Sentences with phrase «performance character»

They need performance character in order to enact their moral principles and succeed in school and in life.

The role of moral and performance character strengths in predicting achievement and conduct among urban middle school students.

However, it was easy to access the car's performance character at any moment.

The GT - R however, deserves due recognition for its missile - like acceleration and fearless performance character.

Her current work focuses on the physicality of the body and the particular relationships the body has with designated spaces and objects, emphasizing various performance characters and «screen sets».

This study found that both moral and performance character strengths are important and unique predictors of the academic achievement and conduct of a sample of 500 early adolescents attending several urban charter schools.

* The high - performance character of RS also comes through with its sleek interior design that features a flat - bottomed steering wheel with a soft - feel leather - covered rim, RECARO ® sport seats, alloy pedals and unique instrument graphics.

A lowered ride height, a rear stabilizer bar and Brembo carbon ceramic brakes complement the Cheyenne concept's high - performance character with enhanced handling and braking capability.

The effects of privileging the moral or performance character development of urban adolescents.

Some educators have chosen to focus singularly on performance character such as perseverance, creativity and positive attitude with the goal to market to parents these attributes as uniquely supporting student success.

There are performance character strengths and moral character strengths, and when you look at existing character education programmes in the US, a lot of them focus on the moral: honesty, integrity sharing, inclusiveness.»

But the plot feels both overcomplicated and undercooked, and despite strong performances the characters never become much more that one or...

Through gender and race bending performances the characters elaborate on the early development of the internet, their private lives, and anti-cartesian philosophy.

Through the intentional teaching of moral and performance character linked with the Common Core, students will gain the cognitive and pro-social skills that will enable them to master the complex challenges of 21st century skills thereby preparing them for college and careers.

Here's how he defines performance character.

The CARE program falls firmly on the «moral character» side of the divide, while the seven strengths that Randolph and Levin have chosen for their schools lean much more heavily toward performance character: while they do have a moral component, strengths like zest, optimism, social intelligence and curiosity aren't particularly heroic; they make you think of Steve Jobs or Bill Clinton more than the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. or Gandhi.

The Fiat 500 is a pint - sized, Euro - style runabout that offers a snarky performance character in its Abarth trim level.

The Red Line, available at Saturn retailers this fall, builds on the Sky's established performance character, offering even more power and sportier driving dynamics combined with a bold design and driver - focused interior.

A driver - focused interior remains integral to the WRX STI performance character, with the new model debuting a motorsports - inspired flat - bottom steering wheel and new whiplash - reducing performance - design front seats with height and tilt - adjustable head restraints.

Lightweight 16.98 - pound 18x7.5 - inch forged aluminum wheels (27 percent lighter than the stock 17x7 alloy wheel) and high - grip BFGoodrich ® g - Force KDW 215 / 40ZR18 summer tires help to create MUGEN's unique, rewarding and well - balanced handling performance character.

That massive rear wing on the X-Bow is both a treat to eyes and to the car's overall performance character.

The 2018 Lexus IS (starting at $ 38,210) participates in the push as well, with its assertive, low - slung exterior design, and sporting performance character.

The GS also happens to boast one of the most complete feature sets of all of the cars on our list to go with its high performance character.

When the previous generation of the two vehicles arrived in 2009, it was the first time the high - performance character distilled by BMW M had been transplanted into an all - wheel drive model.

will be out on July 19 in Japan, with Squid (from Splatoon) and Kirby joining as new performance characters.

He has also developed a drag performance character, Shasta Cola, whose shows have received critical accolades both in the US and Europe.

Because performance character has received less attention in the literature than moral character, CEP published in April 2008 a position paper on how to develop performance values.

The high - performance character of Focus RS is reflected inside the car, where heavily bolstered partial - leather Recaro sports seats serve as the centerpiece of the cockpit.

Now, as the director of performance character at Athlos Academies, he's combined these two experiences into the meaningful work of helping teachers implement social and emotional learning opportunities with their students.

These school - based strategies do not replace the important contribution that parenting practices make to performance character development; nor do they reduce the need for schools to reach out to families as partners in encouraging their children's effort and learning.

If you want a daily driver that can deliver a calm ride to work and a high - performance character when pushed, you'll be amazed by how this 2011 Audi A6 balances these seemingly - incongruent traits.

Center for the 4th and 5th Rs Founded by education professor, psychologist and CEP Board member Dr. Thomas Lickona, the Center is a part of the State University of New York at Cortland and aims to promote the development of moral and performance character in schools, families, and communities.

The now familiar BMW M Performance character is also present and correct inside the car, including door sill plates with an illuminated V12 logo as well as M pedals.

The Role of Moral and Performance Character Strengths in Predicting Achievement and Conduct among Urban Middle School Students In Press, Teachers College Record

DYNAMIC SELECT dials in the car's performance character with the tap of a console button.

That way, Randolph embraced «performance character» development with traditional «moral character education» espoused in such schools.

Based upon Martin Seligman's philosophy of «learned optimism,» he adjusted the progressive «CARE 2.0» formula (Be good, avoid gossip, respect others) into a more «performance character» model, striking more of a balance than at the KIPP academy.

That led to changes specifically designed to boost «performance character» using a «grit index,» «CPA» (character point average) report grades and related resilience - building activities.

To me, what's different about this new era in character education, in particular the experiment I wrote about that KIPP and Riverdale are doing in New York, is that it is pushing for what some people in character education call «performance character» — character strengths that are not necessarily about being a good person, but about living a good life, that are about making kids more effective in all kinds of ways.

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Emphasize moral and performance character in all subject areas and include these dimensions on school report cards.

Schools can also help their students develop «performance character» — drive and prudence in particular.

The standards also lack a specific focus on teaching moral and performance character, and the social - emotional skills that help students develop the stamina and self - discipline to grapple with more rigorous curriculum to truly become college, career, and civic ready.

• Boost the employment prospects of disadvantaged youth via high - quality career and technical education programs • Help their students develop «performance character» — particularly drive and prudence • Offer a full suite of well - organized extracurricular activities (to help build those all - important non-cognitive skills and to keep kids off the streets) • Most importantly, give their students a sense of hope and purpose

We know from analyses of college dropout and job failures that such outcomes are less the result of intellectual shortcomings than they are due to deficiencies in the social - emotional and character competencies (or moral and performance character, if you prefer that terminology).

The study focuses on the «performance character strengths» of drive — defined as «the ability to apply oneself to a task and stick with it» — and prudence — defined as «the ability to defer gratification and look to the future.»