Sentences with phrase «debate about the class»

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Stiglitz told us that this decades - old debate about how to balance the creation of short - term and long - term value is recently gaining new life in the US because of the venomous class class tensions and ugly politics arising out of income inequality, and because people in positions of power are looking at the big picture and realizing that something has to change.

From class - action lawsuits to new worker classifications and on - demand worker unionization, the employee versus contractor debate has been central to discussions about the on - demand economy.

There is considerable debate in Washington about who would benefit most from the tax cuts, with Republicans asserting they would help the middle class and Democrats insisting that wealthy Americans would be the big winners.

But it also creates a dual class share structure, which has given rise to a broader debate about legal protections for outside shareholders and the role that securities regulators should play in Canadian capital markets.

The longer Europe refuses to debate honestly about debt and the euro, and the the longer it suffers from stagnation and unemployment, the more credible the Front National becomes in denouncing centrist parties for sacrificing workers and the middle class to protect the interest of bankers.

The debate about whether «trading» is a high - class sobriquet for «gambling» is not a mere parlor game.

With its Marxist sheen dulled, much of this debate has ceased to be about class divisions (although it retains that edge in certain thinkers) and more so about mentalités — mindsets or common outlooks — that comprise the beliefs inhabiting the social imaginary.

There would be no theology classes or midrash or Bible studies or 2:30 a.m. dorm room debates about predestination and free will... because there would be nothing for us to talk about.

We need a debate about what we can do about the erosion of middle - class life in America.

If we want to answer «what is 1 + 1» in Math class, we can't rely on anyone's beliefs about it or stop to debate the definition of the word «one» or «plus» with each calculation.

Some of our friends and acquaintances put a great deal of effort into holding creatively themed birthdays and getting their kids into the right dance classes and sport programs, identifying peanut allergies and purchasing BPA - free water bottles, and having endless conversations about the negative effects of too much technology in the home, frequently interrupted by pinging phones and debates about which phone plan is best.

Should this even be a topic?Giroud is a player of average quality always surrounded by good players.I just don't get.It's as if only Arsenal fans rate him.This was a player who was bought to be the leading striker at Arsenal and after his years of failure which many deny he's now become a super sub?How laughable is that.From failure to super sub.If the so called world class striker we're signing goes out with an injury for about five months who comes in then.It seems to me people lack vision.Why is it always Giroud Giroud Giroud?After so many seasons people are still debating what souldn't even be debatable.I've lost count of the number of times he's been talked about here.This is the problem with our club.It's just not ruthless.This is a player who should have been gone long ago but due to him being French he still gets the chances.We won't miss him when he goes and I'd like to see if he'd stand out in a smaller club.

I said in an earlier article that we had all the pieces of a great team, but thinking about things apart maybe from ManCity and Aguero (and that could be debated) is there currently a World Class striker in the EPL?

Six Flags New England is about a 2 hour drive so we debated the drive since Hubby was teaching Scratch programming classes that day but we knew our family always has tons of fun at Six Flags so we decided to go.

Six Flags New England is about a 2 hour drive so we debated the drive since Hubby was teaching Scratch programming classes that day but we knew our family always has tons of fun...

Susan Cain's Quiet Revolution: «Class Participation: Let's Talk About It» American Camp Association magazine, «While Goodbye is Never Enough for Me, It's Perfect for Him» Room for Debate at the New York Times, «Autonomy Works Best for the Classroom» Your Teen: On parenting through college admissions: «It's Their Journey, Not Yours» Your Teen: Review of the book Wonder, written with Ben Lahey Your Teen: Review of the book Echo, written with Finn Lahey

Resort to offensive analogies that might just about pass muster at a north London middle - class stand - up comedy gig are not a substitute for serious debate on matters as weighty as the future direction of the Labour Party.

The point about class was well made in the Commons debate establishing the Speakers Conference by Tony Wright MP, which I reported on it on LC at the time http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/11/13/speakers-conference-on-diversity-in-parliament/

City Council Watch attended a debate in the 6th Council District on Columbus Avenue this week, where we observed about four dozen elderly black and Jewish voters munch on cookies and fruit, and murmur amongst themselves about the slate of candidates who would presume to fill the shoes of the beloved CM Gale Brewer, champion of the liberal middle - class.

I wouldn't go to a debate on inequality run by the Fawcett Society and complain that they weren't talking about class, for example.

Second - class ticketholders could turn up at the Lords on a day when it was debating something they cared about and have a speech read into the record.

Concern about immigration itself was coupled with a dangerous feeling of resentment towards the political class who had overridden public opposition while silencing debate.

«This debate has always been about ensuring that school children in New York City receive a first - class education that prepares them for the rest of their lives, and this agreement moves us closer to that goal.»

