Sentences with phrase «generation students grew»

Many first - generation students grew up in another country.

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Now the generation of students that grew up performing lockdown drills in school are echoing those calls in their own schools and communities.

However, I'm 36, and grew up in the last generation of High School students who had to get updates and spread gossip the old - fashioned way — by a locker, between classes.

That said, Turow found «there are a lot of unknowns for this generation: we grew up in the recession, we've got a trillion dollars in student loan debt, we don't trust our government (the first political event I can remember is the Lewinsky scandal, and then the Gore versus Bush election, when the popular vote did not get the presidency).»

FSPs will see us grow the capability of new generation of researchers and allow Australia to attract the best students and experts to work with us on future science.

The current generation of students has grown up with technology and want to use it in every aspect of their daily lives — including school.

This next generation of students is growing up in a world not only where learning is ubiquitous, but also where talking to devices — asking them questions and giving them instructions — is commonplace.

Today's school children and students are the first generation of true «digital natives» — also known as «millennials» - who have grown up with technology.

In today's bring - your - own - device (BYOD) learning environment, a generation of students have grown up with handheld devices.

Indeed, the OLPC experiment debunked the popular myth that students of this generation are «digital natives» because they grew up with computers and technological devices.

The current generation of American public - school students has grown up in the era of centralized, standardized data.

issued a call - to - action for school leaders around the country to commit to growing the next generation of American makers, by committing to dedicate a space, designate a champion, and showcase student work.

Having grown up in a technology - rich world in which the Internet, email, instant messaging, cell phones, DVDs, and digital music are part of their experience from childhood, these students view information, communication, and community very differently from prior generations.

PDK International strives to be a leader in a movement aimed at changing the narrative about teaching by investing in helping communities grow their next generation of educators to transform public education, especially for our most vulnerable students.

As the founding, President and CEO of Florida Virtual School she and her team grew the organization from a handful of students in 1996 to a highly acclaimed online school using personalized, next generation learning solutions.

This is the last backpack generation — the last generation of students that will need to carry backpacks around, as mobile devices start to replace the textbooks, binders, notebooks, and tools we grew up carrying (Walker).

PDK's contribution to building the next generation of educators has been to create Educators Rising, a national network launched in 2015 to support existing grow - your - own efforts aimed at attracting and supporting high school students interested in becoming teachers.

Teachers may fear they are falling behind, that the generation gap between them and their students is large and growing larger.

Students are then challenged to produce a crop of plants that can grow everywhere in a field by taking advantage of the small variation in root type from one generation to the next.

Young teachers today say that they are less motivated than previous generations by a career in which their work responsibilities do not change over the course of their employment.16 Moreover, young teachers want to receive frequent feedback on their teaching, and they want to be rewarded for proving their ability to help students learn.17 Career pathways can provide young teachers with the feedback and mentorship that they report are lacking.18 Additional pathways can provide opportunities for these teachers to grow and excel, which is critical in order to increase student achievement and retain great teachers.

Many of the white students who benefit from having a black male teacher will grow up to influence policy, police neighborhoods, and raise a new generation.

Since opening our doors in August 2013, we are helping grow the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders, self - propelled students who know how to imagine new opportunities, take initiative and risks, and solve problems.

Kevin Barry, the President of Fidelity Workplace Investing, issued the following statement for the press release: «The Student Debt Employer Contribution program addresses a growing need across all generations struggling with student loans, in a «one - stop» experience for employers.Student Debt Employer Contribution program addresses a growing need across all generations struggling with student loans, in a «one - stop» experience for employers.student loans, in a «one - stop» experience for employers.»

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As interest rates rise, bank fees grow and the country's largest generation struggles with crippling student loan debt, the best place to put your money is something you need to know whether you're 18 or 88.

We at Generation Progress — the national youth engagement arm of the Center for American Progress — have been engaged in a multi-year campaign comprised of dozens of organizations dedicated to tackling the crippling and ever - growing issue of student loan debt in America.

The same could be true of the next generation of lawyers and their current legal research professors.2 We have likely reached a point at which our frames of reference diverge sufficiently that we don't share a common reference point for approaching the structure of legal research.3 Arguably, the tech - saturated millennials need a solid research foundation more than any generation before them.4 Yet many of them regard our legal research instruction as cumbersome or outdated.5 Having grown up using intuitive electronic devices, and using them to good advantage, 6 many modern law students resist legal research methods that require rigidity, formality, or — worst of all — a trip to a print library.7 Indeed, many of them are downright «mistrustful both of physical libraries and of those who extol their virtues.»

This is an extraordinary time to be in the field of law,» said Tapscott, adding that the current generation of students have grown up collaborating online and will be entering the field of law expecting to work this way.

For a generation of students that grew up using the web and social networks and is addicted to a constant stream of information, the interactive part is what makes learning something that grabs students» attention.

Fleming, who grew up in Mississippi, said he tries to inspire students by explaining the struggle that ensured voting rights for African - Americans, after generations of barriers to voting.

Planned Parenthood Generation Action is an opportunity for student activists to grow as leaders in our advocacy and organizing work, including the chance for college credit or stipends.

The survey additionally found that a growing number of millennials and younger boomer buyers have children living at home; student debt is common among Gen X and boomer households; more millennials are buying outside the city; and younger generations are more likely to use a real estate agent.

«Modern professionals have student debt, less earning potential than previous generations, a growing craving for real - world connections away from curated lives on social media feeds, and no longer value home ownership as a status symbol.