Sentences with phrase «of schoolchildren knows»

As a generation of schoolchildren knows, «by that time, it's very unlikely that [a bill will] become a law.

As a generation of schoolchildren knows, «by that time, it's very unlikely that [a bill will] become a law.

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Sadly, Tinubu, Ambode, Mohammed, Fashola, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and the visiting President know that state visits caused hardship to the citizenry and brought Lagos to its knees since the days of the jackboot when innocent schoolchildren were lined up along routes where visiting military tin gods rode.

By now even schoolchildren know that the plastics we discard every year in the millions of tons persist in the environment for hundreds of years.

Schoolchildren taking U.S. History should know that the United States did not arise out of nowhere but that the country is a product of the original 13 colonies that moved doggedly and steadily westward.

Though the aforementioned schoolchildren have heard of John Brown and know that his body lies a-mouldering in the grave, probably none had heard of Newton Knight, a real character on whom this film is based, and whose heroism as a farmer who became a deserter (for good reasons) emerges when he becomes a freedom fighter.

The story of Bletchley Park's Codebreakers will fascinate schoolchildren of all ages and there is no better way to learn about their work than in the capable and inspiring hands of the heritage attraction's learning department.

Doctors still do not know the best way to diagnose or treat attention deficit disorder (ADD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) although it affects approximately 3 to 5 percent of all American schoolchildren.

A Nation of Proficient Schoolchildren Jeff Howard (© 2004 Lisa Kessler) «Raise your hand if you know a classroom like this one,» Jeff Howard asks the groups of educators in his seminars.

For the people who really know about the issue — and can prove the value of providing all schoolchildren with good food — the proposal to make it free for them is a no - brainer.

I never knew those facts and find them intriguing; and indeed they may play a role, along with the long school days, in the superiority in mathematics of East Asian schoolchildren.

Earlier this month, Nick Clegg likened the Department for Education under Gove to political parody show The Thick of It, saying the former education secretary was known to keep a handwritten list of medieval monarchs that he believed schoolchildren should be required to learn.

KIPP, or the Knowledge Is Power Program, is known for its size — 162 schools and 59,000 students nationally and growing — as well as its track record of getting solid test scores out of underprivileged urban and rural schoolchildren.

«I'm not sure telling schoolchildren what their legal rights are will solve the legal aid funding crisis,» said one senior figure of a well - known pro bono charity.

I know that not all schoolchildren do this but there are enough of them that do to make it a worry.

I can't tell you how many people have mentioned that they appreciate knowing where I stand on various and sundry issues, from my dislike of Common Core state educational standards (which dictate what schoolchildren should know in each core subject by the end of each grade level) to my dislike of career politicians.