There are few benefits to
having them in the classroom at all, and there are many students that get very distracted by them.
Not exact matches
«We
've been very conscious about going after specific markets to attract the balance that we want
in the
classroom,» says Greg Richards, director of the MBA program
at Telfer.
One day Jennings and Snyder were sitting
in the second - floor
classroom they
had commandeered, staring
at rolled - out sheets containing the diagrams of ENIAC's many units, when a man came
in to inspect some construction.
At the time I was actively pursuing a BS
in Business Management, but the pace was too slow for me — I didn't
have another three years to wait and learn, so I started using all the resources available to me on line and
in the
classroom.
Have a looksee
at the videos below to learn how the money raised will be used to benefit children
in classrooms around the world.
But I discovered that these young innovators were far more intrinsically motivated, and when I looked
at the pattern of what parents and teachers
had both done to encourage intrinsic motivation, I found a kind of remarkable emphasis
in the
classrooms and among the parents of play, passion and purpose.
In my time
at DTS, though, I
have only come across a handful of students who
have reached this level of
classroom etiquette.
His renegade streak extends to Seyler's
classroom at the Grandview Park Baptist School
in gritty East Des Moines, where he
has painted so many brightly colored quotes and pictures onto the walls that it looks like a pop artist's studio.
The head of Catholics
in England and Wales
has spoken of his «utter shock and sadness»
at the killing of a teacher stabbed to death
in her
classroom at Corpus Christi Catholic college
in Leeds yesterday.
She also points to the revolutionary educational possibilities: «Other applications involve things
in the
classroom, where students are able to not just see a picture of Niagara Falls or some alien world like Venus — we
have maps from our various spacecrafts of Mars and Venus that
would allow students not just to hear about far - off places, but will allow them to scroll around the world
at will.»
Kernan was a graduate student
in 1951 when William F. Buckley, Jr.'s God and Man
at Yale created a sensation by (
in Kernan's words) arguing «provocatively and brilliantly that the administration and faculty of Yale, despite Yale's
having been founded on religion and being still supported by free enterprise, were systematically teaching atheism and socialism
in the
classroom.»
I
have encountered more profound and straightforward discussions of ethics
in patrol cars than I
have heard
in university
classrooms or
at academic religious conferences.
I
would absolutely support the creationism to be taught as long as every version according to every religion (of
at least all the kids
in the school) is taught
in the
classroom.
How can you
have great se - x when the only se - x you are allowed to
have is after you're married, but you can't even discuss it
in a
classroom without someone flippin out
at the school?
After a quiet summer off from
classroom duties,
at a safe distance from multinational corporations, secularized businessmen, and the as - yet - unredeemed American economic system, maybe — if this survey is accurate — the seminary professors will come back a little closer to This World and this world than they
've been
in the past.
Van Buren
has looked
at the
classroom in his article «Christian Education Post Mortem Dei.»
Pupils should be given information about abortion
in the
classroom because many do not discuss it
at home, teachers
have heard.
It goes without saying that these
would be such a sweet treat to bake up for friends and loved ones on Valentine's Day, and they
would no doubt be a huge hit
at classroom Valentine's Day parties (those were the best
in elementary school!).
However, Prop 42 will go into effect
at a time when federal financial aid for education is drying up; there will be fewer dollars for deserving, underprivileged youngsters who
have excelled
in the
classroom, much less for academically marginal athletes.
It might seem aggressive, but
in all reality the kids who show up
in my
classroom as freshmen who are
having those conversations
at home don't need to be convinced that school matters.
The results of a recent randomized trial of CSRP showed that children who spent their prekindergarten year
in a CSRP Head Start
classroom had,
at the end of the school year, substantially higher attention skills, greater impulse control, and better performance on executive - function tasks than did children
in a control group.
As her report put it: «The research suggests that, while there may be little return to trying to make students more gritty as a way of being (i.e.,
in ways that
would carry over to all aspects of their lives
at all times and across contexts), students can be influenced to demonstrate perseverant behaviors — such as persisting
at academic tasks, seeing big projects through to completion, and buckling down when schoolwork gets hard —
in response to certain
classroom contexts and under particular psychological conditions.»
While I
've always felt that Waldorf teaching was my life's calling and absolutely loved my time
in the
classroom, I was looking for a way to put my expertise and love for Waldorf education to use
in a new way - one that
would allow me to continue working to promote Waldorf Education
in the world, but also give me more time
at home.
The crew is all skiing (well, excepting those who are
in high school
classrooms at the moment, but be assured they get plenty of weekend time on the slopes), and as always, I
have grand hopes for my Tuesday's
at home.
But a recent study by Joseph Allen, a psychology professor
at the University of Virginia, and Robert C. Pianta, the dean of the education school there, demonstrates that when teachers are trained
in how to create a better environment
in the
classroom, that can
have a measurable effect on student performance.
While my background is
in education and not
in retail or business, I do know and love the products I am selling,
having used them
in my
classroom or
at home with my children for more than fifteen years.
