Not exact matches
While there's sometimes no substitute for lived experience, there are also plenty
of books that can save you a whole lot
of heartache
by teaching you
basic skills that lots
of young people end up learning way later than they should.
Those stories are inspiring, but the vast majority
of entrepreneurs — even young entrepreneurs - made it to where they are today
by showing up every single day, learning
basic skills, working hard and never quitting.
This is followed
by two full weeks
of on - site training at our Austin headquarters, which allows our executive team and subject matter experts to teach in a workshop - based environment that focuses on applying
basic skills to real - world situations.
The mission
of the class is to enable students to successfully create and lead enterprises
by teaching the
basic skills required to be a successful entrepreneurial leader.
The Philippine organizers
of the Global March mention following: widespread poverty and social inequality resulting in the erosion
of the family's capacity to nurture and protect children, the rise
of informal economy requiring simple
skills and technologies, globalization
of capitalism where underdeveloped nations provide the rich with cheap labor, disrupted family patterns due to migration, AIDS, etc. and inadequate
basic services from government, including education, due to cut
of the state budget
of non-profit sectors to follow structural adjustment programme dictated
by the IMF and the World Bank.
Shy, socially inept adolescents may be helped to increase their self - esteem and sense
of competence
by being coached and encouraged in
basic social
skills that will allow them to experience success in peer relationships.
Parents are urged to develop an atmosphere
of mutual respect; to communicate on levels
of fun and recreation as well as on discipline and advice; to allow a child to learn «through natural consequences» — that is,
by experiencing what happens when he dawdles in the morning and is permitted to experience the unpleasantness and embarrassment
of being late to school; to encourage the child and spend time with him playing and learning (positively) rather than spending time lecturing and disciplining (negatively), since the child who is misbehaving is often merely craving attention and if he gets it in pleasant, constructive ways, he will not demand it in antisocial ways; to avoid trying to put the child in a mold
of what the parent thinks he should do and be, or what other people think he should do and be, rather than what his natural gifts and tendencies indicate; to take time to train the child in
basic skills — to bake a cake, pound a nail, sketch or write or play a melody — including those things the parents know and do well and are interested in.
I swear - there are common sense Christians who live
by faith and follow ALL HIS COMMANDMENTS and then there are the pick - and - choose, no - understanding, ignorant Christians who can quote a couple
of Bible verses (turn the other cheek, thou shalt not kill and judge not being the most popular amongst your ilk) who LITERALLY have NO READING COMPREHENSION
SKILLS AT ALL and for whom CLEARLY The Lord has not chosen to reveal the most
basic of Biblical tenets.
Premarital growth groups can prevent many
of these painful tragedies
by correcting their
basic cause — lack
of skill in relating, communicating, and nurturing a love relationship.
Second, growth counseling involves a variety
of growth - stimulating methods to help people use more
of their potentialities
by (1) developing better communication with self, others, nature, and God — the four
basic relationships within which all growth occurs; (2) developing new
skills of relating in mutually - affirming, mutually - fulfilling ways; (3) growing
by making constructive decisions and taking responsible action; (4) using the growth possibilities inherent in each life stage; (5) learning to use the pain and problems
of unexpected crises as growth opportunities; (6) learning better methods
of spiritual growth — the maturing
of one's personal faith, working values, sense
of purpose, peak experiences, and awareness
of really belonging in the universe.
By partnering with nonprofits around the globe, Stop Hunger Now provides its beneficiaries with
basic needs and much needed nutrition, but also the opportunity to break the cycle
of poverty through education,
skills development and health care.
Soon after, Chris learned
basic knife
skills and eventually began working on the line, and
by high school assumed the role
of sous chef.
His biggest problems are the
basic striker ingredients needed
by a striker to succeed: Pace,
skill, flair, agility, stubborness, accuracy
of strike.
The attendees
of the swim school are motivated
by the desire to acclimate their children to the water and learn the
basics, with a small percentage wanting to hone
skills for a swim team further down the line.
Start Smart programs are opportunities for staff, parents and children to work together to prepare children for sports
by teaching them
basic motor
skills and also sport - specific
skills, with the intent
of starting children on a lifelong path
of health and fitness.
