Sentences with phrase «draw their teachers from»

I walked in on day one to find that the teacher was my drawing teacher from the year before and she never took a liking to me, so I immediately dropped the class and switched into ceramics.

This trend is of concern because we know that high - performing countries draw their teachers from the top third (and in some cases, the top 10 - 15 %) of school leavers.

We selected New Jersey so that we could draw teachers from rural, urban, and suburban communities in a state that is developing its own content standards.

While the nations we seek to compete with are drawing their teachers from the tops of their college classes, the compensation schedule in North Carolina leads to a system where most teachers are not coming from the top halves of their graduating classes.

Countries (or national subdivisions) that lead the PISA, including Singapore, Shanghai, Canada, Finland, South Korea, and Japan, very broadly share a model one could see as the inverse of ours: they draw teachers from among their most talented people, prepare them extensively and with close attention to practice, put them in schools buffered from some of the effects of poverty by social welfare supports, and give them time while in school to collaborate to develop and improve their skills.

This is because traditional district school operators no matter where they are located draw their teachers from university schools of education which have refused to overhaul how they recruit and train aspiring instructors.

Not exact matches

Though it operates with the mission of providing high - quality, low - cost education for all, Bridge has drawn criticism from some education experts and teachers unions for the model it uses to make good on that mission.

Scott also broke with President Donald Trump on his proposal to arm some schoolteachers with concealed firearms, an idea that has drawn overwhelming opposition from teachers and lawmakers from both parties.

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Reverse mentoring connects older leaders with younger teachers, opening a path for enhancing the elder's practical relevance while the young draw from the wisdom and integrity of those who have been sustained by principle relevance for many years.

This seems fair enough: the applications of the principle that are offered, however, are generalizations that strangely resemble the «lessons» drawn from Scripture by an old - fashioned Sunday school teacher.

My school had an unusually high number of such educated teachers, winding down from their wartime careers in the army, the Church, or the colonial service, and many of their pupils were drawn to them.

Yet amid these bleak monologues, the teacher draws an unexpected conclusion: to enjoy your life under the sun as a gift from God.

Several months ago, drawn by a sense that fasting could be an important teacher for me, I began a partial fasting practice, abstaining from meat and dairy products on Wednesdays and Fridays.

George Breen, crew - cut Cortland State Teachers College star, stroked 1,500 - meter freestyle in 18:05.9 to shatter world standard in NCAA meet at New Haven, drew praise from coaches as greatest freestyler in history (see page 18).

For Yeager, the conclusion to draw from the study is not that teachers should start slapping high - expectations Post-its on every piece of work they hand back to students.

I've kept a sketchbook for years now (Art students, I know your teacher always says you should keep one, they're right), I store my ideas in them in the form of drawings, collected ephemera (clippings from magazine, vintage tickets, found photos, single mysterious jigsaw pieces I find on the pavement) and hastily scribbled notes.

I'm a childcare provider / preschool teacher and I draw very heavily from AP philosophies.

As a former teacher, it is the little gifts of art and drawing that I miss the most and treasure from my old students!

Life with Mommy... and her Girlfriend, by elementary school teacher Noreen Spagnol, is a simple tale drawn from Spagnol's own life as a single, divorced mom to daughters Hannah and Tayleigh.

Easton has often drawn criticism from the Cuomo adminstration, which sees him as a shill for the teachers union.

A rally to call for the ouster of Carl P. Paladino from the Buffalo School Board drew support from a wide variety of community groups, from teachers and parents to labor groups and the local affiliate of Black Lives Matter.

The event also drew strong union representation from the local AFL - CIO, New York State United Teachers and the Buffalo Teachers Federation.

(Malloy drew some praise from American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten during the question - and - answer session, when she stood up to «give props» to Malloy for being an engaged partner in the negotiations.)

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De Blasio's school discipline overhaul is drawing fire from the teachers union and parents who say the city hasn't done enough to back up the new policies that prompted a huge drop in student suspensions.

