Sentences with phrase «parents value education»

There are exceptions to the rule, but typically if the parents value education, their children will be academically successful.

«The biggest benefit our parent volunteers bring is that our students see that their parents value education,» said Tammy Quist, principal at Estes Park Middle School in Estes Park, Colorado.

When parents value education and push their kids, it makes a difference.

Our parents value education highly and have encouraged all of us to go to college.

Not exact matches

Parents are increasingly interested in providing private school funding for their children 1) because they see the value and importance of good education and 2) because of frequent public school closings.

The social giant collects much more information than that, which results in at least 600 targeting options including household income, level of education, home type, home value, home ownership status, household composition, parents of children with specific ages, newly engaged couples, new vehicle buyers, expats, a variety of buyer profiles, people who frequently buy online, frequent travelers, and much more.

When there was no grass to cut or other work to do, my parents — who deeply valued education — would give us things to commit to memory.

Comparing national test scores, Catholic schools in general (as with most private schools) perform better in both reading and math than public schools although the advantage is stronger in reading than in Math though the difference in Math was still statistically significant; however, this could be due to the self selecting nature of the students in Catholic schools where the parents have made the decision to value education to the extent of paying for it.

Some challenge specific parts of the curriculum (mandatory AIDS education, New York City's distribution of condoms to schoolchildren without the knowledge or consent of the parents, textbooks that propagate anti-Christian doctrines, gym - class dress requirements at odds with the modest dress required of Hindu, Muslim, and other children, «values clarification» classes that teach that there is no objective source of right and wrong, and so forth).

Parents, teachers, writers, ministers, and others responsible for education are, of course, not solely accountable for individual and social values.

In my own research on the opinions of Australians, to be published in September 2007, I found that many parents have complained that sex education programmes have been age inappropriate, obsessively concerned with the physical to the detriment of the moral and psychological context, and subversive of the values and moral positions that parents have typically held.

But there is also value in short - term (three to ten meetings) parent - education groups focused on particular age groups or problems.

Do your research, and explain to your parents why studying away from home can add significant value to your education.

In increasing numbers, parents have begun questioning the value of an arms - race mentality around education.

Bonded by the shared values inherent to Waldorf Education, parents, teachers and staff work together to support the growth of the students and the promise they hold for the future.

As a parent of children at the Waldorf School of Baltimore I can attest to the value of Waldorf Education, based on my experience with my own children and their classmates.

The Oak and the Acorn Store offers parent education opportunities as well as an array of natural and handmade goods aligned with Waldorf education and Journey School community values.

But many dads observe that a basic education in the key societal values, and behavior by parents that reinforce them, certainly help minimize the chances that children will go astray.

Waldorf education is being discovered by an ever - broadening group of parents, who value the many traditional aspects of the education that remind them of what school was like when they grew up — music, art, recess, movement and games.

She loves engaging with families and children as they process a deep array of emotions, and she highly values the cutting edge information, education, and research brought to staff, adoptive parents and birth parents.

Often celebrated with events, special guests, custom menus and nutrition education activities, the purpose remains to help educate students, parents and communities about the nutritional value of school lunch.

The authors conclude that some forms of parental involvement might benefit certain children, but that the more important impact parents can have is by communicating the value of education.

But in France, parents understand and support the higher values that are imbued from communal eating: cultural education, food education, etc..

One of the contradictions was that many experts were of the opinion that mothers would know instinctively how to mother, which completely ignored the necessity for parenting education and the value of shared experience.

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In partnership with the International Association of Infant Massage, our mission is to promote nurturing touch and communication through training, education, and research so that parents, caregivers and children are loved, valued, and respected throughout the United States and the world community.

What this suggests is that effective parenting for school success is about developing a quality parent - child relationship that communicates the value of education and provides the child with resources to succeed.

And because sex education is no longer taught in as many states as it had been before, I strongly urge parents to begin talking to their children early about the facts of life and their personal value systems.

«On the issues which parents value highly, the Coalition's core education policies have failed to deliver.»

«Legislators are going to have to weigh which they value more: advice from hedge fund billionaires that come with checks or the concerns of students, parents and teachers about what's needed to truly improve public education.»

Public opinion surveys reveal that over 75 % of parents want their religious values reflected in school - based sex education curricula.

This is in no small part due to Principal Caliber's tenacity, the teachers» commitment, the parents» engagement and the surrounding community's high value for education.

For immigrant parents who value the «Maestra» (Spanish for master or teacher), home visits reinforce the value of education.

It is trusted and valued by employers, higher education establishments and parents alike.

Applicants mothers have more years of education, more likely to be from two parent household, more parent involvement, but more likely to be minority race, lower income levels, parents are less satisfied with the public school's academics, safety, location, discipline, values, and overall.

Association of Independent Schools South Australia Chief Executive Carolyn Grantskalns said the announcement demonstrated the government's commitment to the education of all students in South Australia and to parents» rights to choose the school that best fits their family values and aspirations.

They don't care any less about their children or value education less than English speaking parents, but understanding how the system works, let alone finding a role for themselves in it, is not as straightforward as marching up to the principal and saying, «Sign me up.»

A growing number of educators and parents are beginning to see the importance of some kind of values or «character» education.

Parents who see how difficult it is to get and retain employment without education may stress the value of school completion, but it is also conceivable that underemployed parents may seek to accelerate their children's entry into the labor force, even at the expense of their eduParents who see how difficult it is to get and retain employment without education may stress the value of school completion, but it is also conceivable that underemployed parents may seek to accelerate their children's entry into the labor force, even at the expense of their eduparents may seek to accelerate their children's entry into the labor force, even at the expense of their education.

Finally, one of the best ways to get more bang for the education buck is to strap it to the backs of individual kids and let parents decide which schools deliver the best value for money?

If a child goes back home after class to parents that are intolerant and violent, the child, despite his peace and tolerance education at school, will be forcefully influenced by the values, customs and traditions of his parents.

While I have come to recognize the value of such schools for some students, parents, and teachers, I continue to subscribe to the ideal of a humanistic liberal arts education that is highly prescriptive and, while global in scope, grounded in the intellectual, aesthetic, and moral traditions of western civilization.

Attitudes: support for diversity (racial integration), a perception of inequity (that the public schools provide a lower quality education for low - income and minority kids), support for voluntary prayer in the schools, support for greater parent influence, desire for smaller schools, belief in what I call the «public school ideology» (which measures a normative attachment to public schooling and its ideals), a belief in markets (that choice and competition are likely to make schools more effective), and a concern that moral values are poorly taught in the public schools.

Instead, like the civil rights movement itself, the education reform movement is in dire need of creative thinking, committed education leaders, and informed, involved parents — all united in our belief in the worth and value of every young life and each child's potential to learn and do great things.

«Instilling the value of education and linking schoolwork to future goals is what this age group needs to excel in school, more than parents» helping with homework or showing up at school.»

«There are examples of good and excellent practice in all the sectors we inspect, where learners make good progress and leaders work in partnership with staff, parents and the broader community to establish an aspirational culture where education is respected and valued.

A new study conducted by home education provider Oxford Home Schooling considers how many trips children at different levels in the education system attend, alongside parent's thoughts on the value of these trips, and the benefits of educational versus fun school outings.

Working parents may have less time to be involved at their children's schools, but they can show how much they value education and take an active interest in what their children are learning.

For example, the average student attending a privately run voucher school, whether network or stand - alone, may have parents who place a higher value on education than those of the average student attending a municipal school.

How can we expect our students to value a public school education if their parents do not?