Sentences with phrase «on teacher concerns»

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An advocate for a local teachers union also expressed concern to the New York Times Magazine about the quality of the education, arguing Bridge focuses less on getting poor students to the baseline as enticing public school students to switch to Bridge schools.

Greg Pittman, a history teacher at Stoneman Douglas, defended the district's decision on Twitter, saying the photos raised concerns.

kermit — Concerning the teacher analogy, if a teacher (or any other human) tells you something you don't automatically believe — you evaluate it, you run it through your own personal bs filter based on your current knowledge and experiences, etc..

Some church schools have mental health professionals who are on call to advise with teachers concerning problem children.

In the second place, as one community agency among many, the school also serves the ultimate social objectives indirectly, insofar as its immediate concern is to teach men who will be able to guide and carry on the activities of other agencies; so it functions as a community of teachers.

abortion as a standard part of health - care provision, insisting on programmes of sex education that promoted a range of sexual activities and downgraded marriage... all this and more gave great cause for concern and brought together a group of doctors, teachers, social workers and others anxious to take some action.

The teacher's approach to such problems might start from three assumptions: (a) the teacher should be concerned with how science fits into the larger framework of life, and the student should raise questions about the meaning of what he studies and its relation to other fields; (b) controversial questions can be treated, not in a spirit of indoctrination, but with an emphasis on asking questions and helping students think through assumptions and implications; an effort should be made to present viewpoints other than one's own as fairly as possible, respecting the integrity of the student by avoiding undue imposition of the lecturer's beliefs; (c) presuppositions inevitably enter the classroom presentation of many subjects, so that a viewpoint frankly and explicitly recognized may be less dangerous than one which is hidden and assumed not to exist.

When we think of all that has come from him in the impulse toward human freedom and dignity — the challenge of ignorance and the attempt to remedy it, the concern for and conquest of disease, the sensitivity to the needs and plight of the weak, destitute, helpless, and those in every kind of suffering, the stabilizing of the inner lives of millions of his followers around the world, and the fostering of a prophetic attack on such giant social evils as prejudice, injustice, and war — when we consider the things that have stemmed from this «penniless teacher of Nazareth,» we are dull indeed if the wonder of it does not sweep over our souls.

As teacher, ethicist and theologian, I am particularly concerned about the moral and religious foundations on which we base our lives.

My question concerns, rather, their contribution to forming the next generation of, precisely, believing and practising Catholics... It is simply not possible... either now or in the currently foreseeable future, to expect vocationally committed Catholic teachers to be forthcoming on the scale required - notably in religious education, but not only there.

As a pediatric Occupational Therapist, I often receive questions from concerned parents and teachers about whether children are on track with their handwriting development.

For the most part, feedback from teachers cited concerns about rodents and bugs, too much going on [in the classroom], spills, and taking away from instruction time.

On another occasion the same teacher bounced my kid so hard in a bouncer I was concerned that he may have neck and spinal damage.

In informal conversations, Fong learned that teachers were concerned that some students with passing grades weren't ready to move on.

The letter recommends limiting the time kids spend on TV, computers and video games, and told parents with concerns to speak to their children's teachers.

If you're concerned that a social or emotional issue might be contributing to problems at school, talk to the teacher about what's going on and how you both can support your child.

I'm feeling pretty positive about the whole «secondary education'thing - there are some very good text - books around, and I realise that these days most science experiments have to be done by a teacher, for safety concerns, so we can probably do almost everything at home - or else find something on TV or the Internet.

However, the child's teacher may be concerned that 1) the speaking child may feel responsible for helping the child with selective mutism and not focusing on their own needs and 2) the speaking child may enable the child with selective mutism to continue to remain mute around others.

In this guide we explain what selective mutism looks like in the classroom, and advise teachers on how to approach parents if you are concerned a student might have the disorder.

«We are deeply troubled and concerned not only about the impact on children and their parents but also on the nurses and teachers being turned into border guards,» CEO Zrinka Bralo said.

The Former Deputy Local Government Minister and Rural Development in the Kufuor administration had described as ridiculous the call by the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) on president - elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, to restore teacher trainee allowances within its first 100 days in office.

Commenting on the report by Women and Equalities Commission, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The latest report from the Women and Equalities Commission sadly reflects and confirms the issues and concerns the NASUWT has been raising with Government and employers about the treatment of women teachers for some time.

Its main focus remains on the Taliban, however, with concern registered about the growing number of civilian assassinations - including teachers, nurses, doctors, tribal elders, community leaders and local officials.

The Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) has put on hold a planned nationwide strike which was due to begin today [Tuesday].

The Alliance for Quality Education has launched a video contest dubbed «Dear Governor Cuomo» in which students, teachers, parents and other «concerned community members» are being asked to go on camera to explain how the governor's proposed spending cuts directly impact them and their school districts.

It goes on to say that «the Department has received concerns from two parents surrounding the treatment of their mixed - race child at a Steiner school, including racist abuse by other pupils which the school allegedly failed to act upon despite repeated complaints, and the use of racial epithets by teachers.

Nadya Miranda said officials of the charter school focused on defending the teacher and its public image, with little concern for her daughter's welfare.