Designers
of exersaucers have added onto this
basic design
by attaching toys and activities around the rim that are specifically intended to develop different fine motor
skills and cognitive processes.
Since she's already mastered her
basic skills, her social development will grow
by leaps and bounds in her fifth year
of life.
By the time they're in the primary grades, children have gotten the hang
of basic dexterity, language, and social
skills; now they're eager to practice and refine them.
But then
by around 5 months you start to get all
of the
basic survival
skills down, so you have hours ahead
of you each day with a little sidekick who is adorable, but frankly not all that great a conversationalist.
Although the New Moms program is more than 12 years old, the new component will allow it to triple its number
of clients and to teach
basic life - and job - competency
skills, thanks to a partnership with Ounce
of Prevention funded
by an annual grant
of $ 180,000 from the Department
of Children and Family Services.
While unveiling the 3 books; «Curriculum for
Basic Critical Thinking and Judgement», «Curriculum for Self - Awareness in Critical Thinking and Judgement» and «Curriculum for Advanced Critical Thinking and Judgement», as well as «Curriculum for Self - Awareness in Critical Thinking and Judgement Workbook», Lieutenant General TY Buratai, who was represented
by Major General Chris Jemitola, Chief
of Policy and Plans (Army) at the occasion, said top military and management experts have rated Critical Thinking as the most important
skill set for the complex strategic environment
of the 21st century.
It will be instructed
by Utica College Men's basketball Coach Sean Coffey, Assistant Coach Dave Wadas and members
of the men's basketball team who will help youth improve their
skills and develop their talent
by teaching
basic practice drills and emphasizing fundamentals.
Novartis uses a collaborative model with teams
of people from many disciplines — including genetics, immunology, informatics, and chemistry — so Sabatos - Peyton recommends preparing for an industry career
by «learning good
basic research and scientific interrogation
skills.»
By almost any measure, productivity hinges on this most
basic of skills.»
What they should also be doing is preparing students for their professional careers
by teaching them
basic knowledge, tools, and
skills as well as a new breed
of interdisciplinary education in entrepreneurship.
The training starts with
basic 12 week postgraduate Certificate Program in Diagnostic Ultrasound entitled «General Course in Diagnostic Ultrasound», which might be followed (if required)
by fellowship to get deeper knowledge and practical
skills in definite spheres
of Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound.
By the end
of our Yoga Alliance approved 200 hour yoga teacher certification program, you will have the
skills, knowledge and confidence required to offer
basic and intermediate Phoenix Rising Therapeutic Yoga Classes to the general public and to special populations.
But what if our inability to squat properly and comfortably is fed
by our convenient lifestyles, that rob us
of basic movement
skills essential to keep our bodies happy and mobile?
The goal
of this portion
of the workout is to increase your core temperature
by performing
basic movement
skills and calisthenics.
A study conducted
by the Institute for
Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities in New York showed that walnuts can improve memory deficits and learning
skills and may also have a beneficial effect in reducing the risk, delaying the onset, and slowing the progression
of Alzheimer's disease.
My packing
skills could be better — I start off relatively sensible, putting the
basics in the case, but then ruin it all
by having a last minute frenzy and throwing in a load
of random items «just in case».
The familiar
basics of the plot are the same as Maurice, Belle's father (Kevin Kline, whose sharp
skills as a farceur are barely employed), is imprisoned
by the Beast inside his forbidding castle for plucking a rose from his garden and Belle eventually offers to take her papa's place.
An extra, transitional year
of high school, taught
by teachers especially trained to accelerate the
basic skills of teenagers and young adults, is part
of a multifaceted dropout - prevention plan proposed this morning (July 3)
by Sandra Feldman, president
of the American Federation
of Teachers (AFT), an organization representing 1 million teachers and school - related personnel.
Arguably, these are merely once - known facts that have been dulled
by an aging memory and unconnected to what is really important to know: the acquisition, mastery and application
of basic literacy
skills.
