Sentences with phrase «other than achievement»

Along with observations, scores on student learning objectives, and survey responses, [10] they might also include the value that teachers bring to student outcomes other than achievement test scores.

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More so than ever before, working professionals are obsessed with comparing their own achievements against those of others, all at their own peril.

The company has produced a stellar sedan — Consumer Reports scored it higher than any other car it has ever tested — and Musk's achievements justify accolades: He co-founded PayPal and has made billions; SpaceX has made multiple missions to the International Space Station.

While other cultures place value in collective group effort or trust in fate rather than cherish individual achievement, we do not.

Unless you're among the Warren Buffetts and Usain Bolts of the world at the very pinnacle of the global pyramid of achievement, no matter how much you and your business flourish, they'll always be others out there doing better than you.

Other than periodic incentive plans that were historically provided to Mr. McNeill based on the achievement of specific customer - related metrics, including as set forth under the «Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation» column in «Executive Compensation — Summary Compensation Table» below, we do not currently have or have planned any specific arrangements with our named executive officers providing for cash - based bonus awards.

Incentive for individual achievement isn't fostered by government providing anything other than the opportunity to realize a person's abilities and full potential.

The concentration of income at the top is a key reason that the United States, for all its economic achievements, has more poverty and lower life expectancy than any other major advanced nation.

Any one, therefore, holding a religious rather than a materialistic philosophy, will think of the process of Biblical development as dual — seen from one side, a human achievement; seen from the other, a divine self - revelation.

A monument to the importance of that achievement for the history of the Slavs is the very alphabet in which most Slavs write, which is called Cyrillic, in honor of Saint Cyril, the ninth - century «apostle to the Slavs,» who, with his brother Methodius, is traditionally given credit for having invented it... Not only among the Slavs in the ninth century, but also among the other so - called heathen in the 19th century, the two fundamental elements of missionary culture for more than a millennium have therefore been the translation of the Bible, especially of the New Testament, and education in the missionary schools.

There is only the empty discovery that each level of achievement leaves one in touch with others who can boast about a bit more than you can.

Tim: so, other than widespread aggressive war waged on peoples from southwestern Europe to India to northwestern Africa... What exactly where these marvelous «cultural achievements»?

if humans had just fell in line with religious teachings and never asked questions other than «god did it»... then people would still be dying in child birth, the common cold, small poxs etc etc etc. i find that we survived a s a species to become the alpha predator of this planet and the achievements we have made since then to be amazing; attributing everything humans have achieved to a god just cheapens the value of our achievements as a species.

This two - word phrase has more unchristian implications to it than any other I can think of — a remarkable achievement for a concept that is such an integral part of Christian tradition.

I appreciate that it may be hard for some to come to terms with this, but in the light of the most basic and central Christian gospel, the message and achievement of Jesus and the preaching of Paul and the others, there is no reason whatever to say, for instance, that Peter or Paul, James or John, or even, dare I say, the mother of Jesus herself, is more advanced, closer to God, or has achieved more spiritual «growth», than the Christians who were killed for their faith last week or last year.

He seems blissfully unaware, in short, that the occupant of a woman's womb might be considered as something other than a social inconvenience or a roadblock on the route to her achievement of personal autonomy.

Of course the rhythm of the immediate process has no being or achievement other than the determinate occasions it brings to fact; but that is the poignancy of change and becoming, always losing its thrust when it succeeds.

The otherness, the contradiction and the undreamed of implications of revelation are nowhere more obvious than in the shocking disclosure by Jesus of a love whose bestowal does not depend upon moral, spiritual or any other type of achievement on our part.

For it is apparent that most, presumably all, other religions have likewise their historical aspect; they have their great moments and their great achievements which, not less than in Israel, enter into the total of faith.

The concept of natural law here expressed is Israel's own achievement; its relation to that of Greece must be sought in other directions than one of dependence.

He managed the club to our greatest ever achievement in the unbeaten season, and we have more fa cups than any other team.

However, some have said that United are getting more praise for their achievement than Chelsea ever did, which prompts the debate: Is one achievement more of a feat than the other?

His totals of 313 strikeouts and 37 walks seem implausible by any manner of achievement other than by joystick.

Sean Dyche may have been saying nice things about Arsene Wenger and the Frenchman's achievements at Arsenal in the build up to the game this week, but that does not meant that the Burnley boss will be planning anything other than pain for our long serving manager.

But there are other kinds of achievement beyond actually being good at things, and this season has seen no achievement more remarkable, more singular, than Hill's uncanny ability to stay in the team while all around him chopped and changed.