But the last biting incident he
had at school set into motion a chain of events that led us to a great child development specialist, who sent us to a kick - ass occupational therapist and also helped us find a therapeutic aide for him
in the
classroom.
I
have had conversations with fellow moms and felt that my kids are not only
in a different
classroom, but that they are not even
at the same school, because I
have only a peripheral interest
in their homework.
Through my writings (books, scholarly articles, popular articles, and website), my lectures
at conferences (for physicians, lactation consultants, health departments, and LLL groups), and my university
classroom teaching (I manage to work this material into every class, no matter what the official topic might be), I
have been able to pass along the lessons I learned from LLL to thousands of people, who
in turn
have passed them along.
Being bold with language
has a positive social effect
in children and your child will feel smart and confident when speaking both
at home and
in the
classroom, eliminating potential frustration.
These
would be great to make
in classrooms or
at home with your toddler or preschooler to give to someone special.
Like all our activities the investigations
in the book are safe and simple to carry out using materials you probably already
have in the
classroom or
at home.
Girls
in the
classroom need to recognize that their voice matters, that their voice needs to be heard not just by the teacher but by the boys
in the room, and that they deserve a seat
at the table, that they deserve to
have value.
Kourtney Ferrua liked what was happening
at Grandhaven, and thought breakfast -
in - the -
classroom would be a good fit for her students
at Wascher as well.
Early planning also allowed plenty of time to identify obstacles and find solutions;
at Wascher, this meant relocating garbage cans, a slight adjustment to the custodial schedule, and creating a leadership team of students — fourth - and fifth - graders who
would be
in charge of delivering breakfast to the
classrooms in the morning.
Purvis presented the BIC concept
at end - of - year meetings, explaining to school stakeholders the implementation process, schedule changes, and what each group's role
would be; she also took questions, and presented film of another district's breakfast -
in - the -
classroom program.
«Everyone on my staff was all - for breakfast -
in - the -
classroom, so I didn't
have to sell it
at all,» said Spellman.
I told her he wasn't supposed to be
in anything but a Special Ed contained
classroom and she told me that his
classroom was «unable to take attendance» (which makes no sense but whatever) so he
would arrive
at school, go into the General Education
classroom (during the most unstructured time of day), stay for a few minutes and then go to his Special Ed
classroom.
Our kids
have a reward system that they use
in their
classrooms at school that seems to work great so the hubby suggested that I make one similar so I designed and cut one using my Cricut Explore.
I
had a former Superintendent who commented, «Some of those kids will mess around
in the gym, run around, and
at the last minute they'll grab their breakfast and go to the
classroom.»
Polk County Public Schools
have lot of great programming, including breakfast -
in - the -
classroom (Polk County received Partners for Breakfast
in the
Classroom grant back
in SY 2012 - 13) and a «What's That Wednesday» program where students learn about new foods; additionally, Polk
has implemented CEP
at 109 sites which
has had a positive impact on participation.
My thought is that until society changes, it will be a up - hill battle to convince children that the healthful choices they see
at school cafeterias are great when outside of school many are seeing and eating the less - than - healthful choices
in many of the ways we
've talked about here before:
classrooms, athletic practices, homes because parents are busy, don't
have access to fresh foods and more.
But the main important thing is that the kids
in these
classrooms have a full tummy, with foods that are healthy and nutritious for them, and we know they are going to be able to learn, and pay attention, and when they go home
at night they don't
have to worry about whether they will
have breakfast the next morning because they will
have it
in their
classroom.
This gives your child a well - rounded experience they can not get
in an institutionalised
classroom in which 20 or 30 kids
have to be looked after and taught
at the same time.
«the care and dedication of individual teachers»...» the loving approach of the teachers»...» the personal attention my child receives
in the
classroom»...» the depth
in teaching the developing human being»... «that the teachers and staff are well - acquainted with my child and every concern I
've had about my child
has been met with the staff's full attention, concern, and capability to professionally address the matter
at hand»... «how the teachers «hold» each child and class»...» mindfulness toward the children's needs»... «love that the teacher stays with the child through 8th grade»
To remedy this problem, some districts, particularly those
in large urban areas,
have adopted universal,
in - class breakfast programs whereby all students are able to obtain and eat a free breakfast
in their
classrooms at the start of the school day.
From methods taught
in the
classroom to techniques used by major retailers to bring
in the big bucks, I
've tested them all to see what works and what doesn't when it comes to selling handmade
at craft fairs.
Faculty members
at the Waldorf School of Garden City are gifted teachers who
have dedicated themselves to working closely with students
in and out of the
classroom.
Here
in Houston we
've already implemented the same program district - wide, and for those unfamiliar with it, «
in - class breakfast» means just that: children receive a free breakfast (regardless of economic need) and bring it into their
classrooms to eat
at their desks as the school day begins.
So I think this
would be a great one to do
in the preschool
classroom or
at home with your own kids.