Sentences with phrase «practice systems thinking»

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I think we can be confident that our system of bank supervision is at world best practice, and the ratio of bad debts to total loans, at 0.9 per cent, is at its lowest level since statistics have been collected (admittedly, the collection only dates back to 1991).

It uses systems and design thinking, building on leading practices from similar innovation labs around the world.

Yet for all the book's strengths, it is one thing to demonstrate that a system of thought or group of practices are coherent; it is quite another to demonstrate that they are good.

For many practicing lawyers and law professors such images represent the surface of a deeper and unamusing reality, an archaic system of legal thought.

Schooling serves to make common sense explicit where this is thought necessary, but also to correct common sense with respect to the technical beliefs and institutional practices that constitute the reigning science, criticism, and legal system of the culture.

As Niebuhr put it so well, «The effort to bring Christ and culture, God's work and man's, the temporal and the eternal, law and grace, into one system of thought and practice tends, perhaps inevitably, to the absolutizing of what is relative, the reduction of the infinite to a finite form, and the materialization of the dynamic.»

And I think this is exactly what Jesus does: he simply enters our world, like a computer virus, and our systems, traditions, beliefs, theologies, practices, religion, spirituality... everything!

this is to joe r, atheism is not a belief system or religion.christians call non believers atheists, thats not what i call myself, i just think your all deluded, and by the way i also think that all monotheistic religions are just the same as any pagan religion practiced before monotheism.

As a Christian, as a stockholder, and as one who believes in the American system, I also think it is a duty to raise serious questions about the ethical practices of some American companies which seem to be exploiting the natural resources of some of the small and powerless countries of the world, again sowing there the seeds of a deep enmity which we will someday have to reap.

He goes on to note the post-Enlightenment fragmentation of the Catholic synthesis: «what for Patristic and Medieval thought was in both theory and practice a profound unity -LSB-...] was destroyed by systems which espoused the cause of rational knowledge sundered from faith.»

And I think, again, I see the model practice as one that gives the woman the greatest number of choices, a model practice where you actually have the time and the capacity on the patient's part to understand the risks and benefits of each of the subsequent choices to have a relatively smooth system, which can transfer from one model of birth to another without extensive delays and then — and so I think giving the mom the greatest number of choices and having midwives and physicians speaking to each other at the time of either the initial patient's choice for method of delivery or at the beginning of the labor process.

I don't think midwives should be practicing without a clear hierarchy, with OB / GYN at the helm, and I do not think the current system serves women well, especially not first time mums like myself who had NO IDEA that I would receive subpar care.

It is also important for women thinking about a planned home birth to consider if they are healthy and considered low - risk and to work with a CNM, certified midwife, or physician who practices in an integrated and regulated health system; have ready access to consultation; and have a plan for safe and quick transportation to a nearby hospital in the event of an emergency.

We ask them to think about their value system and come up with their own definition of success and an action plan of how they're going to apply this vision to their parenting practices.

I would vote for most PR systems in a referendum, though (to complicate things) I think there is a good principled case for the type of compromise package I advocate, beyond the «it could happen in practice» pragmatic argument.

«In practice you're more likely to have a minority administration in the Westminster system because people will be thinking that there's going to be an election within the year.»

Carlos Souza, a GIS expert and executive director of IMAZON, a charity involved with monitoring the Amazon, thinks that more control over cultivation practices can be achieved with a system that predicts the most vulnerable areas for deforestation.

We discuss the truth behind making a profit on wellness, Dr. Chopra's spiritual belief systems, his exact morning routine, how to raise a conscious and mindful kid, his surprising social media practices, how he's managed to avoid all stress for the last 35 years, and the philosophies he thinks will help us defeat the current global insanity crisis going on in the world today.

Right now we call the practice of medicine «health care,» but consider these facts about what is actually — if you really think about it — a «disease care» system:

He thinks the problem is in the systems that surround the practice of medicine, and explores the issue in depth.

Going back to the soldier analogy, you can think of β - Glucans as practice drills, priming and readying each soldier of the immune system for attack.

But getting stuck in these states can take a tremendous toll on our bodies, impair our thinking, and make it difficult to speak or act effectively.That's why I teach my clients this powerfully effective mindfulness practice that can calm our nervous system in seconds...

