Sentences with phrase «productive citizens of»

«This year's conference theme, «Critical Transformations,» underscores the need for powerful change in learning and teaching to prepare our young people to be competitive, creative, and productive citizens of the 21st century,» said ASCD Executive Director Gene R. Carter.

Making mistakes in the name of learning and teaching your children to be resourceful are necessary skills for productive citizens of the world.

She is a productive citizen of society, works, is monogamous in her relationship, is raising a adorable boy, is kind to everyone she meets and yet you have straight people out murdering, raping, living on welfare, and yet they should live more than a gay person.

Not exact matches

In a short time, the Central State has borrowed sums so staggering that it has no choice but to either inflate the debt away, thereby destroying the savings and income of its remaining productive citizenry, or by taxing these same productive citizens to the point of penury.

They penalize productive citizens and businesses with one of the highest tax rates in the world.

In the place of right and wrong — concepts accessible to all citizens — we get «healthy,» «productive,» «inclusive,» and other catchwords, the meanings of which are controlled by experts and subject to endless redefinition by the chattering class.

Neutrality is impossible, for the political order must embody someone's values; thus, the demands of justice are for a social order directed toward cooperation and an education productive of altruistic and benevolent citizens.

Basically: Building the big fence isn't that realistic, the real problem is that we don't have legal immigration available for the workers we really need, and in - state tuition isn't an entitlement for citizens and could reasonably be extended to children who are destined to be permanent and, it is to be expected, productive members of your state.

They make a population of productive citizens, good neighbors, honest taxpayers, etc..

«Whether through sponsoring local high school activities, being an active supporter of the county 4 - H program, educating youth through the dozens of tours given at the mill each year, providing flour for various service organizations» fundraisers, helping at the area health fair or providing equipment for the volunteer fire department, we believe that a healthy community builds strong, productive citizens.»

The mission of the Boys & Girls Club of Southwest County is to inspire and enable all young people to realize their full potential as educated, responsible, caring, and productive citizens.

For more than 100 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (www.greatfutures.org) has enabled young people most in need to achieve great futures as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

The Mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Diablo Valley is to enable all young people, especially those who need us the most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

Good learners = a promising future of productive citizens.

It is true that Rawls did not argue for a citizen's basic liberty to own productive resources; he believed that justice could be achieved under different regimes of property - ownership, whether fundamentally capitalist or socialist in nature.

If there is no advantage in honest labour today, the roots of the loss of incentives for productive labour should be sought in the alienation of working people from the means of production and the imperfection of the forms for every citizen to exercise their right to common ownership.

As the state with the heaviest tax burden and the least economic freedom, New York ranks at the top in the export of jobs and productive citizens.

Noting that societal advancement and productivity had always depended on the entrepreneurial spirit of the citizens, Fayemi, challenged authorities of institutions of higher learning in the country to inculcate entrepreneurial and productive spirits in the youths, through carefully designed curricula that would increase their productive capacity.

Civil service clerks who unionize and advocate for a wage structure that enables them to participate in our economy as productive, middle - class citizens are demonized, ridiculed and exhorted to accept their status as serfs and vassals while an economy on the brink of complete failure can't throw enough money at the self - syled «nobility».

«It is also important that we review our philosophy of soldering by having a productive citizen's army.

He is a founder of the Boys and Girls Club of Eden and currently serves as a board member, focused on inspiring and enabling children from Eden and surrounding communities to become productive, responsible, and caring citizens.

Mr. Coleman, 65, an attorney and a prominent legislator for decades — currently the chairman of the Judiciary Committee and vice chairman of the Public Safety and Security Committee — has been a strong supporter of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's Second Chance Society reforms that aim to reduce the number of people going to prison and give people in prison second chances at being productive citizens.

Saying the executive action «barely scratches the surface of this problem» the campaign asserts that New York will continue to «not treat youth in an age - appropriate manner, which leads to youth who are more likely to re-offend and less likely to turn their lives around and become productive citizens.

«The de Blasio administration narrative has been one of productive collaborations with the unions,» said Maria Doulis, vice president of the Citizens Budget Commission.

Through Elmer's support, Science Buddies will help millions of students from all walks of life to build their literacy in science and technology so they can become productive and engaged citizens in the 21st century.