A short lesson on
basic animation in Adobe Edge Animate with students first watching the teacher create a bouncing ball and then completing it themselves from written directions and a tutorial, followed
by another practice hands - on activity to add to and reinforce
skills, leads to the culminating activity
of the unit — to create a cartoon using their
skills in Adobe Edge Animate.
The interview process, preceded
by the preparation for the interview, serves as a tool to reinforce or refresh some
basics of storyboarding
skills.
The emergence
of smartphones and their apps has created a new world
of personalization, instant results, and the ability to connect with others without actually making contact, but some
of the
basic foundational
skills — perseverance, social
skills, and more — that were once developed naturally have gone
by the wayside.
But it's not just Uncle Sam who should quit judging performance
by students (and schools and districts) via «short - term test score measures
of basic skills.»
The first responsibility
of any coach is to take away the fear
of physical injury
by teaching and drilling the
basics so every team member is
skilled enough to protect himself or herself on the field during the action.
The study
by ctb / McGraw - Hill found that, in 1987, students in grades 1 to 8 who took its Comprehensive Test
of Basic Skills scored an average
of 6.63 percentile points higher in reading, 10.83 points higher in language, and 14 points higher in mathematics than a 1981 comparison group.
Teachers will want to visit the Elf Pal Academy where they'll find a variety
of fun learning activities grouped
by categories such as visual
skills,
basic motor
skills, sound recognition, vocabulary, learning numbers and more.
,» published
by the Consortium on Chicago School Research, students whose teachers routinely gave «authentic intellectual assignments» increased their scores on the Iowa Test
of Basic Skills (a widely used standardized test)
by 20 percent more than the average increase in scores nationally.
For example, what if top - down accountability as defined and enforced
by states and the federal government were limited to
basic skills, something like the MCTs
of the 1970s but based on clear, empirically validated standards about what students need to know and be able to do to hold down the types
of jobs that do not require a college degree?
While some critics have charged that changing to a four - day school week may have negative effects on student achievement, researchers at Colorado State University have completed a study indicating that the switch to a four - day schedule has «no effect» on achievement as measured
by the Iowa Test
of Basic Skills.
Under present day standards and accountability systems, states, pushed and prodded
by the federal government, have moved from trying to force districts to educate students to a minimum level
of basic skills and to do something about schools that are obviously failing, to holding districts, schools and teachers accountable for (in the words
of the Common Core State Standards Initiative) «preparing all students for success in college, career, and life.»
Each unit pack includes: - 7 engaging lesson plans (one for each 10 - word section, plus a revision / sentence - building lesson for the end
of the unit), written
by qualified teachers and covering all 4 key
skills - Ideas for adapting each lesson to suit your class, including extension activities, suggestions for differentiation, homework activities and substitutions for low - tech classrooms - Full timings and guidance for teachers to help you access all the resources easily - Printable resources to complement the lessons and save you time - Teacher notes with useful tips about grammar points for each lesson, designed to help non-specialists This unit pack is for Languagenut's Unit 1 - About Me, covering
basic information, greetings, age, family members and languages.
The most startling finding
of the report, released
by the nonpartisan think - tank, MassINC (The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth), is that 667,000
of the 1.1 million at - risk workers have earned a high school credential but still lack
basic math, reading, writing, language, and analytic
skills at the level considered acceptable for the typical 21st century workplace.
As reported on its website, «Though many students at KIPP Empower Academy entered kindergarten without
basic letter and number recognition
skills,
by the end
of the year, 98 percent were reading and performing math at or above the national average.»
These data provide us with information on achievement, as measured
by the Iowa Tests
of Basic Skills (ITBS), before students applied and, even more crucially, with post-application achievement data for students who remained in Chicago's regular public schools.
The UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy — supported
by the Government
of the People's Republic
of China and dedicated to literacy work benefitting rural populations and out -
of - school youth, particularly girls and women — is awarded to laureates in South Africa, India, and Senegal: The South African Department
of Basic Education for its Kha Ri Gude Mass Literacy Campaign; the Jan Shikshan Sansthan organization in Kerala, India, for its programme, Vocational
Skill Development for Sustainable Development, and the Directorate
of Literacy and National Languages in Senegal for its National Education Programme for Illiterate Youth and Adults through ICTs.