Sentences with phrase «develop good citizens»

Today a broad consensus exists on three objectives characteristic of an education that develops good citizens.

Not exact matches

Rõivas, the former Prime Minister, says Estonia is working on developing «precision medicine» that would tap into the genome data of its 1.3 million citizens in order to better diagnose illnesses, treat people, and design personalized drugs.

Unlike other developed countries, the bulk of Japan's debt (well over 90 %) is not held offshore but rather by its own citizens?

Alberta should care to develop its own provincial system to the best possible option for full participation of its citizens.

The long - term vision is a country in which citizens, specialists, professionals, academics, community groups and even businesses can work together, developing innovative information access and visualization tools, better decision - making models, and more tools responsive to the needs of the citizens.

We can't see that all those controversial policies developed by the Bush and Blair administrations were not really put forward in good faith as efforts to protect American and British citizens from repeated terrorist attacks.

And if this be so, our work as educators and as advocates of a well - functioning American educational system is to develop citizens who are at home in the canons that comprise the formal reality of their heritage, who are equally at home with the varied individual things that comprise the material reality of that heritage and of their present life, and who are able to devise constantly new frames that are adequate to both, that marry ancient canon and novel particular in a new canon which integrates as fully and complexly as possible all its participant elements.

«Mitigation» and control efforts that have been proposed will enrich a favored few with good political ties — at the expense of the great majority of mankind, including especially the poor and the citizens of developing nations.

As well of course I am working to develop the character of the citizen of the Kingdom according to scripture.

The implication is that Solzhenitsyn uses prudence rather than abstract ideology to choose the best regime for the circumstances, with the main requirements of good government being constitutional limits on power to prevent crushing tyranny and the promotion of a cultural climate that encourages citizens to develop their souls.

Aurora Organic Dairy is the leading producer and processor of store - brand organic milk and butter for U.S. retailers, and develops initiatives «to be a responsible corporate citizen and to be good stewards of our natural resources.»

NYSHSI further urges all youth sports stakeholders to provide a positive and healthy environment for our kids to enjoy sports — that is, have fun, learn sports skills and the rules of the game, and develop as capable and confident young athletes at any level of athletic success in a way that will help them to be good citizens of the game and community, healthy and fit, and performing well in all domains of life.

Liberty is honored to have received FOUR PROMISING PRACTICES AWARDS to date and is continuing to improve upon Character Education implementation as our focus is to work to encourage students to develop positive, intrinsic values and social skills that will be important to their future success as good citizens.

I believe that most citizens — teachers, nurses, shopkeepers as well as politicians — have a balanced and moderate view of legal punishment and in government we did continue to develop and fund non-custodial forms to compliment custodial options.

What ever happens after the next election, Labour needs to develop a strategy to radically de-bureaucratize the welfare state, so that every citizen can construct their own vision of the good life, and people don't feel subordinated to paternalist bureaucracies.

«For good local authorities who know their area and are in tune with their citizens, it offers a lot of opportunity to really develop local services that target the needs of their communities,» Evans says.

STAR - Ghana has initiated a series of activities to inject # 22 million to develop a vibrant, well - informed and assertive civil society, able to contribute to transformational national development for all Ghanaian citizens in an inclusive manner.

Are we supposed to just take their word that they'll be good corporate citizens when Syracuse developer Scott Congell, who now wants to develop the former Seneca Mall site in West Seneca, owed nearly $ 4 million linked to tax breaks he received in Monroe County?

Although the Netherlands have a good track record in using innovative means to engage the general public in the science and technology debate — Van der Starre mentions the use of citizen panels, in which a diverse group of citizens gathers evidence and develops a statement on a particular scientific development or issue — both Schutter and Van der Starre think PCST can be improved.

Whether it's developing new products that will be manufactured in America, or getting and using energy more sustainably, or improving health care with better therapies and better use of information technology, or providing better protection for our troops abroad and our citizens at home, innovation will be key to our success.

Think about geographic targeting as well — it's a realistic and reasonable idea to concentrate on one city and develop a specific message for its citizens, rather than spin a bottle and keep your fingers crossed, trying to target someone somewhere in the world.

Most of the jokes miss their mark; the show is at its best when it portrays the casual indifference that the citizens of Charm City have developed to their daily doses of chaos.

I said what I usually say: cultivate character, nurture good citizens, and teach mastery of content and skills — all while striving to spark imagination and develop each child's distinctive gifts.