The mission of Science Buddies is to help children from all walks of life build their literacy in science and technology so they can become productive and engaged citizens in the 21st century.

Science Buddies mission is to help students from all walks of life to build their literacy in science and technology so they can become productive and engaged citizens in the 21st century.

Washington, DC About Blog National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) is a national nonprofit that improves the effectiveness of organizations that seek to help youth become productive citizens.

It's set in a near - future United States decimated by climate change, and follows a government agent (Nicolas Cage) tasked with determining which citizens are productive, and therefore worthy of remaining in the general population.

If we consider the skills of focusing on ourselves, tuning in to others, and understanding the larger world as a framework for our thinking, imagine how the conversation about screen time could shift away from the amount of time spent with devices and toward how students might use them to become more productive citizens in a networked and global society.

A rich curriculum that helps students learn a lot about a lot of things in all the disciplines — literature, history, science, math, and the arts — will help students become thoughtful and productive citizens who love to learn new things.

Hanushek was careful to state that the goal was not to strengthen U.S. performance at the expense of other nations: The creation of well - educated citizens does not constitute a «a zero - sum game that countries or states are playing against each other,» but one in which every country and state can become more productive, and create more wealth for one another by boosting and sharing their talents.

In CFE v. New York, Judge Leland DeGrasse ruled that an adequate education included the «foundational skills that students need to become productive citizens capable of civic engagement and sustaining competitive employment,» the «intellectual tools to evaluate complex issues, such as campaign finance reform, tax policy, and global warming,» the ability to «determine questions of fact concerning DNA evidence, statistical analyses, and convoluted financial fraud.»

«When children are taught to honor themselves, have compassion and be respectful of others, they will become global citizens who are productive and add value to this world.»

What used to be considered «the engine of social mobility» (see Fareed Zakaria in the new Time magazine), the incubator of productive and successful citizens (and parents), the school is now treated as some kind of barometer of caste and class.

«To prepare all citizens to become responsible members of a democratic society» «To develop socialization and citizenship skills in children» «Preparing students for responsible, productive citizenship and imbuing them with values common to one democratic society»...

«By connecting with and engaging each member of the learning community, Hickory Public Schools will ensure a high quality education for all students preparing them to become responsible, productive citizens in the 21st century.

Not only will they provide a much more comprehensive picture of teacher effectiveness, it will also refocus public education on providing all the attributes that make up a productive citizen in our country.

Parents aspire to help their children become healthy, happy, and productive citizens, and many are recognizing the importance of social and emotional learning (SEL) in achieving these goals.

The vision of RtI / PBIS in Milwaukee Public Schools is for every student to experience school as a place where staff meets them where they are academically and behaviorally to provide them with the tools they need to become productive citizens.

He will also call for a shared responsibility and commitment on the part of students, parents and educators to ensure that every child in every school receives the best education possible so they can compete in the global economy for good jobs and live rewarding and productive lives as American citizens.

Although the cynics might call it «social programming,» the purpose of school is to create productive and successful citizens for society.

The Association has called on Congress to support the efforts of states and local education agencies to increase student engagement and lower dropout rates using research - based approaches that ensure high school graduates become productive citizens.

Educators, policymakers, parents, and others interested in preparing students to be productive global citizens will gain a clear understanding of what kinds of knowledge and skills constitute «digital competence» and «global competence,» and what schools can — and must — do to meet the challenges and opportunities brought about by globalization and technology.

The mission of the West Valley School District, a vital partner of a proud and caring community, is to ensure that all students achieve their highest level of knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to be responsible and productive citizens, effective communicators, creative problem - solvers and life - long learners.

These conversations will prepare students as global citizens, helping them expand their worldviews and become productive members of a more just and equitable society.

If we want our students to develop into the successful, productive citizens we encourage them to be, then we must have an education law that works — one that is in tune with the demands of today's increasingly technological and globalized society.

It is concerned with the skills of becoming a decent and productive citizen in a democratic society.»

And, Tucson gets productive and engaged citizens, ready to assume their roles as the next generation of home builders and affordable - housing advocates.»

And they offer reason for cautious optimism that many American children who have been consigned to lives of frustration and poverty might instead become productive, fulfilled citizens.