Sentences with phrase «other subjects in school»

He also includes resources for teachers, including articles about how to plan an author visit and suggestions on how sports can be used to teach other subjects in your school.

It has already impacted negatively on the uptake of other subjects in schools such as the arts and humanities, with schools being forced to focus on this new narrow range of subjects.

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China's testing was limited to Shanghai students, a narrow scope Lusardi likened to the U.S. testing only students in Washington, D.C. Still, China and other Asian countries typically rank among the top five for other school subjects — and OECD data showed some positive correlation between financial literacy skills and high performance in mathematics and reading.

In fact, Arnold's research demonstrates that students who truly enjoy learning the most often struggle in school, where students must balance attention given to subjects about which they're truly passionate with the demands of their other courseworIn fact, Arnold's research demonstrates that students who truly enjoy learning the most often struggle in school, where students must balance attention given to subjects about which they're truly passionate with the demands of their other courseworin school, where students must balance attention given to subjects about which they're truly passionate with the demands of their other coursework.

She convincingly argues, among other things, that «where repression is especially severe, where institutions (schools, trade unions, churches, professional associations) have been purged and subject to constant governmental vigilance,» little discussion of human rights occurs («Human Rights in Latin America: Learning from the Literature,» Christianity and Crisis [December 24, 1979], pp. 328 ff.).

In this same university no other single subject is required of all students of whatever school.

That is certain to shape the school's decisions about which subject matters to stress relatively more than others in its course of study, which courses to include in what sequence.

In its own statement demanding the inclusion of RE in the English «Baccalaureate», the CES professes quite a high - flown idea of what is to be gained from this subject, a vision which I suspect that many of those who have undergone the reality in other words, have direct experience of what is actually on offer in our Catholic Schools, will be hard put to recognisIn its own statement demanding the inclusion of RE in the English «Baccalaureate», the CES professes quite a high - flown idea of what is to be gained from this subject, a vision which I suspect that many of those who have undergone the reality in other words, have direct experience of what is actually on offer in our Catholic Schools, will be hard put to recognisin the English «Baccalaureate», the CES professes quite a high - flown idea of what is to be gained from this subject, a vision which I suspect that many of those who have undergone the reality in other words, have direct experience of what is actually on offer in our Catholic Schools, will be hard put to recognisin other words, have direct experience of what is actually on offer in our Catholic Schools, will be hard put to recognisin our Catholic Schools, will be hard put to recognise:

I've taken no theology or philosophy classes (other than a year or two of Catholic Sunday School as a child), though I've done a a whole lot of reading in both subjects.

We noted that no other major institution in American society» notably the public school system, social workers, Boy Scouts, athletic associations» has been subjected to similar scrutiny, and that some experts believe that the incidence of sex abuse by priests and bishops is relatively small by comparison.

The Protestant schools of theology in the United States and Canada along with all other schools are subject to the tensions inescapably given with this duality of academic functions.

If the goal that makes a school «theological» is to understand God more truly, and if such understanding comes only indirectly through disciplined study of other «subject matters,» and if study of those subject matters leads to truer understanding of God only insofar as they comprise the Christian thing in their interconnectedness and not in isolation from one another, then clearly it is critically important to study them as elements of the Christian thing construed in some particular, concrete way.

Private school students, on average, score better than public school students in reading, math and a host of other subject areas, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

There is no doubt in my mind that this programme, unlike many other programmes I have seen being used in Catholic schools, contains clear and unambiguous teaching on most of the moral issues relevant to the subject.

When saying Merry Christmas has become a bad thing, when we can no longer have the peoples vote counted and respected by judges and elected officials, when health care for aids and other associated dieses is covered, when kids in school have to be subjected to demonstrations of gay bedroom life when the mayor of NY will no longer without reason and against the law rent churches public buildings, when teen pregnancies up 45 percent will be paid for by us the people of the US with all the cost completely covered.

Mirosal which religious school prevented your education in other subjects like that.

On the other hand, a purely theological study of a congregation or of «the church» that ignores its social space and social form ought to be subject to equally vigorous objection in theological schooling.

He undertakes the task they abandoned of providing a specifically theological account of the subject matter of theological schooling's Wissenschaft: God in relation to neighbor; neighbor in relation to God; neighbors related to each other before God.

Response Dr. Fleming recognises in his critical appreciation that ATIA «unlike many other programmes I have seen being used in Catholic schools, contains clear and unambiguous teaching on most of the moral issues relevant to the subject», [3] while identifying some areas that cause him concern.

She helps out at school by tutoring other students in various subjects, and is viewed by her peers as a leader and a supportive person who is willing to help people out at the expense of her own studying.

I've been drawing for as long as I can remember... in fact I used to skip other subjects at school to work on my portfolio in the art department.

An African - American boy was reportedly punched in the head by teammates on his high school football team and subjected to hate speech, while game officials and coaches allegedly looked the other way.

Each year public school children are subjected to standardized tests to measure their achievements in comparison to all other public - schooled kids.

There are full scale required class productions in Grades 10 and 12, however, drama in the High School is often used to support other subjects across the curriculum.

Politico ran a story earlier this week, similar in subject matter to my post on Civil Eats last month, evaluating whether the gains of the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act are likely to be rolled back due to mounting pressure from the School Nutrition Association and other factions.