«I know of no ethics class that teaches about the illegality and the danger of gun - running,» Steinberg said during the Senate's debate over whether to suspend the members with pay.

The great and unavoidable debate about top pay, pensions, Fred Goodwin's knighthood and Stephen Hester's bonus - swollen and exacerbated by the biggest squeeze on middle - class incomes in a generation - is being exploited by our partners in government to rescue them from reputational damage, wreak it on us instead, and roll back the clock to the dismal years before the Thatcher tax revolution.

The goal is to «have high quality online content which allows the students to learn at their own pace, pause, reflect, practice,» Koller said, «and then they come to class for something that is much more about active learning, problem solving, and debate and is much more engaging.»

The controversy has reopened an old debate about the safety of the class of antidepressants that seem to act on the mood - regulating brain chemical serotonin.

Denzel Washington stars in and directs this inspiring drama about a college professor who challenges the entrenched racism and prejudice of the 1930's by assembling and training a first - class African - American debate team, a talented group that makes its way to a national championship against Harvard University.

When Abel tells a wayward young black father to man up and be a steward for his baby or have his motherfucking head blown off, there's something — not something subtle, but something nonetheless — fascinating about Lakeview Terrace's willingness to be a survey of the element of the race debate (the Bill Cosby voice of black reason, for instance, or the Barack Obama message of the same) that causes the most confusion and consternation among the ruling class.

Classes lose their cadence, and their rhythm; reflective discussions and debates are jarringly interrupted by school bells that silence a student's closing comment on labor strikes or leave unanswered a question about the differences between representative and direct democracy.

There are many opportunities for class discussions and pupils are encouraged to debate, to express their own opinions and to think more deeply about this topic.

A 12 slide lesson with exercises to cover all of the language needed to end in a group or class debate about school uniform.

Well, while the debate is still open to whether Barney taught Ted how to live, but I certainly learnt a lot from him.Well, putting aside the narcissist and mildly sociopathic tendencies, there are a lot of positive habits about Barney that can benefit a teacher while he / she is teaching a class.

There is also an interesting clip about online trolling - freedom of expression or should trolling be made illegal - class debate.

This can be used as a class assembly, theatre sketch or as part of a larger review, or as a stimulus for your own classroom debate about evacuees.

The policies have stirred debates about the purpose of issuing academic grades and whether they should be used to punish, motivate or purely represent what students have learned in class.

Confirming comments include, «Students were highly engaged in the box analysis and provided some of the best writing we had seen from this class,» and «There was quite a debate about whether education, flowers, and clothes were a need, linked their discussion to math and adaptation.»

Students then analyze a list of 10 recommendations about farming and select the three they feel are most important, based on what they have learned about soil, plant growth and plant nutrients through a class discussion and debate.

The changes won't produce significantly smaller class sizes, however, and it sets up the debate about the merits of investing in smaller class sizes at all.

While only some of Meredith's students want to join the academy debate team — which Meredith and Cammon principal Tamika Green proudly boast beat out several all - gifted debate teams from the district's more affluent middle schools — all of her students seemed excited about the class's projects.

A multiracial fightback against the testing industrial complex — one that is explicitly ant - racist and takes up issues of class inequality — has the potential to change the terms of the education reform debate and envision a world where authentic assessments are used to support students as they engage in classroom inquiry about how to achieve social justice.

Their case study constitutes a rich description of teaching approaches that engage students through research, debate, critical thinking, interpretation and analysis of sources beyond the textbook, stimulating class discussion and dialogue, personalizing the material, raising controversial issues, and conveying excitement about the content.8

That's why writers groups, classes, workshops and author blogs debate heatedly the rumors and alleged rules about the «right» POV.

Whether you decided to enroll your dog in classes or are still debating on it, learning a few facts about what goes on can help you make an informed decision and prepare you on what to expect.

Over the past few months, the debate about loot boxes has grown louder as players call for the mechanic to be classed as gambling.

The class literally lasts all day, and students critique each other's art and debate philosophies about what art should be.

«The initial impulse for this work was looking at the way gay marriage and the debate around that seemed to also hinge on class distinctions and cultural choices about identification,» Segade explained in a conversation after Future St.'s showing at the Broad.

This exhibition of newly commissioned and loaned work by contemporary artists, whose use of the image of the boxer provided an opportunity to consider the role of the male body as a focus for debates about race, eroticism, class and masculinity.

As intended, the project has set off a healthy and robust debate about the realities of race, class, and gender privilege within the art world, culminating in the decision of the Yams Collective to withdraw from the Biennial.

When you are taught in class about Newtonian gravitation, you do not debate your professor about action at a distance.