Sentences with phrase «feel is best for our students»

«I feel it's better for the students to be prepared to go out into the real world and make their own choices,» Cohen said.

In good years the feeling is good for both students and teachers.

Not exact matches

Volunteering your time is a way to feel good and give back, but it can also be a great method for getting help with your student loans.

After a year of campus protests, none of us in the seminar — except perhaps the international students — could avoid guilt when someone quoted François's statement that «it may well be impossible for people who have lived and prospered under a given social system to imagine the point of view of those who feel it offers them nothing and who can contemplate its destruction without any particular dismay.»

I apologize for the inconvenience in timing, but I feel that this is the best move for the students here at Capernwray and for me...»

In presenting these elemental Christian teachings in class I have often found that students are quick to ask the following question: if one took seriously Jesus» message that we do not have to earn our sense of feeling good about ourselves, would this not allow for an unrestrained, licentious life, believing that we are loved regardless of our behavior?

I too have been reading since the beginning — who needs a story — you've got the man, you've got the happiness, and you've got the skills to make one hell of an empty stomach feel like the luckiest organ in the world — Besides, my husband, who was able to vote when I was born, just happens to be my professor from college... And when people ask what grade I got in his class, I become quiet and with a slight whisper say «I got a B» — And that was only 1 of 3 B's I got in college... Our story is wonderful for him since he nabbed the young student... Doesn't sound so good for me, but I love him and sharing it regardless... Happy Anniversary Deb and Alex!!!

Today I share my experience and passion for health and happiness with my clients and students and help them to feel empowered and the best they can be.

I feel honored since I can see that there are so many incredibly dedicated coaches all around me at every race.I love coaching because I've seen first hand how mountain bike racing and this community can be life - changing in wonderful ways for some students and often for their families as well.

He's a great student, a great learner and good at copying other peoples formulas for success, but to me he's just a guy who feels most comfortable inside that box.

With this huge shift toward online education, it's no wonder that students are feeling savvier online and are better equipped to use the internet as a tool for their back - to - school fashion decisions.

When everyone feels heard, when challenges have been presented and addressed, when everyone has a chance to review the best available data in order to make the best decision for the students — that's how breakfast in the classroom becomes a sustainable program.

Together we figured out what was the best plan of action for my daughter to feel respected, for the student teacher to understand what he had done, and to prevent future incidents, without my daughter feeling vulnerable.

So while there's clearly room for improvement in Greene, it feels unfair to compare it to a county which places an unusually high value on exceptional school food, has a student population better conditioned to accept such food, and has affluent parents who can pay the higher price tag that comes with it.

I feel like it is a losing battle and I have tried to fight the good fight and get better food for our students, and improvements have been made, but it still falls so short of the goal.

It is vital to tell the public that these people value student health and good nutrition for kids above all else (especially if you feel that they only gave you what you wanted grudgingly and maybe they don't really value student health....)

Currently, young people must apply for university places using grades predicted by their teachers, but in 55 per cent of cases these are wrong, leaving many students without anywhere to go, or feeling that they should have applied for a better university.

«The schools in this district are good, and I know people feel we're getting flooded with students because of that,» said Dermot Smyth, the Queens political action coordinator for the UFT.

A new study in SLEEP, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that delaying school start times results in students getting more sleep, and feeling better, even within societies where trading sleep for academic success is common.

If in the end the student feels that it is logistically more feasible or even more desirable to pursue another academic route, sometimes that is the best for that particular student at that time, and as a mentor, you have no choice but to support the student in that decision.

For instance, today's students are less likely to agree with statements like, «I sometimes try to understand my friends better by imagining how things look from their perspective» and «I often have tender, concerned feelings for people less fortunate than me.&raqFor instance, today's students are less likely to agree with statements like, «I sometimes try to understand my friends better by imagining how things look from their perspective» and «I often have tender, concerned feelings for people less fortunate than me.&raqfor people less fortunate than me.»

It is easy for other activities to crowd the lives of undergraduate students, but when my expectations are clear my students usually keep their commitments, and we all feel good about the work in the end.

We felt that the best way for students to internalize scientific integrity was to discuss cases.

Nick Iozzo, VP - education for the University Students» Council, said he felt CFS's initiative to change the act is a good one.

While there's no magic food that can make all students happy and content, maintaining stable blood sugar levels through healthy, balanced meals is a great way for students to feel good.

My goal is for students to feel good at the end of a class as a result of the balancing effects of yoga.

