Sentences with phrase «etc. is the best teacher»

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I know this would probably be difficult for teachers» lesson planning, etc., but it seems like a good compromise.

Despite my best efforts I'd sway all around while the teacher would go on and on about being like the mighty oak tree, roots deep into the ground, standing strong, etc..

Without casting Enlightenment rationalism as categorically evil, Wright details some of the problematic consequences of Enlightenment assumptions regarding the biblical text: false claims to absolute objectivity, the elevation of «reason» («not as an insistence that exegesis must make sense with an overall view of God and the wider world,» Wright notes, «but as a separate «source» in its own right»), reductive and skeptical readings of scripture that cast Christianity as out - of - date and irrelevant, a human - based eschatology that fosters a «we - know - better - now» attitude toward the text, a reframing of the problem of evil as a mere failure to be rational, the reduction of the act of God in Jesus Christ to a mere moral teacher, etc..

Although it would have never been possible in my particular adoption circumstances, there are not teachers, doctors, role models, psychologists, etc., in my life who wouldn't say openness and knowing about my beginnings would have helped me tremendously to feel more secure and understand my place in this world better.

There's the parent bringing birthday treats to school; the well meaning teacher who bought tons of Girl Scout cookies from her students who were scouts (nice) and then passed them all out to the class (not cool); my fellow soccer team parent who thinks a juice and Lay's is a fine post-game snack; etc. etc., to mention the over-the-top incidents I've just recounted here.

Unions are corporations people, so if you want GOP Businessman to not be able to donate, then you better be prepared to end the ability of AFL - CIO, Teachers Unions etc. from donating.

I was brainwashed (in a good way, mostly) by multiple sources, including my Lamaze teacher / lactation consultant, health articles, etc..

This training is designed for yoga teachers in training as well as individuals who are already teaching yoga or supporting pregnant women (such as massage therapists, doulas, midwives, registered nurses, doctors etc.) We will review everything you need to know to lead a prenatal yoga class, modify poses for pregnant students that attend your classes, and design a private yoga session for one - on - one students or clients.

[Share something personal, such as a few sentences about your family, your hobbies, how you spent your vacation, etc.] My goal is to be the best teacher I can be — but I am not perfect.

Finally, the program incorporates key alerts, such as e-mail for parents and children, as well as notification of homework and when assignments are to be handed in, teacher meetings etc..

He is currently researching how students read and engage with non-traditional texts like video game narratives, manga, horror, fantasy, etc. as well as the effects of inquiry teaching on teachers, students, and learning.

Two of its best features are that it allows you to connect to form interest - based based communities (Project - Based Learning etc.) and Spotlight a repository of teacher - created materials and content that is typically free or low cost and searchable.

Harrowgate's solution was to initiate the Parent Partners Program that awards points to guardians for participating in different school events: parent - teacher conferences, PTA meetings, classroom service, any of the 40 yearly workshops, etc. «Parents responded to these new opportunities, making high parent involvement an embedded part of our culture,» writes Linda Wood, Harrowgate Elementary School Principal, in NAESP's Best from the Best.

There are many reasons why NCLB has been discredited, including, to quote Kevin Carey, the «apocalyptic language out there, that standards and tests have ruined American public education, driven the best teachers out of the classroom, etc., etc..»

It doesn't erase the need for rigorous standards, tough accountability, vastly improved data systems, better teacher evaluations (and training, etc.), stronger school leaders, the right of families to choose schools, and much else that reformers have been struggling to bring about.

If you're struggling and need to strengthen this area of your practice, observe other teachers, ask your administration to send you to professional development seminars focused on management, and practice some of the key best practices: Build positive relationships with students, have consistent standards, use positive narration, etc..

Teachers just need to fill in the «IOU» circle with the reward being given (we use VIVOs and just fill in IOU 10 Vivos, but this could easily be house points, commendations etc.) A tangible method of rewarding your students - they do something good, they something immediately.

This survey allows teachers to assess a student's home life and activities away from school to determine what kind of homework might be best, how long it should take, in what form a student should complete their homework, etc...

There is nothing wrong with this per se, as segregation does lead to inequalities, and those inequalities (in access to good teachers, safe facilities, educational resources, etc.) tend to disadvantage poorer students and racial minorities...

«The teacher should be giving mini-lessons and having conversations about quality work, good conferences / bad conferences, planning, etc.,» says fourth - grade teacher Georgia Melidis.

It is cross-curricular, so teachers can use it to assist them with their geography, biology, and life sciences lessons, as well as math, literature, social studies, etc..

(Such as: low performers need to go; there are trade - offs between small class sizes and more generous salaries and benefits; all teachers need their craft to be regularly evaluated against some clear and common expectations around good practice; etc..)

Testing, especially with value - added measures attached, functionally requires teachers to waste precious time on low - yield activities (practicing inferring; finding the main idea, etc.) that would be better spent building knowledge across subjects.

Where possible, for longer - term placements, the class teacher should accompany the student on the first day of placement to ensure all parties are aware of the procedure for notifying of any absence, issues etc. (in front cover of «work placement diary» as well as ensuring that both parties are aware of health and safety, legal requirements from both sides and having a designated point of contact.

While this new data may put a crimp in the teachers unions» argument, they are sure to keep complaining about that 17 percent, and cite as reasons: poor pay, a good economy, the Koch Brothers, a bad economy, ALEC, too much testing, too little respect, corporate ed reform, etc..

