Sentences with phrase «on deaf»

Lingeman's whining about the «little humpback» and «stubby» trunklid falls on my deaf ears: What's wrong with a car that's not a cookie - cutter shape?

We know that any thought of salvation is futile, that our plaints will fall on deaf ears, but we lament on nonetheless; it's simply the human condition to tilt at windmills.

The purpose of Tuesday's demonstration is to express to lawmakers that the state budget silences the voices of the charter school community, and that the demands for fair and equitable treatment have fallen on deaf ears.

Some teachers said Duncan's words fell on deaf ears.

While countless researchers have highlighted the faults of teacher accountability systems and growth models (unfortunately to fall on the deaf ears of those mandating such policies), very rarely are teachers asked how such policies play out in practice, or for their opinions, as representing their voices in all of this.

Demonstrators» mouths were covered with black ribbon in order to illustrate the feeling that their voices and their demands have fallen on deaf ears.

The most popular online degree program is the master's in advanced studies, a degree that focuses specifically on deaf education.

Although these findings resonate with education activists and an increasing number of parents across the nation, they have fallen on deaf ears with leadership in our state, even while many other states have dropped their membership with the consortium or removed tying results to high stakes until such findings are substantiated.

«I think we should do something, but my efforts to persuade others have thus far fallen on deaf ears,» said Blackwell.

Despite the vitriol, the NUT's collective defiance may yet fall on deaf ears in Whitehall after Nicky Morgan ruled out any U-turn over academisation.

This message has largely fallen on deaf ears at the highest level of state government, who continue to believe all is well.

It is probably falling on deaf ears.

«That did not fall on deaf ears,» said Horn.

But it far too often falls on deaf ears.

Quote: «My efforts to have her held back at the public school fell on deaf ears, as she was not «behind enough.»

Instead, U.S. News opinion writer David Greene (2014) and teacher blogger Jose Vilson argue that because no teachers were involved in the drafting of Common Core Standards, messages from Common Core proponents about increasing the depth of instruction and engaging lessons have fallen on deaf ears.

The proposal will cost money, which is why it may fall on deaf ears.

But the assertion that Melvoin was Trump - lite mostly fell on deaf ears.

Teachers must accept suggestions from their principal and not let it fall on deaf ears.

Jen Kilpatrick began her career teaching students with low - and high - incidence disabilities at the K - 12 level before focusing on deaf education.

Mrs. Comfort tries to explain her original plan, but her concerns fall on deaf ears.

Without evidence and insight, calls for greater investment and commitments will either fall on deaf ears or simply lack effectiveness.

Chester Finn's plea for multiple approaches will, I fear, fall on deaf ears.

If the first impression is not positive, the great Instructional Design strategies may just fall on deaf ears.

Their appeals fell on deaf ears, and Bush chose to remain silent after the fact.

She felt this trivialized the news and violated essential journalistic standards and, when her protests fell on deaf ears, she left the station.

Previous lectures had fallen on deaf ears.

For me, this experience has affirmed that my words do not fall on deaf ears, and that my passion does, and will, translate into the ambitions and triumphs of my students.

His protests to the inspector (Steve Coogan) and the chief inspector (Bill Nighy) fall on deaf ears.

Climatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) finds his dire predictions about global warming and the future of the world falling on deaf ears — until the forecasted weather changes begin happening in a matter of hours instead of the anticipated years or decades.

Unfortunately, his efforts fall on deaf ears.

«They are lucky enough — and as was I and as were most girls that I knew growing up — that your dreams were never going to fall on deaf ears, and that your thoughts and voice mattered and could make a difference.»

Moore was sensitive to the critique, telling Vanity Fair she prepared for Wonderstruck by studying ASL, reading books and watching movies on deaf culture, and attending a deaf poetry slam.

We sit there and are shouted these opinions, which are pretty well seen and interpretations of the system of the real world, but it falls on deaf ears.

After his warnings about an approaching tropical cyclone of apocalyptic proportions fall on deaf ears (don't they always?)

Climatologist Jack Hall (Quaid, Frequency), one of the main proponents of the coming ice age theory, must try to convince the government that imminent danger is here for all of them, but the warnings fall mostly on deaf ears.

This family yearns for an explanation for the misfortune that has befallen them and when no comfort is found in the silence as their prayers fall on deaf ears, they are broken into a mess of strangers among those they love most.

Vidia's protests fall on deaf ears, so she shuts Tink inside to teach her a lesson.

The fact that such a message is being conveyed by a no - budget Hungarian independent film rather than by more widely accessible fare is an indictment on the state of the popular cinema — but hopefully there are enough moviegoers willing to pass up the occasional blockbuster in favor of something less frivolous, that the moral of 1945 won't fall on deaf ears and empty seats.

Her protective partner (Daniel Kaluuya) grows concerned, and her objections to Matt land on deaf ears.

Of all the proposed ideas for what to do with and within India, hers seem to fall on deaf ears all around.

Attempting to clarify this by saying that Quiet's state of dress would fit with her character and be addressed in the game fell on deaf ears.

Given that neither of the A Haunted House films are better than the worst of the Scary Movie franchise, that's a gripe that is likely to fall on deaf ears.

This falls on deaf ears with a distracted voice on the other end of the phone asking to catch up when she arrives home.

Nintendo made sure to promote it as a first person adventure, which probably fell on deaf ears for the most part but the idea was right.

Too bad the advice here falls on deaf ears...

The plot is simple, and aside from the fact that a large portion of it is focused on the deaf community, the storyline is actually not really very unique at all.

Kent's reporting falls on deaf ears and angers editor Perry White (Laurence Fishburne), who sends Lane on juicy assignments instead and is more inclined to publish anti-Superman articles.

Upon exiting my second viewing on a cloudy matinee Sunday, I found that Malick's vision had rendered our world drab and cheap — as if, assuming we assign The New World a certain legitimacy as history, Captain Christopher Newport's (Christopher Plummer) warnings to his fellow settlers in the film had fallen on deaf ears, allowing America to grow up stunted, deformed, tainted, and gross.

Goldie approaches Sgt. McRuff and Lindsey about a possible corn based conspiracy, but her theory falls on deaf ears.