On a tangent Jon my son (he's 4) asked me why he should support Arsenal, I said «well because I do, you're granddad does and your great granddad did» I was going to say its because of the values and principles that our club has but then I stopped myself because I have no idea what they are anymore other than paying a has been manager and over hyped players a fortune for non achievement while being owned by a majority shareholder that has no interest in the club other than as a business and having a board that view the fans as the gift that keeps on giving.

His achievement lives on as a constant source of inspiration to others, including no fewer than 158 Oxonian Olympians who have followed in his footsteps.

Manchester United inevitably matched and then exceeded the target of 18, which gave Ferguson perhaps more joy than any other achievement during his career.

In contrast, parents who value a performance orientation, focus on their student's achievement as mainly measured by grades and test scores — the need to score better than others in order to succeed.

I'm just saying that there are other ways to look at trends towards the spectrum of «natural» childbirth and rearing options than as being motivated some kind of personal achievement metric.

I don't consider the birth of either of my children particularly extraordinary (other than the amazing achievement of growing and presenting a fully formed human being to the world) but I have yet to hear someone share an experience exactly like mine.

As James Heckman and several other researchers have noted, certain, non-cognitive skills or character traits, such as «grit, self - control, zest, social intelligence, gratitude, optimism and curiosity,» have an even greater impact on student achievement than academic skills.

Make sure you give positive attention to your teen at times other than simply around notable achievements or performance.

But it is still an achievement that Ed Miliband in his own response managed to avoid talking about anything in the Budget other than the new design of the pound coins.

Brown questions his stats, and reels off, rather traditionally, a list of Labour achievements on the issue, including the fact Labour has invested more on literacy than any other British government.

«Over the last decade we have made substantial progress in narrowing the gap between children from disadvantaged backgrounds and the rest - the average achievement for those pupils has risen more sharply than for others,» she claimed.

The unfortunate aspect is that if one side of the equation has to be sacrificed, the disappointment is far greater or of more political significance than the pleasure felt at the achievement of the other side.

Rather than outline performance measures and other achievements — which we are eager to do at any time — please let me share just a few of these testimonials from real people whose lives are better because Erie County funds a Library System that makes a genuine difference to them and to their families:

A new study of more than 6000 pairs of twins finds that academic achievement is influenced by genes affecting motivation, personality, confidence, and dozens of other traits, in addition to those that shape intelligence.

If so, are his scientific achievements less impressive because he never had any choice other than to succeed in this career?

When it comes to academic achievement, Asian - Americans outclass every other ethnic group, with more than half over age 25 holding a bachelor's degree — well above the national average of 28 %.

Among his achievements is co-founding the Archives of the Czechs and Slovaks Abroad, a collection of more than 10,000 books, periodicals and other materials, now housed at the University of Chicago's Regenstein Library.

As the first planet ever discovered around a normal star other than the Sun, it was a ground - breaking achievement.

It was none other than Leighton Meester, who has recorded diverse career achievements mostly due to her refined sense of style.

How many voters in his corner could seriously argue their vote as anything other than an award for career achievement over the quality of his specific performance in Darkest Hour?

Aside from the well - noted fact that more superior long - form drama (and comedy) can be found on television than in cinemas, the two most interesting motion picture experiences I had in 2012 were in galleries: The Clock (Christian Marclay, 2010), a staggering and hypnotic achievement of which I still have some of its 24 hours to catch up with, and two multi-screen installations by Candice Breitz: «Him» and «Her» in which many scenes from the films of Jack Nicholson (in Him) and Meryl Streep (in Her), isolate the actors from their filmic background leaving the actors to speak to and interrogate each other across space and time on many themes of character, identity, success, failure, anger and disappointment.

Daft Punk have enjoyed near - universal acclaim over 20 years and three albums but «Random Access Memories» is their greatest achievement: an ambitious masterpiece you can't imagine being made by anyone other than Thomas Bangalter and Guy - Manuel de Homem - Christo.

But there's no other game as synonymous with role - playing greatness than Chrono Trigger, a game that managed to outshine its highly regarded contemporaries and land the number three spot on our list of best games of all time thanks to its complex plot, lovable cast of characters, and ambitious technical achievements.

And if it's about something other than finding the highest achievements then let it be about something MORE important like leveling the power dynamic in Hollywood, for instance.

If anything, her reviews were stronger than his, yet even effusive responses to Stewart sometimes credit her achievements to others, her concise but nimble artistry registering as serendipity, careful management, or late - breaking surprise.