Sentences with phrase «first aim of education»

Norman Cousins describes humanizing education: «The first aim of education should not be to prepare young people for careers but to enable them to develop respect for life.

Reflection on the obvious irrationality of continuing race prejudice may help to make clear our central theme that the first aim of education should be the awakening of devotion to what is good, in order that growth in knowledge and skill may serve some valuable purpose.

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You've written that the first aim of theological education is not to teach pastoral skills or to mold scholars but to convey «wisdom» about «the believer's existence and action in the world.»

In The Function of Reason (1929), thirteen years after he had first considered the theory in «The Aims of Education,» the rhythm motif returns:

And in the course of that inquiry they quickly discover that education is so closely connected with the life of a community that queries about the aims of teaching and learning can not be answered unless ideas about the character and the purposes of the society in which it is carried on are clarified first of all.

The second, third, and fourth themes from The Aims of Education flow directly from the first.

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An information sheet which explained the aim of the project was posted to all expectant parents who registered for antenatal education prior to their first class.

After struggling to nurse her first child due to a lack of knowledge and community resources, she decided to continue her post-graduate education as a breastfeeding peer counselor and aims to provide breastfeeding support to families in her county once certified.

We aim to provide education, training and support to parents and babies, increasing the health and wellbeing of families, using infant massage, baby health care guidance and first aid techniques.

«Since her first child entered the City's public school system ten years ago, Ann Kittredge has immersed herself in learning about the many different facets of educational policy and has dedicated a great deal of her time and effort to volunteer projects aimed at improving the education experience of our children,» Borough President Katz said.

A program aimed at reducing behavior problems in order to boost academic achievement has improved performance in math and reading among low - income kindergartners and first graders, according to a study by researchers at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

In the first three and a half weeks of its launch, Kaiser reported that 250 arts organizations contacted the Kennedy Center for its pro bono help, which will include a new arts in education program, slated to pilot in the Lafayette, La., schools next year, that aims to reshape the current, episodic nature of children's arts education.

First published aged 70, Lotte is now 80 and enjoying the release of this fabulous book aimed at those children in Key Stage Two in Primary Education who are learning about WW2.

Aim High offers its students — primarily low - income, first - generation, immigrant youth — small classrooms and a range of curriculum, from STEM courses and environmental education to career exploration and conversations around social justice.

«Different Drummers: How Teachers of Teachers View Public Education» reveals what may be the heart of the problem: The public's aims are not achieved because teachers are taught that other educational aims should come first.

The aim, to replace every secondary school with a modern, purpose built premise has, in my opinion, delivered many first class establishments where pupils have been encouraged in their education through the provision of great environments in which to learn.

This special report — the first in an e-learning series from the technology team at Education Week Digital Directions — aims to highlight the progress made in the e-learning arena, as well as the administrative, funding, and policy barriers that some experts say are slowing the growth of this form of eEducation Week Digital Directions — aims to highlight the progress made in the e-learning arena, as well as the administrative, funding, and policy barriers that some experts say are slowing the growth of this form of educationeducation.

A first - of - its kind event in education research, the Forum aimed to connect the science and scholarship of education research to policy and practice emphasizing the value of diverse expertise.

The event was billed as both a follow - up to the January White House summit aimed at boosting low - income enrollment in higher education as well as a continuation of the first lady's initiative — dubbed «Reach Higher» — to promote college enrollment.

This first wave of Opportunity Areas has been backed by a significant # 72 million spending aimed at supporting local education providers and communities to address the challenges they face compared with more affluent areas.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama's «Reach Higher» initiative aimed to inspire every student across the country to take charge of their future by completing their education past high school.

Since 2014, the Michigan College Access Network has organized College Decision Day as a statewide event, an adaption of National College Signing Day, a program of the First Lady's Reach Higher initiative aimed to inspire every student across the country to take charge of their future by completing their education past high school.

Since 2014, the Michigan College Access Network has organized College Decision Day as a statewide event, an adaption of National College Signing Day, a program of former First Lady Michelle Obama's Reach Higher initiative aimed to inspire every student across the country to take charge of their future by continuing, and completing, their education past high school.

National School Board Group Seeks Curbs on U.S. Ed Secretary The National School Boards Association and its 90,000 members are sponsoring legislation aimed at curbing the authority of the U.S. Secretary of Education — an outgrowth likely stemming from the group's chilly relationship with the Obama administration during the president's first term.

ASCD presents the first in a series of forums aimed at fostering dialogue among policymakers, the media, and the education community on complex issues in education policy and practice.

Holyport will be England's first boarding Free School and aims to offer a traditional education to children from a variety of backgrounds, particularly the most deprived.

That is the aim of the first federal education law in this nation, the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), and NCLB was the first version of that law to change education law in this nation, the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), and NCLB was the first version of that law to change Education Act (ESEA), and NCLB was the first version of that law to change the goal.