All of the «options» Florida is offering have the same issues as public education: they are only as good as the quality of programs & people - administrators, teachers, evaluators, etc. implementing them - and more importantly, in the voucher plan there are two huge issues: 1) poor and uneducated parents rarely are aware of the range of quality and number of schools available (which I am sure the politicians are counting on) 2) Even if every parent were saavy in the needs of their child and the kind of school they should look for, there aren't enough of those schools available...

Accordingly, they add that «evaluations should require that a teacher is rated well on both the student growth measures and the professional practice component (e.g., observations, student surveys, etc.) in order to be rated effective» (p. 4).

And parents don't know that our district will be the model for all others — because we do it best — we will collect SSP data in the form of social and emotional surveys, we will change our curriculum to socially engineer our children with social and emotional instruction without parents suspecting a thing, we will assess and survey up the wazoo about academics, school climate, cyberbullying, etc. while willing parents stand by, we will enhance our teacher evaluation program and refine it into a well - oiled teacher manipulation machine, and since our kids would do well no matter what because we have uber - involved parents, it will look like everything the Administrators are doing at the State's recommendation causes the success.

We're developing a mobile data collection tool that would enable teachers to capture all their daily and weekly formative assessment data in one place, regardless of the medium (exit slips, conferences, paper assessments, etc.) The tool would use the data to create individual student portfolios, as well as a progress monitoring dashboard for the whole class.

Other measures such as students» economic status, attendance, suspensions and expulsions; the availability and use of curricular resources, teacher education, administrator education, etc.; and parent involvement are good predictors of performance, with occasionally some odd excepts.

School «reform» in this country is well down a specific road, one that seeks to view the public school system as something of a business rather than a civic institution and that promotes choice in the form of charter schools, vouchers, etc., as well as standardized tests as the key measurement of student achievement and teacher effectiveness.

She has eluded to perhaps the best suggestion to date to fix our schools, a comprehensive and challenging curriculum in every discipline at every grade, but somehow this message has been lost in all the hoopla over merit pay, charter schools, evaluating teachers based on their students» test scores, collective bargaining rights, etc..

Their job is to say, we need some professional development; a new curriculum; better tests — but, especially — «better - trained» 21st century teachers who get nice merit incentives rather than strong union - guaranteed contracts with step raises that are honored, etc..

Coaches must find out what methods of communication work best for each of the teachers they are working with, like emails, texts, phone calls, Ning social networking sites, etc..

Teacher - level standardized tests are to be used to measure teachers» competency, instructional approaches, etc., teacher performance reviews are to be used as well, and those who fail to measurably perform are to be Teacher - level standardized tests are to be used to measure teachers» competency, instructional approaches, etc., teacher performance reviews are to be used as well, and those who fail to measurably perform are to be teacher performance reviews are to be used as well, and those who fail to measurably perform are to be let go.

Obviously the lucky kids are exposed to more experiences at a younger age, more words, better teachers and health care, schools with more resources, etc. etc..

After diagnosing a student's area of need, teacher teams need to determine which interventions, strategies, techniques, etc., are best fitted for the individual student and his / her needs.

Dr. Good is also quick to acknowledge that, despite the reiterated notion that teachers matter and thus should possess (and continue to be trained in) effective teaching qualities (e.g., be well versed in their content knowledge, have strong classroom management skills, hold appropriate expectations, etc.), «fad - driven» education reform policies (e.g., teacher evaluation polices that are based in large part on student achievement growth or teachers» «value - added») have gone too far and have actually overvalued the effects of teachers.

These authors are from every region of the country — MA, TX, IN, GA, NY, CO, etc. — and have been published by important professional presses such as Teachers College Press, Harvard Education Press, Routledge, Rowan and Littlefield, Heinemann, and the University of Chicago Press as well as leading journals such as Ed Leadership, Learning Forward, National Association of Elementary School Principals, Journal of School Leadership, the Journal of Adult & Adolescent Literacy, and many more.

Including participants» positions (principal or designee, special education teacher, general education teacher, etc.) as well as their names can help parents understand who they are and why they will be attending the meeting.

Nowadays, teachers and professors correct the papers taking into consideration several standards and rules, such as style, tone, formatting, spelling, etc., which are rarely well - known by a student.

You indicate that you will have a good pension when you retire and yes, generally teachers» pensions are good and the funds well managed so that you reap the benefits of market growth etc..

Repeating some remarks I made at P3, my son was the inadvertent subject of well - intended willy - nilly environmental destruction narratives delivered by his parents, various teachers, NPR, the «Planet Earth» documentary, IMAX movies, nearly every magazine he picks up, etc. etc. etc..

In fact, some of the best teachers are those that you encounter every day like friends, parents, grandparents, mentors, etc..

A good Resume Format for the post of a music teacher should highlight qualities such as trained musician, formal music training, creativity, capacity of anticipating outcomes, organizational skills, motivational skills, assessing effectiveness of different programs, interest in learning, etc. knowhow of musical instruments and different techniques related to music should be given special emphasis.

If you are looking for a job as a teacher, you can add good communication skill, sound knowledge in the specified field, class management, use of teaching aids, interactive teaching etc. as per the post of teacher.

As well, team members (e.g. caregivers, family, siblings, case workers, teachers, etc.) may be asked to take part in some forms of treatment (e.g. education, support, possibly individual therapy, group therapy, and family therapy).