The new ability of New York charter schools to set aside seats for employees» children drew fire from the United Federation of Teachers, which said such «nepotism» defied charters» stated goals of serving the neediest children.

It drew immediate criticism from the state teachers unions, which oppose the publicly funded, privately run charter school industry and consider the proposal a «shortcut» and «backdoor to certification» that would ultimately harm students.

Last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he supported the closure of underperforming schools statewide, which drew criticism from teachers unions.

His announcement drew a rare public critique from the city teachers union, which said it would lead to more classroom disruption and the department didn't provide...

In 2015, the awards will include the «Inspire Award» for city school teachers, with a $ 200 prize, and additional awards drawn from the categories of business, volunteers and making a difference — all focused on support for city students.

She drew comparisons to New York Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins, who pushed the debate on fracking into the daylight and won surprise endorsements from the New York's public employee newspaper, The Chief, four democratic clubs, and six teachers unions.

But Bloomberg drew glares from United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew when he suggested that the city could save money by firing higher paid, longer - serving teachers and keeping on lower paid, newer tTeachers President Michael Mulgrew when he suggested that the city could save money by firing higher paid, longer - serving teachers and keeping on lower paid, newer tteachers and keeping on lower paid, newer teachersteachers.

But de Blasio's decision to further reduce suspensions by outlawing them completely for kids in kindergarten through second grade drew criticism from the presidents of both the city teachers union and the principals union.

Most of the money will go not to television and radio advertisements, but for canvassing, social media and other organizing efforts intended to bring pressure on lawmakers from their own constituents, drawing in part on lessons the teachers learned from defeating candidates backed by well - financed charter school advocates in the Democratic primary last fall.

He said members of the committee would be drawn from the Civil Service Commission, office of the Head of Service, Teachers Service Board, Parent Teachers Association, and the ministry.

De Blasio's decision drew cheers from teachers union boss Michael Mulgrew, and outrage from charter school parents and advocates.

The races drew unprecedented involvement from non-education labor unions and Democratic Party leaders, all working to help elect candidates endorsed by the Buffalo Teachers Federation.

However, the push for tougher testing and job evaluations drew growing resistance from teacher unions and parents, who say the combination places undue pressure on students and teachers.

Shapiro comes from a family of teachers and was drawn to academia.

Its study draws upon data from two states, Florida and North Carolina, that allow researchers to track the progress of students through the system and beyond and possibly correlate it with the contributions from individual teachers and specific educational practices.

«We wanted to understand how teachers draw from IEPs and utilize them in their teaching.»

Drawing from 30 years of amiable correspondence with his high school calculus teacher, Strogatz demonstrates the joys to be found in doing mathematics.

The Center draws its strength from faculty members and students across the University who make up a remarkable intellectual community of scholars, researchers, and teachers of diverse fields including chemistry, earth and planetary sciences, engineering and applied sciences, biology, public health and medicine, government, business, economics, religion, and the law.

Possible topics draw from yogic texts as well as the experience of teachers and students, including the healing benefits of yoga to body, mind and spirit; the daily practice; mindfulness; ethical behavior; nutrition and cleansing; positive thinking; mastery of our thoughts; energy work and enlightenment.

Founder Teri Lee Steele draws from her 20 years of experience as an athletic trainer, Pilates instructor, dance teacher and choreographer to combine conscious, controlled movements and sheer unadulterated physicality.

Sarah has been a student of Buddhism in both Asia and the U.S. and draws inspiration from teachers such as Jack Kornfield, Toni Packer, and Tsoknyi Rinpoche.

As a teacher, Lori draws from her own personal experiences to work with each individual student at a level that is appropriate for them.

«Debbie Hampton gives a behind the scenes look at the workings of the mind and brain, and draws from some of the leading scientists and teachers of our time.

Striving for beauty and completeness in the realm of fashion at a universal level she draws inspiration from nature itself, the wisest and noblest teacher of them all.