The truth about these crimes needs to be provided for the protection of victims of those crimes but also people and society (national and international) in general: the identity formation taking place in schools touches upon individual and collective (national) identities at the same time, the objectives of education under international human rights law demand putting a student, an individual, in the centre of the learning process to fully develop his personality and at the same time take into account the demands of democratic society in state and in the world — the world in which a person needs to manage and which needs good peaceful citizens.

We report on international negotiations and disseminate knowledge gained through collaborative projects, resulting in more rigorous research, capacity building in developing countries, better networks spanning the North and the South, and better global connections among researchers, practitioners, citizens and policy - makers.

Ron Israel, vice president of the global nonprofit Education Development Center, Inc., opened the Think Tank with his views on what it means to be a global citizen, and how schools can best develop this standard for their graduates.

«Citizenship is a statutory National Curriculum subject that provides essential teaching about democracy, politics, equalities and anti-extremist education as well as developing politically engaged and active citizens.

In response, the Council of International Schools (CIS) developed International Certification to help schools better understand, advance and measure the development of global citizens.

A focus on soft - skills will develop better students, more productive employees and more engaged citizens.»

Even so, America must develop citizens who can communicate well in other languages.

Social and emotional learning (SEL) helps students develop skills that provide a foundation for being a good student, citizen, and worker (CASEL, 2013):

Thinking Critically through Digital Media enables teachers to use authentic materials and digital tools combined with motivating communicative tasks to develop students» abilities to function as critical and well informed digital citizens.

Schools have increasing demands placed upon them to develop knowledge and skills and deliver programs to prepare students to be good citizens and community members.

«If we wish to train good citizens of democracy it is essential that one of the conscious and deliberate aims of their teachers should be to interest their pupils in the affairs of the modern world and so to train them that they will later develop a power of wise social judgement.»

Through this kind of project, students not only learn how data is important to good decision making, they also take notice of the invisible building blocks of community, including the citizen participation necessary to developing an inviting and workable place to live — both important and lasting life lessons.

A Framework for Raising Well - Balanced Children Children may be pampered with a plethora of gadgets, but they are not nurtured in a way that helps them develop into responsible and caring citizens, argues Dr. Peter L. Benson.

We set high expectations for our public schools, as we should — to develop students academically, prepare young people for work, equip them to be good citizens, and enable them to lead fulfilling lives.

... We know that these programs not only help children succeed academically, they also help children learn new skills, develop an understanding of the importance of getting involved in their communities and become good citizens.»

Alongside these we provide a holistic education which enables our students to develop into well - rounded, self - assured adults who will take personal responsibility, demonstrate compassion towards others and become true global citizens.

The best way to do this, in my view, is to support the educational opportunities of Hispanic, African - American, Asian, Muslim, of racial and ethnic minority children and youth and low income students and to systematically look for ways to help these our children and youth develop agency, and understanding of the political process and of the many opportunities to make democracy work in the acts of ordinary citizens, to discover and master the codes of political participation and power, to develop political efficacy.

If our secondary schools are going to develop the future leaders, active citizens, great parents and innovators that we need from our future adults, we need an accountability system that recognises those broader areas as well as the achievement of particular qualifications.

The curriculum therefore has local, national and international aspects to it, which the Academy feels will better develop Battle pupils into well - rounded, aspirational citizens of the 21st century.

The school's three - part mission statement — which includes developing students as well - rounded citizens, partnering with families and the community, and believing in each other — is integrated into every aspect of the school improvement plan.

Desperate to improve outcomes and give children a better chance for success, parents, educators and concerned citizens were forced to develop alternative models.

It codifies the systems, structures, and values that we believe lead to students developing not only as college - bound learners but also as well - rounded citizens.

Though St. Mark's does not have a significant problem with bullying, our school leaders feel it is important to be proactive to ensure that all students feel safe, show respect, and develop into good citizens.

Developing an understanding of the ways in which we can help more people develop the competencies for that kind of collaboration, to work together as global citizens, is critical to enable and accelerate the process of using all we know and all the means we have available to make the world better.

What's more, as parents we want our children to receive a well - rounded education that prepares them not just to be «college and career ready» but to be life ready — to develop the critical thinking skills, the creativity, the social skills, and the ability to advocate for themselves that they'll need as citizens in what's left of our democracy post-Citizens United and McCutcheon.

Friendship empowers students to achieve high academic standards, enjoy learning, and develop as ethical, well - rounded and self - sufficient citizens who contribute actively to their communities.

CICS Lloyd Bond has as its core philosophy the belief that all children can develop as intellectual learners, function as good citizens, learn as individuals in our society and develop as actual or potential workers in our community.