Sentences with phrase «one's roles as citizens»

learn the meaning of living together and service to others with the aim of preparing them to play an active role as citizens of Europe and the world.

He said: «A lot of people that may not be aware of our publicity programme would get informed through this platform and would become aware of our work and their own roles as citizens.»

The views presented in this analysis are provided in Schleedeís role as a citizen, consumer and taxpayer and are not on behalf of any client or other interest.

According to educators and researchers who presented evidence to support these findings in a congressional briefing today, these skills will help students succeed not only in school but in future roles as citizens, employees, managers, parents, volunteers, and entrepreneurs.

«When I think about how I understand my role as citizen, setting aside being president, and the most important set of understandings that I bring to that position of citizen, the most important stuff I've learned I think I've learned from novels,» he recently told The New York Review of Books.

«When I think about how I understand my role as citizen... the most important stuff I've learned I think I've learned from novels,» Obama told The New York Review of Books.

«When I think about how I understand my role as citizen, setting aside being president, and the most important set of understandings that I bring to that position of citizen, the most important stuff I've learned I think I've learned from novels,» he told The New York Review of Books.

To conclude, here are some specific things Christians can do as individuals in their roles as citizens and voters.

Should not Christians in their roles as citizens and voters take the lead in creating the political possibility for income redistribution?

In the United States in the nineteenth century, and well into the twentieth, it was understood that students should be prepared to play their roles as citizens of the nation.

«This is in my role as a citizen, as somebody who cares about the state and somebody who's really engaged in the political process,» Muniz said.

But what we want to do is that everyone needs to understand their role as a citizen in this time, in this new administration.»

ICCS is a large - scale comparative study investigating how youngsters in Grade 8 (or equivalent) are prepared to undertake their roles as citizens.

«Education should empower youth to think critically about their role as citizens, not train them to become subservient to consumer society.

«Wisconsin students have a fundamental right to an equal opportunity to a sound basic education that will equip students for their roles as citizens and enable them to succeed economically and personally.»

The Court also holds that «Wisconsin students have a fundamental right to an equal opportunity to a sound basic education... that will equip students for their roles as citizens and enable them to succeed economically and personally.»

What this report shows is that there is currently a systemic failure to ensure that the moral purpose of public education as defined by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Vincent v. Voight is being fulfilled: «An equal opportunity for a sound basic education is one that will equip students for their roles as citizens and enable them to succeed economically and personally.»

From Vermont, to Wyoming, to Kentucky, to New York, courts have resoundingly held that the framers of their constitutions intended that public education prepare our young children for their roles as citizens.

A primary function of public education is to prepare students for their roles as citizens.

«By incorporating high academic standards and clear expectations with plans for greater student engagement and achievement, Alabama stands ready to meet the rigorous demands of preparing students for the work force and for their roles as citizens in our democratic system.

REA found that problem - based learning activities increased students» engagement in school, and gave students a sense of ownership for the topics they researched and a deeper awareness of community issues and their roles as citizens.

Until the 1960s, U.S. high schools commonly offered three classes to prepare students for their roles as citizens: Government, Civics (which concerned the rights and responsibilities of citizens), and Problems of Democracy (which included discussions of policy issues and current events).

In «Failing Liberty 101» (p. 22), William Damon calls U.S. educators to take up their historic responsibility to prepare students for their role as citizens of a democracy.

We can help students examine their own identities, understand their role as citizens living in a democracy, and listen to diverse voices so they can exchange ideas and learn from each other.

In a country where cultural competency and high academic performance are markers of success, and schools are the mediums through which American children are socialized into their role as citizen, unequal education through racial segregation maintains a racial and social hierarchy.

In Fire Season, a «stunning gift of a memoir,» Connors writes beautifully about his desire to lengthen his attention span, our need to make peace with fire and his role as a citizen (rather than a conqueror) of the wilderness.

How can you apply the recommendations of constructive communication in your daily interactions and in your role as a citizen?

Where to Travel in 2018 By «voting with our wings» — choosing our destinations well and cultivating our roles as citizen diplomats — we can change the world for the better.

How do we reclaim our role as citizens and not just be consumers anymore in this country?

Howard Wood and COAST staff often meet with local schools and community groups about protecting oceans and marine wildlife — and their role as citizens in managing those resources sustainably.

He was a strong proponent that if scientists believe in their findings, they should speak out on what society should do — that it's important to play a role as a citizen.