Sentences with phrase «front of children actually»

Slowly, slowly, a small but persuasive body of work is emerging which raises curriculum to an object of pressing concern for educators, and expresses long overdue appreciation for the idea that the instructional materials we put in front of children actually matter to student outcomes.

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and how this actually fits the child in front of them in this day and age.

In US the rule of no kids in front seat is thought of protecting children when it's actually the opposite.

It can be tempting to stick the older sibling in front of the television or electronic tablet while putting the younger one to sleep, but the bright colors and sounds of a show can actually stimulate your older child and make sleep more difficult, reports ZerotoThree.org.

There was a time I feared there might exist some kind of parallel universe where children actually enjoyed and willingly ate the vegetables adults put in front of them.

Although it's not unusual for child actors to claim they grew up in front of the nation, few can actually say that they had someone literally documenting their life the way that director Richard Linklater (Before Midnight, 2013) does in his newest film, Boyhood.

I suggest they look at what their child is actually doing in front of screens and take that into account.

But conflating guidance for teachers with the work that's put in front of children is a lazy tactic meant to obscure the truth: Common Core's «new» approach to math isn't new, it's actually very understandable, and kids have already proven adept at grasping it — despite the higher level of rigor the standards demand of students, teachers, and parents.

A campaign fronted by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver had already brought about changes to the quality of food served in English schools - but less than half of children actually ate them, with many preferring packed lunches of variable nutritional quality.

He's not the only starry - eyed doofus who has combined delusions of grandeur with total cluelessness about the effort required to actually write a novel or screenplay and then get it in front of the public.In the thread of the same post at Writer Beware, children's author Kathleen Duey talked about the unsolicited - plot - idea people who want to share the profits 50/50.

Getting a new puppy can be an exciting time for children and they won't be likely to pay you any attention once the puppy is actually in front of them.

But when a stone cold sober person sits in front of me and ten to fifteen fellow felons and tries to convince me that he or she is a «safe speeder,» you have to wonder if there actually was one child left behind.

You know, like any parent on the first day it's quite upsetting seeing your little child and seeing them in their school uniform for the first time, aah, in front of the other kids too, it's aah, they actually look so tiny.

Alienating strategies include bad - mouthing or denigrating the other parent in front of the child (or within earshot), 2,3 limiting the child's contact with the other parent, 4 trying to erase the other parent from the child's mind (e.g., withholding pictures of the child with the other parent), 2 creating and perpetuating a belief the other parent is dangerous (when there is no evidence of actual danger), 2 forcing the child to reject the other parent, and making the child feel guilty if he or she talks about enjoying time with the other parent.2 The impact of these behaviors on children is devastating, but it also often has the opposite intended effect; parents who denigrate the other parent are actually less close with their children than those who do not.3

The group claims that when divorced parents put kids in the middle of a nasty divorce battle and constantly berate their ex in front of a child, the kid can become quite torn trying to maintain a relationship with either parent and in extreme cases, the group claims turning a child's mind against a parent can actually cause a definable mental illness.