Sentences with phrase «of skeptical parent»

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If there is a god (and I am truly skeptical about that) then I believe he / she / it, being the loving parent, will take into account that all I did on earth was use my brain logic and reasoning (all things that were provided to me by this god) to NOT follow the words of man.

A lot of parents are skeptical about schooling.

As a first time mom who has chosen to use AP principles and peaceful parenting techniques, I've been a bit skeptical of this whole non-violent parenting technique.

First, let me state that I'm skeptical of some professionals who want to diagnose a learning or reading disability when the problem could be solved by a patient parent.

Though you may be skeptical of how online parenting classes work or are structured, rest assured.

63 % of parents overall say «I am skeptical of people who give parenting advice and recommendations if they don't know my child and my situation specifically.»

When I started The Lunch Tray in 2010, I was somewhat skeptical of claims by parents that artificial food dyes adversely affect their children's behavior.

Various experts are skeptical of the approach, and the effort involved may be too much for many parents:

I believe my children are this way because of attachment parenting, and I tell that to my sister - in - law and friend when they marvel at my kids» good qualities, but they remain skeptical.

Flanagan said he shares parents» concerns about student privacy, but he's skeptical of the lawsuit and he questioned whether it might have broader implications.

Why are you skeptical of the claim that parents are more likely to abuse stepchildren?

To any of the parents who are skeptical about this diet: It's worth your time and effort to try this diet for your child.

As for parents who want to give probiotics to their healthy kids as part of a «prevention strategy» — the same way you'd give a multivitamin — Merenstein is skeptical.

She wanted to act — but as a compromise with her parents, who were skeptical of a career in the arts, she majored in economics on a scholarship at Brandeis University.

Specifically, he was skeptical that such standards would catalyze more effective parent pressure on U.S. schools, given parents» comparatively low expectations of their children and their schools.

But more and more parents who are skeptical of that research are turning to groups such as the National Vaccine Information Center, in Vienna, Virginia, which continues to explore possible hazards of vaccines and educates people to make their own decisions.

Parents, initially skeptical about school reform efforts, or accustomed to thinking of them as concessions aimed largely at luring parochial and private school students back into a low - income, black - majority system, flocked to the new schools, even lining up in pre-dawn hours to assure a child's admission.

Public assessments of local schools would shift in a more skeptical direction; support for universal voucher initiatives, charter schools, and the parent trigger would increase; limits to teacher tenure would gain greater public support; and both teachers unions and demands for increases in teacher salaries would confront greater public skepticism.

Three decades of experimentation with school choice demonstrate that making it work requires careful attention to such tasks as ensuring that parents have good information about school quality and suitable transportation — responsibilities that skeptical local bureaucrats may dodge.

According to the survey, parent opinion reads like a photocopy of the union's agenda — supportive of more investment in schools and teachers, wary of standardized testing, skeptical about evaluating teachers based on student performance, and resistant to the expansion of choice.

Parents seem either baffled by the arcane underpinnings of ratings or skeptical of valuations that don't reflect their experiences.

3) «School choice realists» like us, who want to empower parents to make decisions about their own kids» education, but are skeptical about the effectiveness of distant bureaucrats.

For reformers, including Beltway and operator - oriented reformers long - skeptical of Parent Trigger laws, the opportunity is

And somewhere in the middle of that, C3S was born — in the hopes of finding common ground with an administration that was, at best, skeptical of us, but for which the overwhelming majority of our parents had voted into office.

The Connecticut Parents Union, on the other hand, is as fierce a foe of the AFT and the NEA as they come; but its president (and Dropout Nation Contributing Editor) Gwen Samuel is skeptical of the propensity of some reformers to be as disdainful as traditionalists about the role families (especially those from poor and minority households) should play in education decision - making.

Essays, speeches and interviews... come from students, parents and government officials, providing a comprehensive guide to the pitfalls of standardized testing, with arguments to win over even the most skeptical school reformer.

Parents are skeptical of these claims, with good reason.

Researchers and many top preschool programs are focusing on one solution as a way of getting pre-K attendance up: Home visits at the beginning of the year, before kids start missing and before parents have a chance to feel skeptical about the school.

In addition to showing that American parents favor educational choice and are skeptical of Common Core, the new national survey on education policy from the Friedman Foundation demonstrates that Americans still vastly underestimate how much is spent per pupil at government - run schools.

Over breakfast this morning, Eva Moskowitz seemed to rattle off a list of people who are skeptical of her Success Academy charter school chain — teachers union types who are suing her, the media that is scrutinizing her classrooms, the parents who are angry about suspensions or expulsions — some of whom showed up to confront her today.

Sam Chaltain, a journalist who is working on a book about school choice in the city and who is the parent of DC charter school students, was similarly skeptical.

«As incumbent members of the local school board, and survivors of four years of attacks by the national charter school and voucher movement, we are skeptical of organizations that appear to promote vouchers or unabated charter school growth at the expense of students, parents, teachers, and taxpayers,» the letter stated.

His knowledge of obscure historical facts ultimately convinced his skeptical parents that he'd once been a WWII pilot who perished in battle.

Young people who watch parents or peers losing much - needed tax refunds from student debt or hearing that college was not for them may become skeptical of the benefits of pursing postsecondary education.

A skeptical Ben Miller, Center for American Progress Senior Director of Post-Secondary Education, claims that the majority of delinquent student loans can be attributed to college dropouts, not the parents.

Dentastix are competitively priced and so even the most skeptical of pet parents can afford to give this treats a go.

A recent Family Online Safety Institute study found that parents are more skeptical of the benefits of social media for their children then they are of smartphones or even wearable devices.

But there are a few things that should make parents skeptical about the future of Bitcoin.

63 % of parents overall say «I am skeptical of people who give parenting advice and recommendations if they don't know my child and my situation specifically.»

- Every play therapist has received their share of confused or skeptical looks from parents when Sand Play Therapy is brought up.