These problems and concerns raised by the police personnel on duty paints exactly the gloomy picture of the kind of problems teachers, and health workers who are posted to work at these deprived villages face on a daily basis.

The additional exam would address concerns about teachers being rated based on a student's work on one day or over one test - administration period, the administration official said.

As a result of the testimony given, the report recommends the state Department of Education immediately address several concerns, such as expediting waivers from the U.S. Department of Education «to relax onerous and rigid testing restrictions placed on certain students,» especially with English as a Second Language students and students with disabilities; producing all missing or incomplete curriculum modules; aligning assessments proportionally to curriculum actually implemented; and increasing funding for the professional development of teachers.

«Our members are very knowledgable about education issues, and while there is great concern about the implementation of the Common Core and the over-reliance on testing, there are many other issues that are front - burner for NYSUT members,» he said, listing concerns over the property tax cap, equitable school funding, the teacher evaluation system and the statewide expansion of pre-kindergarten.

Teachers attending the LGBTI Teachers» Consultation Conference, organised by the NASUWT - The Teachers» Union today (Saturday) in Birmingham, raised concerns that progress on tackling discrimination and advancing equality has been rolled back or hampered as a result of changes in the political climate in the last 18 months.

«Classroom teachers will be bitterly disappointed that Nick Clegg deliberately avoided taking the opportunity to discuss the Coalition Government's policy on education and hear the concerns of frontline staff.

The union's concerns stem from, in part, the linking of teacher performance evaluations to test performance and the new emphasis placed on classroom testing by the state.

It continues: «Given the profound positive and negative impacts which teachers have on pupil performance, we are concerned that the pay system continues to reward low performers at the same levels as their more successful peers.»

However, the BBC claims that the government's own drugs information panel has expressed concern about the use of drug testing in schools, citing Vivienne Edwards from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs as warning that such tests can undermine pupil - teacher relationships and should not be used a result of «complex» technical and ethical issues surrounding the issue.

The survey, done in conjunction with Hope not Hate, highlighted teachers» concerns that a BNP gain would impact negatively on the morale of teachers and have a detrimental effect on the education of children in the area.

World Teachers» Day 2016 at UNESCO Headquarters will also include the ceremony of the Hamdan Prize awards and a seminar with the Joint ILO / UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel (CEART) experts.

The full text of the motion is below: WORKLOAD AND THE «VIRAL» INTERVENTIONS PHENOMENON Louis Kavanagh to move, Katherine Carlisle to second: Conference is deeply concerned about the rising, ill - informed and debilitating pressure placed on classroom teachers to do ever more under the catch - all, but misleading, term «interventions».

UNESCO proclaimed 5 October to be World Teachers» Day in 1994, celebrating the great step made for teachers on October 5, 1966, when a special intergovernmental conference convened by UNESCO in Paris adopted the UNESCO / ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, in cooperation with Teachers» Day in 1994, celebrating the great step made for teachers on October 5, 1966, when a special intergovernmental conference convened by UNESCO in Paris adopted the UNESCO / ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, in cooperation with teachers on October 5, 1966, when a special intergovernmental conference convened by UNESCO in Paris adopted the UNESCO / ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, in cooperation with Teachers, in cooperation with the ILO.

Commenting on the statement by the Secretary of State for Education setting out proposals to reform the system of primary assessment, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT - The Teachers» Union, said: «It is important to recognise, and as the NASUWT has stated consistently, that many of the concerns expressed about statutory primary assessment are the direct result of their use in the current high stakes school accountability regime.

«If you look at the timing of that bill, as well as the content, back in late spring and early June... there was grave concern that this would have a significant adverse impact on teachers, and that obviously didn't happen.

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.

While many of the concerns have centered on students and teachers, little has been heard about the impact on student teachers.

And concern over the slashing of teachers must be tempered by the years - long labor - management standoff that brought us the unforgivable waste of the «rubber rooms,» where teachers accused of wrongdoing would sit for weeks on end, doing no work - at a cost to the city of $ 30 million a year.

I am further extremely concerned that the potential for a greater reliance on testing exists for both our students and teachers as part of these proposals.

Commenting on the Secretary of State for Education's session at Conservative Party Conference, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union said: «Michael Gove does not have a monopoly of concern that all children and young people should have high aspiration and the very best teaching and support to Teachers, the largest teachers» union said: «Michael Gove does not have a monopoly of concern that all children and young people should have high aspiration and the very best teaching and support to teachers» union said: «Michael Gove does not have a monopoly of concern that all children and young people should have high aspiration and the very best teaching and support to achieve.

He added that stress on the individual teacher was increasing and that many felt symptoms such as rising blood pressure levels, while many were «exasperated with the level of bureaucracy that they face» and concerned that disciplinary problems were not being dealt with.

«This is the last issue we need to crack in New York City and to do that we need to locate the voters who are really concerned and who will vote on charters, vote on parochial schools, vote on the problems caused by the strength of the teachers» unions,» he said.

The conference heard concerns from new teachers about the impact of excessive workload and bureaucracy on their ability to focus on teaching and learning.