Sentences with phrase «making about this critical issue»

Included in this toolkit are applications materials, based on the research findings, that can help engage the public in understanding children's mental health, thereby improving the public conversation and decision making about this critical issue.

Not exact matches

If you can make yourself believe that God is on your side then you don't have to do any critical thinking about the issues or candidates.

Hoylman's Democratic colleague Daniel Squadron, who represents Lower Manhattan and portions of Brooklyn and is the lead sponsor on GENDA, said the group's decision «makes me concerned about advocacy on the many outstanding critical LGBT issues moving forward,» mentioning specifically that bill, Hoylman's «conversion therapy» measure, and statewide social service spending.

Sen. Joe Griffo, a Utica Republican, made some unusually critical comments about Gov. David Paterson last Friday, accusing the Democratic governor of dragging his feet on issues surrounding the almost - historically late state budget because he's «bitter» and more interested in remaining relevant than making deals.

He's made a reputation for being cantankerous by very openly issuing a rejoinder to Léa Seydoux, the star of his Cannes Palme d'Or winner Blue Is the Warmest Color, after she accused him of mistreatment during the shoot; he's also notoriously prickly about critical responses.

Our plan is grounded in the following two premises: 1) When purposefully synchronized with one another across multiple forms of media («cross-media»), children's and adolescents» exposure to high quality youth - oriented social and ethical story content, i.e. stories of substance specifically about character development, compassion, and courage (CCC), is a powerful way to promote youth academic achievement and ethical values; 2) Especially if these stories, told and «read» across media, in their various genres (human interest, biography, history and historical fiction, civic engagement, coming of age, social change, spiritual awakening, moral issues, etc.), are «taught» by «educators» (broadly defined) using an «evidence - based» pedagogy that A) makes use of peer to peer, and adult facilitated group discussion and debate as a primary form of instruction, and B) takes advantage of access to the texts of the story that are made available cross-media (narratives, scripts, videos, etc.) to foster students» critical thinking and ethical reflection skills.

, a few hip videos, some game - based learning, and a couple hands - on projects, you can not only inform your students about civic issues, teach critical thinking, and squeeze in media literacy, you can get them excited about their own potential for making change in the world.

Usually, it's all about «yeah we will make a simple tool», then «OMG we have serious technical issues», then «Ok, we don't have any solution, those issues are now critical», then «hey look at what others are doing, let's check the quality of the files made by big groups who are outsourcing in India», and finally «ok, those issues are not critical after all, same crap as what those big groups do, crap is the norm».

But that assumption is not considered critical (just about any kind of analysis anywhere makes assumptions, and this assumption is less damaging then many), With results this strong there is litte chance that this is an issue.

With climate change becoming increasingly threatening, and decreasingly talked about in the media, we wanted to find a way to bring this critical issue back into the headlines whilst making people laugh.

You can watch Richard speak at Scripps about The Forgiving Air, «weav [ing] critical findings in climate science into a compelling story, making the most important issues of our time understandable to all,» here.

Furthermore, given the serious accusations Watts et al. make about the integrity of NOAA's temperature analysis, it's critical NOAA be given the opportunity to respond just as they did the last time Watts issued such a challenge in 2009.

However, our confidence in our ability to make reasonably accurate predictions and persuasive arguments, and to carefully manage risk, can be shattered when our highest local court suddenly rules on a critical and already controversial issue and we can not agree about what the ruling means.

Washington, DC About Blog The National Women's Health Network improves the health of all women by developing and promoting a critical analysis of health issues in order to affect policy and support consumer decision - making.

India About Blog India's largest platform for young people to express themselves on critical issues - making best use of new media and online journalism.