as well!

(or a class of «behavior challenged» Middle Schoolers who could care less about taking a test) Sad that this is what education has come to in an effort to make sure that no child is «left behind»... This is the underlying issue right here ~ too much emphasis on penciling in the correct letter circle and not enough student driven cirriculum.

Its services include providing education to prevent child abuse, to support new parents in taking care of their children, preschool programs and kindergarten classes.

Jeanne Aufmuth's empty nest list, recounted in the anthology «Writin» on Empty: Parents Reveal the Upside, Downside, and Everything In Between When Children Leave the Nest,» includes learning hip hop, polishing her Spanish, taking an American sign language course, trying an art class, visiting New York City's Museum of Modern Art and learning to pole dance.

So many of the self - affirming, give - yourself - and - your - children - a-break nuggets of goodness that I occasionally remember to remember come from either my mom or my midwife, or instructors of birthing and early parenting classes I've taken.

Take advantage of their first free class to see if it's the right fit for your child.

Growing up in Edison Park as the younger middle child of 4 sisters, she started taking drama classes at the Park District and immediately decided being onstage was the most fun ever.

Tough shows even the most naïve reader how difficult it is to grapple with the question of how to take an entire community of mostly disadvantaged children and mostly undereducated parents without financial resources and transform them — or at least the children as they grow — into fully functioning members of the middle class.

The third grade class trip takes the children to a working farm where they observe and participate in the work of raising plants and tending animals.

For Susan Perry Peyla, a Joliet resident who participated in the infant massage class at the hospital, it was one of several courses she took in preparation for raising her first child, 2 - month - old Seth.

A parent for each child is present, like parent - child class, however, the parents begin to take on roles for the class rather than just for their child, more in the vein of a co-op.

The food is then taken to the child's desk and eaten in the first few minutes of class time.

Sunny Gault: One of the benefits of taking a class with you is the babysitting feature, and I think that's fantastic, because I'm assuming a lot of moms that go to your studio already have children, and that's determinant for us, I'm a mom of two, it's very tough for me to get out of the house.

Mary Schilaci has long dreamed of a recreation center in Richton Park, a place where her four children could take classes or play sports as she once did in the Chicago Park District system.

Add challenges such as driving 50 miles to get to the only dentist who will work with your child, only to learn that you'll need to come back next week to fill that cavity... and then driving 60 miles in the other direction because your kid wants to take ballet and there's a special needs ballet class on the other side of the county.

During my pregnancy, me and my hubby have attended to some class to learn how to take good care our's LO and we got to know that all the common issue that may happen to our child and one of the common issues was the constipation.

Two days ago, New York Times national education correspondent Sam Dillon had a front page story on the sharp increase in the number of formerly middle class households now taking advantage of free or reduced price school lunches for their children, a stark indicator of the nation's current economic woes.

The Harlem Children's Zone takes a holistic approach, following children from cradle to college, mimicking the cocoon of stimulation and support that surrounds middle - class cChildren's Zone takes a holistic approach, following children from cradle to college, mimicking the cocoon of stimulation and support that surrounds middle - class cchildren from cradle to college, mimicking the cocoon of stimulation and support that surrounds middle - class childrenchildren.

When her son was three, Kathy had the good fortune of taking parenting classes with Ruth Beaglehole, founding Director of the Center for Nonviolent Education and Parenting, (theechocenter.org), and she realized this powerful compassionate method of working with children was something she wanted to teach.

Parents and educators should be aware of different test - taking strategies that can help reduce test anxiety and help children better perform in class.

Well, sure, those are great ways to take care of yourself physically, but when you're barely taking care of yourself at all because, say, you're a parent to a young child or an older child with school and homework and music class and soccer, when are you going to fit in at least three workouts at the gym and how are you going to cut fat, cholesterol, carbs, processed foods, and sugar out of your diet?

To get back into the swing of things maybe take a refresher childbirth class, join a mom's group, or get your older child involved in preparing for the new arrival.

Doing things outside of school — like playing soccer or taking a pottery class — is another great opportunity for your child to make friends.

I took this car seat class at the Children's Hospital in Calgary Alberta, and they say that babies should remain in a rear facing car seat until they reach 80 pounds and the age of two years.

«I think we have to take the long view, putting our money on the Class of 2024 — i.e., those children now in kindergarten who have no expectations of daily fries and nuggets and to whom ample fruits and vegetables at lunch will just be the norm.»

In making the switch to better food, I think we have to take the long view, putting our money on the Class of 2024 — i.e., those children now in kindergarten who have no expectations of daily fries and nuggets and to whom ample fruits and vegetables at lunch will just be the norm.

For example, if your child likes to draw, sign her up for a children's art class, give her a set of finger paints, or take her to an art museum.

Whether you take a class, read an Adlerian parenting book, watch a webinar series or listen to a podcast... parents need to learn about new ways of dealing with their children if they are to raise children who are co-operative rather than obedient or domineering.

The hope is for parents to see the benefits of taking a parenting class and to learn more about our children and how to guide them in our families to fulfill their greatness.

The article takes the focus off the prosperous women whose child - care situations raised anxious questions when they were being considered by President Clinton for appointment as U.S. attorney general and instead examines a group it sees as the largest group of mothers frustrated in seeking good day care: middle - class working mothers in urban areas where nearly all the available caregivers are undocmented foreign workers.

With all of the time she spends caring for her family and teaching her classes, Fillingham still manages to squeeze in a little time for herself, by taking a weekly ninety - minute yoga class with one of her favorite teachers after she drops her children off at school.

Instead of spending the money on high paid social workers and legal systems to take these women's children away and place them in foster care, why can't we use that money for child care, parenting classes, decent housing, job training for single moms.

Expectant parents can take classes on giving birth, but once the child is born many parents feel unsupported and unprepared for the important task of raising children.

I was team mom for little league, cheer mom, pta mom, chaperoned school field trips, volunteered as a classroom helper and parent at their schools (when in public school) attended toddler tumbling and mom classes, was a homeschooling parent for one of my kids with leaning disabilities, I didn't have to scramble to figure out what to do about work or where to take my kids for child care if they were sick, I led and was involved with the church groups with my kids, I spent summers with them doing all kinds of things like traveling, visiting grandparents out of town, amusement park trips, swimming, picnics, and hiking, instead of them being stuck with a sitter every summer.

CHELSEA POWELL: For me I think I kind of found it through two different ways and the we took a like a you know a class for our birth and the other couples in the class the other moms in the group where just people that were we were all similar in age and just you know it was all our first kids and kind of similar life paths and what we were how we were wanting to like birth our children and we kind of raise them.

The food is taken from a cart as the student enters the school, to be eaten at the child's desk during the first few minutes of class.

I think it's sort of an odd «hoop to jump through,» since parents of biological children are not required to take parenting classes.

I have been part of The Loved Child community for over a year, taking classes with my own daughter, and truly believe in The Loved Child's philosophy of supporting the growth of children through developmental play and relationship building.