Sentences with phrase «not hold teachers»

During the last legislative session, lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo agreed for two years to not hold teachers accountable for test results turned in by their students.

Delaware also does not hold its teacher education programs accountable for the quality of preparation that their students receive, nor does it identify low - performing teacher - preparation programs or publish passing rates or rankings by institution.

But it does not hold teacher - preparation programs accountable for the performance of their graduates in the classroom.

and you can't hold teachers in the capital to the same standards as, say, those in the remote mountains of Chiapas.

At the same time, it is not unreasonable to expect teachers to demonstrate competence rather than simply tether ability to years of service.That can be done in many ways, though I wouldn't hold teachers responsible for the shortcomings of parents and community by using test scores.

Not exact matches

Also, I couldn't quite get this into words as I was writing before, so: I am believe that I am correct in my view of Scripture as it has been handed down to me from teachers, preachers, writers and others; I believe that I am correct in my beliefs about who God is, and about His self - revelation, in the same way that all people believe that the opinions they hold are true.

Therefore church members should not be excommunicated for this view but elders and pastors and seminary and college teachers should be expected to hold the more fully biblical view of grace.»

Though this ringing silence on the subject would have been typically Lutheran — as Luther saw it, the works of humankind appear attractive and good, but they are likely to be mortal sins — I suspect that my Sunday school teachers weren't holding back out of any Reformation - based fear of «works righteousness.»

For example, my university did not officially recognize Jewish holidays, but 1/3 to 1/2 of the class would miss those days so, many teachers cancelled class or held some other form of class (like a review session or a Q and A session).

The ones listening have not been the «establishment», or the intellectuals but, by and large, the humble and grateful people of God — loyal priests desperately trying to hold the line in their parishes, seminarians despised by their professors, Anglican converts seeking the clear truth, devout teachers in our schools, prayerful parishioners, and members of the new movements have been enthusiastic for this teaching.

My 6th grade teacher, a nun, said that all of the Christian churches would unite before the end, I guess we shouldn't hold our breath.

Those who bewail the abstractions of theology teachers will be surprised to know of these churchly concerns in systematics classes, as will the Atlantic readers who were recently led to believe that «the hands that shape the souls» of the next generation of pastors do not hold hymnals.

Finally, a vertical group composed of two trustees, administrators, teachers, parents, excellent students, and failing or dropout students is held on the theme: «Our schools: What I like and don't like about them, and what I want them to be.

Thus almost all of the church's teachers have held that the existence of God is knowable, if not indeed demonstrable, even to reason, and that the dependence of all things on their primal cause is as definitely affirmed by the truest philosophy as by a theology whose source is the Christian revelation.

If you want to define me as a false teacher, not a true Christian, etc., etc., you are certainly free to do that, and I don't hold it against you.

In terms of structure, however, it seems likely that the people who bore various titles in the first century — such as bishop or elder or healer or teacher — were not «officials» holding formal offices, as the bishops, elders, and deacons came to do in the early second century.

Similarly Paul was a called apostle, legitimately recognized by the community as a teacher of faith, yet he approached the Corinthians with exceptional empathic affinity: «Do not think we are dictating the terms of your faith; your hold on your faith is secure enough.

Not many of the cases have held against street preachers or against Christian preaching being classified as hate speech... but the very fact that these cases are being brought and that there are real cases of teachers being sacked or from the health service... I think it is under threat, yes.»

Jesus Christ's wisdom You believing something doesn't make it true I'm not holding my breath You own those labels Humble yourself and ask Jesus for forgiveness Reprobate minds Jesus told us he would give you reprobate minds After their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears Satan's lies causes confusion Atheists write this garbage Satan is death You are fooling yourself if you don't tell gays they suffer for eternity Tortured for eternity Pathetic Blame it on the Christians for having the guts to tell idiots God's truth Your father Satan End of days taught in Jesus» truth is nothing new to Christians Another rock.

In this manner the Teacher thrusts the learner away from him, precisely by serving as a reminder; only that the learner, in thus being thrust back upon himself, does not discover that he knew the Truth already, but discovers his Error; with respect to which act of consciousness the Socratic principle holds, that the Teacher is merely an occasion whoever he may be, even if he is a God.

By a vote of 9 - 8, the court held that Spain did not violate the European Convention on Human Rights when it declined to renew the contract of a public school teacher who had been offering classes in Catholicism.

I've been that last kid stuck in the room with the teacher, holding up everything because a task is taking you longer than it took everyone else and you don't know why you're so much slower than everybody else, but you're really trying.

This hasn't stopped advocates from trying to develop those measures — and even to hold teachers and schools accountable for students» performance on them.

Pope's organization, Challenge Success, advocates school policies such as holding final exams before winter break, not publishing college acceptance lists and taking steps to make teachers approachable.

On the other hand, while providing all of those supports, we understand if teachers and principals are not held accountable to high expectations for these children.

It's not uncommon to hold parent - teacher conferences on Sundays, she says, because many parents whose children attend John Jay juggle two or more jobs, working 16 - hour days six days a week at factories, restaurants and cleaning services.

When it comes to bullying, we should hold adults to a much higher code of conduct than children since child bullies do not have control over their target's physical or psychological health or future like adults do who may be in the powerful position of teacher or coach.

And I would go further to say that whole concept of holding teachers and students accountable for these skills doesn't make sense and isn't supported in the research.

Every learner driver wants a patient teacher — one who doesn't hold a grudge when they make a mistake and is positive about even the smallest success.