The first university - run state school opens in Birmingham next year, aiming to offer its students the equivalent of a # 30,000 a year private school education.

He has previously worked in the field of education in numerous capacities; first for San Francisco Unified School District as a AVID tutor / classroom assistant, and years after he worked at an Education based non-profit, Aim High for High School, both as an in classroom teacher and then transferred over into an administrative role in the Development / fundraising deeducation in numerous capacities; first for San Francisco Unified School District as a AVID tutor / classroom assistant, and years after he worked at an Education based non-profit, Aim High for High School, both as an in classroom teacher and then transferred over into an administrative role in the Development / fundraising deEducation based non-profit, Aim High for High School, both as an in classroom teacher and then transferred over into an administrative role in the Development / fundraising department.

Plans for the bill were first reported by Education Week's Politics K - 12 blog, which notes that the bill aims to cut more than half of all ESEA - authorized programs.

First, policies aimed at increasing postsecondary degree attainment by encouraging college enrollment are likely to be unproductive, given that students who are currently not enrolling in postsecondary education have very low predicted probabilities of completion, due to their low academic preparedness.

-- JLR has set - up a first of its kind fully - owned production plant in Itatiaia, Brazil — The plant will produce the popular Range Rover Evoque and Discovery Sport models — It also houses the Education Business Partnership Centre that nurtures the next generation automotive engineers — JLR aims to encourage children to consider automotive industry as a career option — The plant promises to be the most advanced Emissions Conformity and Certification facility in South America

Digital textbook companies like CourseSmart and Kno recently launched innovative, interactive dashboards that help increase student learning outcomes by providing valuable feedback on how students engage with course material, but McGraw - Hill High Education announced today that its launch of such a dashboard is aimed at a very specific demographic of students.SCOREboard, the latest McGraw - Hill platform, is the first of its kind learning tool that helps students prepare for Advanced Placement courses and exams.

This was the first time they'd discussed education and pretended to be high - minded students of a similar kind — to have different aims that somehow nobly overlapped and converged in this location, despite the signals to the contrary.

Google has announced first Chrome OS based tablet as Apple prepares to launch a cheaper version of iPad aimed at the education market.

But efforts aimed at eradication can be successful only if the public is properly prepared first, and even then eradication will likely have to be continuously applied, while at the same time keeping up with the public education campaign and enforcement of state statutes and local government ordinances aimed at reducing the flow of new cats into the wild.

A new partnership between developer Creative Assembly and the East London Arts and Music Acadamy has been announced today with the aim of being the first «industry - led» further education video games design course.

Proof of that is the recent and sudden resignation of Shawn Atleo as the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, over disagreement among the chiefs about moving forward on government bill aimed at reforming aboriginal education.

But some First Nations groups have been critical of Atleo for supporting a Conservative government bill aimed at reforming aboriginal education.

The Chromebook Tab 10 is the first Chrome OS slate and is aimed at the education market, with an OP1 CPU with 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB of on - board storage.

Google showcases the very first tablet that runs on its Chrome OS platform with the arrival of the Acer Chromebook Tab 10 aimed at education.

Dr Milroy's post was first published for onthewards on 3 July 2016 and can be read at its original location at Everyday closing the gap. onthewards.org is a free open access medical education website and not for profit organisation that aims to improve the availability of resources for medical students and junior doctors.

In 2007, the FIRST 5 of Santa Clara County Commission joined forces with the Mexican American Community Services Agency to develop the Fatherhood / Male Collaborative, which seeks to develop programs and services that help fathers become positive influences for their families and children, including parenting workshops, job training, and education, and child visitation and child support assistance.69 FIRST 5 of San Mateo County has implemented a Dad's Workgroup, which consists of representatives from across state and county agencies to determine fatherhood engagement strategies for at - risk fathers, as well as a «Daddy's Tool Bag» DVD that aims to provide fathers with the support and confidence to develop secure attachment with their young children.70

Although many group psychotherapy resources exist, a new book entitled The College Counselor's Guide to Group Psychotherapy by Routledge Press is the first of its kind that aims to capture group, as we know it in higher education and in the context of college counseling centers.

The collective program of PSAs is aimed at connecting first - time homebuyers with experienced RE / MAX agents for education about the home buying process and to learn how they can become eligible for an FHA loan and for the tax credit before it expires on November 30, 2009.

BOSTON — Fleet Financial Group has launched an education and savings program aimed at helping first - timers break through two major barriers to homeownership — a lack of information on the financing process and a lack of funds for a downpayment and closing costs.

And earlier Thursday, Wells Fargo rolled out its own 3 % down lending program, partnering with Fannie Mae and Self - Help, with the aim of offering consumers lower out - of - pocket costs, expanding the lender's credit criteria and pushing homebuyer education to help more first - time homebuyers and low - to moderate - income families achieve «sustainable homeownership.»