Sentences with phrase «greatest teacher concern»

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He «was one of the first great teachers to proclaim the basic principle of individualism» the inviolate sanctity of man's soul, and the salvation of one's soul as one's first concern and highest goal,» but «when it came to the next question, a code of ethics to observe for the salvation of one's soul... Jesus (or perhaps His interpreters) gave men a code of altruism, that is, a code which told them that in order to save one's soul, one must love or help or live for others.

Although parents (and indeed governors and teachers) are often uneasy about early or explicit SRE or providing access to family planning services, their feelings are sometimes ambiguous due to a concern that, if they do not follow such a course, children will be at greater risk of underage pregnancy.

And then this happened: in the summer of 1933, the German church, to which I belonged as a member and a teacher, found itself in the greatest danger concerning its doctrine and order.

abortion as a standard part of health - care provision, insisting on programmes of sex education that promoted a range of sexual activities and downgraded marriage... all this and more gave great cause for concern and brought together a group of doctors, teachers, social workers and others anxious to take some action.

They believed there was a creator, but he didn't concern himself with our daily lives and he didn't communicate with us, and Jesus was a great teacher but he certainly wasn't divine.

Jesus Christ in that idea of Christianity plays the part of the great teacher and prophet who enunciated the truths with which Christians are concerned, but who is not Himself the center of their worship and their service.

Most teachers are great about sharing their email addresses and phone numbers so that parents may express their concerns outside of regular school hours.

«Our members are very knowledgable about education issues, and while there is great concern about the implementation of the Common Core and the over-reliance on testing, there are many other issues that are front - burner for NYSUT members,» he said, listing concerns over the property tax cap, equitable school funding, the teacher evaluation system and the statewide expansion of pre-kindergarten.

89 % of teachers cite excessive workload as the greatest concern they have about their job.

UNESCO proclaimed 5 October to be World Teachers» Day in 1994, celebrating the great step made for teachers on October 5, 1966, when a special intergovernmental conference convened by UNESCO in Paris adopted the UNESCO / ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, in cooperation with Teachers» Day in 1994, celebrating the great step made for teachers on October 5, 1966, when a special intergovernmental conference convened by UNESCO in Paris adopted the UNESCO / ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, in cooperation with teachers on October 5, 1966, when a special intergovernmental conference convened by UNESCO in Paris adopted the UNESCO / ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, in cooperation with Teachers, in cooperation with the ILO.

I am further extremely concerned that the potential for a greater reliance on testing exists for both our students and teachers as part of these proposals.

Caroline Wright, BESA director said, «British teachers are world - leaders in the use of educational - technology in the classroom so it is of great concern that pupils are being denied access to innovative and effective digital learning because of poor internet connectivity in more than half of the UK's schools.

«All parents would rightly assume that a graduate teacher is at the required standard and confident to take their place in a school when they enter the profession; what is of greater concern is that beginning teachers must receive the ongoing mentoring support and professional learning to allow them to be the best they can be.»

The quality of feedback from sources other than a teacher is of great concern, especially as it relates to online learning programs.

Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT, said: «Teachers and school leaders take very seriously their duty of care to their students and it is clear there is a great deal of concern in the profession about the gulf in the availability of expert psychological support and counselling for pupils with mental health needs.

Nearly one in five (19 per cent) of disabled teachers said excessive workload was their main concern with regards to their job and 22 per cent said the pressures of the job and workload were most likely to have the greatest bearing on whether or not they would be working as a teacher in five years» time.

«Maths was fine, but basically [the students] were levelling off and the area of greatest concern was the high achieving students were staying very static,» Weckert tells Teacher.

However, the most significant concern I hear from prospective candidates and veteran teachers is they want their efforts and opinions to matter and be respected by all members of the greater community.

In light of these findings, Plan UK is calling for greater support for teachers to prevent incidents of unwanted sexual contact, as well as high - quality statutory sex and relationships education to teach young people about issues of consent and healthy relationships, and ensuring bullying policies address gender and sexual violence, providing a safe environment for pupils to report concerns.

The survey of 800 teachers, conducted in March 2013, found strong support for the standards, a great deal of concern about districts» inadequate work to successfully implement the standards, and overwhelming support for a moratorium on consequences until the implementation is in place.

What will be of great concern to parents is that 90 % of teachers believe that preparation for SATs negatively impacts on children's wellbeing, mental health and self - confidence.

In the end, I believe John shares my deep concern that the great potential of feedback and evaluation systems to improve the quality of teaching will be lost if their sole purpose becomes teacher accountability.

«We have used high stakes accountability to its limits; the challenges of the next five years all concern investment in capacity — school places, great teachers and great leaders.

Brian Lightman, leader of the ASCL head teachers» union, said his greatest concern was about the proposed syllabus changes.

Given the struggles states have had with matching curricula to standards — largely a consequence of the very cookie - cutter approach of allowing districts and teachers to develop their own curricula to meet them — this is a concern that Common Core supporters should address with greater candor than they have.

Although fewer people entered teacher preparation programs during the Great Recession, of greater concern is the number of teachers leaving the profession.

Working with their teachers and CSEE staff, the students identified the two areas of greatest concern to the student population: quality of food in the cafeteria and hygiene in the bathrooms.

While some prominent figures from this second group (e.g., Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers union) supported the Common Core in theory, its implementation — especially coupling the Common Core standards and assessments to new teacher evaluation systems — has been the source of a great deal of concern.

Unsurprisingly, since they come with a significant potential price tag, the two bills that seem to be of greatest concern to colleges and universities are the proposed degree warranty program and the requirement to provide stipends to mentor teachers.

Wouldn't it be great if all parties concerned — parents, students, teachers and administrators — were willing to work hard to provide the best possible educational process?

Committee Chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander (R - TN) questioned Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers and Dr. Nora Gordon from the McCourt School of Public Policy about their about her greatest concerns with the language.

As Borko and Putnam (this volume) state in the first chapter, there is a great deal of concern that teachers and schools are failing to help children acquire the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that are crucial for life outside school and in the workplace.

As with classroom teachers, there are increasing concerns about the difficulty in recruiting to leadership positions and that challenge is often most acutely felt in areas with poor results where strong leadership could have the greatest impact.

Although value - added is one of the more advanced statistical approaches, researchers have raised concerns about its reliability, as well as potential unintended consequences, such as demoralizing teachers and placing greater emphasis on standardized tests.

Visual - Spatial Learners often cause great concern to the classroom teacher, and the parent at home.

There is a major concern in the United States about the loss of 2.2 million teachers in the next ten years; the rate of retiring supervisors and administrators will be greater.

This will be a great opportunity to discuss teacher and parent concerns as well as ways in which we can support each other and build a movement towards enabling schools that our students deserve.

Owing to a short stint working at The Rainbow Children, I have great exposure in providing support to lead teachers where meeting the needs of special students is concerned — I possess a diploma in inclusive education which I believe will be of interest to you as well.

Concerning concurrent validity, results confirmed a great association between teacher - rating SBS and the other concurrent measures.

There is also greater concern about affordable housing among the working class (65 percent) than for public servants such as teachers, firefighters or police (55 percent).

I can appreciate your concerns about the parking lot but I think of the reviews said it best it is about the quality of education and great teachers.