As a former shopgirl - turned - fashion student - turned - retail buyer, my style philosophy has always been simple: the best looks are in clothes that make us feel like we can take on the world, are versatile enough to outlast flash trends or single season and are a great value for the price.

well I am a med student just completed my CMA and my CNA 1 and 2 now onto LPN I am a mother as well to a beautiful baby boy... I love to travel and see the world:) I also like to swim and ride bikes go for long walks on the beach... if you would like to know more feel free to ask:)

Also in contention must be Fremon Craig's script, which plays to the teen audience with recognisable moments of anguish and glee (the romance subplot involving Hayden Szeto's American / Korean student feels both fresh and warmly familiar) while exploring some very adult emotions; as with the best of the genre, it is a film about teenagers but not just for teenagers.

A new cast will be assembled for the story which follows a high school student and her best friend as they navigate the relationships, feelings and realities of being a teenage girl.

I have to admit to feeling dismay when I heard we were in for another white teacher / black student piece, but Half Nelson manages to sidestep the standing - on - desks bullshit, replacing it with something that feels like The Big Chill in its throwback to good old - fashioned Flower Power outrage.

Focusing solely on graduates of Harvard Business School and on alumni of a program for gifted minority students called A Better Chance (ABC), the author discovered this time that bourgie blacks, like First Lady Michelle Obama, finally feel pretty darn good about being American.

I had a realization several years ago that my goal is not a good essay from Student A, but rather for Student A to know that she's in charge of her progress as a writer and feel confident to keep writing for the rest of her life.

I felt that sometimes conversations were boiled down to one best practice — for example, current best practices stress integrating students into the public system and government ownership over the sector, but this seemed to undermine the «both / and» approach: that formal and informal programs were necessary, given the scale of the crisis, and that international, national and local actors all have their own advantages and expertise to offer.

I mean, it's not really a fundamentally new idea and certainly I «flipped», for want of a better word, my classroom in 2006 seriously - that's when I first started saying to my students that anything I felt I really needed to explain to them I would do that in a podcast or a screencast and when we come together in the classroom, we'll do things that require togetherness.

Feelings of isolation may have been eliminated for teachers who were able to coordinate across subjects and quickly collaborate on reviewing students» progress as well as needed interventions.

To measure historical empathy, we included three statements on the survey with which students could express their level of agreement or disagreement: 1) I have a good understanding of how early Americans thought and felt; 2) I can imagine what life was like for people 100 years ago; and 3) When looking at a painting that shows people, I try to imagine what those people are thinking.

For a school, one of its top priorities is the well - being of its students, ensuring that they feel comfortable in a safe and secure environment.

If you are truly sorry (for hurting, making another student feel bad, being cruel, etc.), then the best way to show how you feel is by saying that you're sorry and really meaning it.

The argument for targeting assessments and interventions on where students are in their learning (rather than on where somebody wishes they were) is not an argument for lowering standards, providing success experiences or making students feel good.

Fay / Whaley: One of the best ways to help ELL students feel comfortable is to provide multiple opportunities for them to talk — with a partner, in a small group, to someone who speaks their native language, to the teachers.

Although gratitude intervention research is inconclusive, my students report feeling elevated when we conduct 90 seconds of «GNG,» a ritual where each student quickly shares good news or something for which they're grateful.

I feel so lucky to have shared this experience with 17 other educators who are constantly striving to do their very best for the students they work with and they inspire me to be a better teacher every day.

This is a great way for students to feel valued as well as learn from one another!

A researcher at Harvard surveyed 10,000 middle and high school students in 33 different schools around the nation about what they thought their folks cared about most: that they achieve at a high level, that they are happy (defined as «feeling good most of the time»), or that they care for others.

The best I could come up with at the end of last semester for my students, whom I absolutely adored, was that I felt like a bit less of a sellout for having left teaching in the Boston Public Schools in favor of the indulgences of Appian Way.

Celebrate your own success by taking time to see the difference you made for your students» achievement, behavior, and attitudes, and be mindful of how you feel when things go well.

When we are emotionally balanced and feeling appreciated and valued, we are better able to be present for our students and support their growth.

Also here PISA suggests that there is much teachers can do about this: Even after accounting for students» performance, gender and socioeconomic status, students who said their teacher adapts the lesson to the class's needs and knowledge were less likely to report feeling anxious when they are well prepared for a test, or to report that they get very tense when they study.

Even without fancy equipment, Engstrom said, the experience allowed students a chance to get a feel for what life was like long ago while gaining a better understanding of history.