The iRest Program is a synthesis of eastern and western practices that helps us release negative emotions and thoughts, calm our nervous system, foster resilience and well - being, and develop positive self - care skills for meeting any and all of our life circumstances.

When one thinks of a brhmana practice that is supposed to build and energize the system, it is easy to conjure images of sun salutations, challenging standing poses and fast -LSB-...]

In ancient vedic system of India — which is quite wide open and makes space for every kind of thought and practice, it is believed that there are FOUR PATHS of YOGA — through which union of Self can be achieved with the Higher Energy flowing through the Universe.

According to a report in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, a Georgia elementary school introduced yoga classes to de-stress students, but some parents thought that certain elements of the practice reflected a «non-Christian belief system.»

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On December 12, 2014, The Leading Edge of Early Childhood Education brought together leading scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to engage with the latest thinking, research, and practice in building and sustaining high - quality pre-K systems, schools, and classrooms.

And then we need to think about how we can adopt an authoritative but not authoritarian professional practice, which expects positive behaviours from all students and as a default expects those, so we are expecting positive behaviours, rather than the opposite where we're having to pause a system that deals with negative behaviours, we should the other way expect them.

In this edition of the Harvard EdCast, Professor Nonie Lesaux and Associate Professor Stephanie Jones, faculty chairs of the institute, examine the latest thinking, research, and practice in building and sustaining high - quality pre-K systems, schools, and classrooms.

«We thought, if that practice is working really well and encouraging students to progress then our reporting system - and we've gone on to subsequently align our awards system with this - should naturally follow from that, because it's sending a consistent message.»

Whether the system welcomed it or not, technology — and the classroom practices it enables — were destined to spread new thinking and new solutions throughout our schools.

This convening is designed to allow participants to engage with the latest thinking, research, and practice in building and sustaining high quality Pre-K systems, schools, and classrooms.

And I think in the outdoor environment, and specifically in nature - based environments, there's a huge sense of being part of a system that's bigger than oneself that naturally leads you to this kind of reflexive practice.

Professor Nonie Lesaux and Associate Professor Stephanie Jones discuss the latest thinking, research, and practice in building and sustaining high - quality pre-K systems, schools, and classrooms (Harvard EdCast, 2014).

Most school systems operate substantially on autopilot — these things get done in routine ways, without much thought about how they affect the quality of instructional practice in the classroom.

In this edition of the Harvard EdCast, Professor Nonie Lesaux and Associate Professor Stephanie Jones, faculty chairs of the institute, examine the latest thinking, research, and practice in building and sustaining high - quality pre-K systems,...

And because the Effective Schools model is grounded in research and proven practices, it has evolved to incorporate the latest thinking on leadership, systems theory, and total quality management to become a multifaceted, integrated approach to continuous school improvement and the leadership that is more relevant to today than ever.

But, before schools attempt to talk to students about systemic racism and oppressive systems, they must first address racist thoughts and practices that exist within the staff and that live in school practices.

The project documents the effectiveness of instructional practices that are likely to enhance multistep reasoning, systems thinking, conceptual and spatial understanding, and motivation for learning while learning to work with maps to solve problems involving geography and ecological awareness.

This document is provided as a guide to trigger thought, research, and conversation around effective collaborative practice for design of a teaching and learning system capable of delivering on the promise made to the children of our country.

Scott Marion offers his thoughts about the challenges associated with high school assessment systems and how we might improve current practices.

Elizabeth is a life - long learner who has been influenced by eastern contemplative practices, non-violent communication, and systems thinking, among other things.

With practice, systems thinking leaders are able to transfer their understanding of various aspects of their system to novel challenges, new initiatives and growing expectations.

Systems thinking is not something you can read about in a book and expect to master without practice.

This reliance on tradition also leads many conservatives to eschew systems thinking and fail to admit that structures can perpetuate policies and practices that damage the futures of children.

Change takes time and perseverance in order to assure that the shift in thinking and practice become part of the belief system of the school and are therefore better able to weather changes in state and federal mandates, administration, staff and budgets

As students progress in their learning, the practices of elaboration, reasoning, deep learning critical thinking and creativity become more and more important — and high performing education systems promote these learning activities.

«You need only look at the reams of Estyn good practice examples to see how much new thinking schools themselves are generating in the system.