Math in school can be a polarizing subject — while some see it as no problem at all, others dread the very mention of it.

On the other hand, if your child isn't proficient in English, then they would have a hard time in school, since a lot of subjects are taught in English.

Parents at schools in lower income areas are often times not given fair opportunities to voice their opinion on school food or other school related subjects.

I, as a voter interested in this subject, don't want to sit there watching you two going at each other like... you don't see that in the school playground any more.

It is time that schools took responsibility for providing good quality, evidence - based education about abortion themselves and stopped their reliance on a range of outside agencies whose educational provision does not meet the basic standards which would be required in delivery of any other subject.»

Graduate Teachers in a «Teach Ghana» program focused on Science, Technology, Engineering and Technology and Mathematics (STEM) and other relevant subjects in primary and secondary schools across the country.

Whereas, Mr. Paladino acknowledged that he made these statements; And, Mr. Paladino is an elected official charged with the responsibility to represent children and families in a district comprised of over 70 % Black, Brown, Asian, Immigrant and other minority students and families; And, Mr. Paladino took an oath to ensure that students are afforded an environment which is free from fear and respects diversity within the school district and the community and is subject to all district policies; And,

Two schools of thought are apparently emerging: one, that the Tories should subject Mr Miliband to relentless assault in much the same way as Labour treated William Hague and Iain Duncan Smith; the other, that he is proving so uninspiring that we should leave him alone in the hope that he remains in post indefinitely.

The 2013 version of the legislation, Agudath Israel wrote, «could subject schools and other vital institutions in communities like ours to ancient claims and litigation and place their very existence in severe jeopardy.»

It has caused good schools to be labeled as failing and puts undue pressure on students and teachers to focus on passing standardized tests instead of engaging in other subjects such as the sciences, history, art, or music.

Today, he still combines his interests in language and science, teaching courses in scientific communication, energy policy, and other subjects at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies of the University of Washington in Seattle, while also writing books.

The results can hopefully be used by other schools in order to redress the low numbers of women that major in economics — women have a lot to offer and should consider economics as a subject that is interesting and varied for a career.»

Reports from school inspectors over the past year suggest that in primary schools the quality of teaching is poorer in maths than in any other subject.

The National Science Foundation's (NSF's) Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 report notes that, «Nationwide, the supply of new mathematics and science teachers may not be sufficient to replace those who retire or leave the profession for other reasons, and teacher shortages in these subjects are not distributed evenly across schools.

These and other thorny particulars related to «green» products are the subject of an article by Roland Geyer, an associate professor at UC Santa Barbara's Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, and Trevor Zinc, who completed his Ph.D. at the Bren School in 2014.

Haruko Obokata of the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB) in Kobe, Japan, and colleagues at other Japanese institutions and at Harvard Medical School in Boston reported that simply subjecting blood cells from newborn mice to a moderately acidic environment for 25 minutes and then tweaking culture conditions could generate pluripotent stem cells capable of developing into nearly all of a body's cell types.

One school claims that hypnosis fundamentally alters a subject's state of mind; the other believes that there is nothing radical about it, that all the strange experiences and odd behaviors typically associated with hypnosis can be observed in people who are not actually in a hypnotic trance.

She received additional training at The New England School of Homeopathy and continues to write and blog extensively on medical subjects for The Huffington Post, among other publications, in hopes of introducing the great benefits of natural medicine and Holistic Nutrition to as many people as possible.

That is why at our massage school, nearly 80 percent of class hours are dedicated to our students to practice massaging other students, receiving massage, and observing the teacher demonstrate how to massage.The remaining 20 percent of class hours are spent discussing the theory of Raynor massage and other subjects such as hygiene, professional ethics, contraindications, the theory of hand and foot reflexology and the qualities of different aromatherapy oils, which are covered in the Diploma course.

With the recent cyber bullying case in Massachusetts where a teenager committed suicide due to cyber bullying, the subject of Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites to gang up on children in schools is on every parent's minds.

Typically, it might not be a good idea to let your date go to far physically on that first date, first dates more often than not are for getting to know each other on subjects such as did you grow in the area, where did you attend school or college at, what are your personal or career goals and whatever other type of things your date may really passionate about.

Two other studies — one involving 79 pairs of teachers in Los Angeles (which I wrote with Douglas Staiger) and the Measures of Effective Teaching study involving 1,591 teachers in six different school districts (which I wrote with Dan McCaffrey, Trey Miller and Douglas Staiger)-- randomly assigned teachers to different groups of students within a grade and subject in a school.

«Teacher prep programs spend a lot of time on the science of teaching and subject area content,» but little time on those other areas, noted Deborah Harbin, principal at Holbrook Elementary School, in Houston.

States should seize the possibilities for more innovative approaches to school improvement posed by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaces a law much criticized for its heavy - handed federal role and for focusing schools heavily on teaching for low - level multiple - choice tests in reading and math to the neglect of other subject areas and higher - level skills.

A 2006 national survey by the Center on Education Policy, an independent advocacy organization in Washington, DC, found that in the five years after enactment of NCLB, 44 percent of districts had increased instruction time in elementary school English language arts and math while decreasing time spent on other subjects.