«Teachers report to me that a growing number of children can not form letters or even hold a pencil,» he continued.

«It was detected that some teachers were holding fake documents including certificates to support their claims while others were not at post», he said.

At a recent conference held by the teacher's group Educators for Excellence, State Education Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia says she plans to try to convince parents not have their children repeat this year's boycott of standardized tests associated with the Common Core learning standards, which resulted in 20 % of students statewide opting out of the tests.

He stressed that his union holds the largest teacher population in basic and second cycle schools, «therefore if you want to take any decision that affects education in Ghana, you can not sidestep us.»

A new model funding agreement for Academies has been released by the Department for Education (DfE) specifying that the teachers they employ do not need to hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

That move was criticized by the teachers unions, which does not take children out of the public schools, and holds their events after school hours and on weekends.

Walcott, who currently serves as the deputy mayor for Education and Community Development, began a long career in education as a kindergarten teacher and holds a master's degree in the field, but does not have the necessary credentials required by the state.

At a recent conference held by the teacher's group Educators for Excellence, State Education Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia says she plans to try to convince parents not have their children repeat this year's boycott of standardized tests associated with the Common Core learning standards, which resulted in 20 percent of students statewide opting out of the tests.

At a recent conference held by the teacher's group Educators for Excellence, New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia says she plans to try to convince parents not have their children repeat this year's boycott of standardized tests associated with the Common Core learning standards, which resulted in 20 percent of students statewide opting out of the tests.

Participants took part in a real - time electronic poll which explored their views on a series of issues relating to their profession: Among the results were: over three quarters of BME teachers considered themselves to be ambitious, yet stated they are being held back by racial discrimination, and the attitude of senior colleagues; nearly two - thirds (62 %) of BME teachers felt their school or college was not seriously committed to addressing their professional development needs and aspirations; 63 % of BME teachers said their employers were not committed to ensuring their mental and physical wellbeing at work, with workload cited as the single most negative factor impacting on their wellbeing; the vast majority of BME teachers felt the Government does not respect and value teachers and does not understand the day to day realities of teaching (99 %); three quarters of BME teachers said they were not confident that their headteacher will make professional and fair decisions regarding their future pay.

Karen Magee, president of the state's largest teachers» union and the first women to hold that post, will not seek another term when her three - year appointment ends in April.

He said: «Schools should be places where teachers teach and children learn - not holding centres for kids no matter how badly they behave.»

The lawmakers, concerned with a backlash not just from the teachers but in some cases from vocal parent - constituents, appear to have followed the union's lead: The moratorium, which has been a major legislative priority of New York State United Teachers, would essentially hold harmless teachers, principals and students from low test scores on Common Core - aligned exams for twteachers but in some cases from vocal parent - constituents, appear to have followed the union's lead: The moratorium, which has been a major legislative priority of New York State United Teachers, would essentially hold harmless teachers, principals and students from low test scores on Common Core - aligned exams for twTeachers, would essentially hold harmless teachers, principals and students from low test scores on Common Core - aligned exams for twteachers, principals and students from low test scores on Common Core - aligned exams for two years.

The State Assembly, where teachers union resisting the proposal hold more sway, did not include any such changes.

A real - time electronic poll of members attending the Conference found that: A third said their school or college was not a safe space for LGBTI teachers; More than four in ten (43 %) say they have experienced some form of discrimination, bullying or harassment because of their LGBTI identity during the last year; Only 4 % said their school has a programme of activities to mark LGBT History Month; 85 % do not think schools and colleges are being held to account sufficiently in relation to LGBTI equality.

That notwithstanding, we must commend the few who have started stating the facts and holding this administration to their promises, the nurses who have not hidden their frustrations and regrets, the farmers who have started expressing their frustrations, the teachers who have started pointing out the blunders, the journalists who are defying all odds to state the facts and the supporters of the npp who have started pointing out the mistakes being committed by their administration.

86 % of teachers at the NASUWT's LGBT Teachers» Consultation Conference, held today (Saturday) in Birmingham, have said they do not think the Government is doing enough to communicate the importance of LGBTI equality to schools and colleges Only 7 % of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) teachers say their school or college provides training to staff to identify and deal with incidents of homophobia, biphobia and tranteachers at the NASUWT's LGBT Teachers» Consultation Conference, held today (Saturday) in Birmingham, have said they do not think the Government is doing enough to communicate the importance of LGBTI equality to schools and colleges Only 7 % of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) teachers say their school or college provides training to staff to identify and deal with incidents of homophobia, biphobia and tranTeachers» Consultation Conference, held today (Saturday) in Birmingham, have said they do not think the Government is doing enough to communicate the importance of LGBTI equality to schools and colleges Only 7 % of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) teachers say their school or college provides training to staff to identify and deal with incidents of homophobia, biphobia and tranteachers say their school or college provides training to staff to identify and deal with incidents of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia.

Not satisfied with a state Board of Regents decision to put a hold on the use of test scores in teacher and principal evaluations, New York State Allies for Public Education is urging its members to opt out of local exams that will be taking the place of standardized, Common Core - aligned tests used to evaluate teachers.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN)-- A group of substitute teachers held a protest at Niagara Square on Wednesday evening, arguing their wages are not high enough.

Certainly not a major teachers union leader at a time when the national movement is toward holding teachers accountable.

«If you hold teachers accountable for children who may not test well or do well on the day of an observation, then it will drive away the teachers we do have and discourage future teachers from entering the most amazing profession,» she said.