Sentences with phrase «replace school books»

I applaud ebooks to replace school books, if for no other reason than to keep young backs from being warped by 30 - pound backpacks.

Not exact matches

In his new book, «Searching for a Corporate Savior,» Rakesh Khurana of Harvard Business School suggests that during the 1980's and 1990's, «managerial capitalism» - the world of the man in the gray flannel suit - was replaced by «investor capitalism.»

May we then hope that the offending book be withdrawn from circulation in our schools, and something of real Truth be produced to replace it.

On education which falls under putting people first, the president said he intends to provide basic schools with tablets to replace text books and also extend the progressively free Senior High School policy to boarding students.

According to the Albany school district website, the plans call for improving features like wireless access, replacing backup batteries to protect against power surges, and replacing aging net books.

E-textbooks On education which falls under putting people first, the president said he intends to provide basic schools with tablets to replace text books and also extend the progressively free Senior High School policy to boarding students.

While the old - school comic book feel refreshingly replaces the humdrum bravado of the Hulks and Fantastic Fours of late, one can only handle so much Greek mythology, Nazis, and egg.

The bilious, paranoid inner - monologue that makes the book more dramatic — and truer — than any biography could hope to be has been replaced by the pat love story of Clough and his assistant, Peter Taylor (Timothy Spall), which comes to grief when Clough hubristically hands in their resignations at Derby and is horrified to learn that Sam Longson (Jim Broadbent), the club's old - school chairman, has accepted them.

ITIS Majorana School is well - known in Italy because of their flagship project The «Book in progress», which aims to produce digital resources that replace the old textbooks, i.e. «books» (both paper and digital), and are made by the teachers.

One contention in the book is that we at professional schools now know at some level the original dream is flawed, and tell our students as much, but we continue to act as if the old equation is true because we don't have much to replace it with.

According to the bestselling book, Oher replaced several F's in high school English by taking BYU «Character Education» courses that merely required Oher to «read a few brief passages from famous works... and then answer five questions about it.»

The book's in - depth investigation of four schools shows how the traditional organization of schools can be replaced by purposeful systems that focus on high achievement for all.

Removing teaching and support staff is gathering pace, parents are regularly being asked for money, subjects are being dropped from the curriculum, school trips cancelled, books and resources are not being replaced and class sizes are rising.

Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christiansen's book Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns claims that by 2019 technology will replace brick - and - mortar schools.

Merit pay might work if it was given to students — and only student — who cooperated with teachers and turned in all of their classwork and homework done correctly to boost learning, and increased their literacy skills by voluntarily turning off TV, video games and not texting and replacing all that crap by reading at least one book a week for enjoyment outside of school hours.

TITLE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE This book covers the complicated and often misunderstood regulations aimed at preventing states or local school boards from replacing state and local money with federal dollars.

It's sad how little penetration ebooks have gotten in the public school setting, especially when you consider the typical cost effectiveness, the ability for students with disabilities to manipulate the book, and the fact that ebooks won't become damaged and need to be replaced with even normal use.

In this month's episode, Joanne McNeish, a professor who studies the resilience of incumbent technologies at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University, discusses why readers prefer print books, the challenges ebooks will have to overcome to be more competitive, and why we shouldn't expect physical books to ever be replaced entirely.

Pensato rebelled against the school's strict focus on still life and figurative drawing, with discarded toys and comic books replacing apples and pears on her canvases.

Our law library has a policy of replacing lost books «needed for law school research» or relying on interlibrary loan.

A higher position is obviously more desirable if you have a more immediate need for the funds — like buying books for school or replacing a dead laptop, for example.

These won't replace the Surface Pro and Surface Book models with full versions of Windows, but these Windows 10 S versions will be available to schools looking for locked down Surface devices that aren't laptops.

St. Thomas Elementary School, Tifton, GA Library Assistant, 8/2010 to Present • Receive and respond to students» inquiries regarding books, periodicals and other information • Assist students in locating choice of books and performing online research • Escort students to choice of aisles and inquire if they need additional help • Perform circulation desk activities such as checking out books • Follow up on overdue books by contacting students and class teachers in case of no show • Take new students» information and create and issue library cards • Process library books by placing barcodes and sensitization strips on them • Promote library services by reaching out to students through workshops and book readings • Plan and install cultural exhibits for library events • Coordinate with book vendors and suppliers and ensure a constant supply of books • Ascertain cleanliness and neatness of bookshelves and ensure that any torn books are repaired or replaced immediately

This publication, which supplements Working Systemically in Action: A Facilitator's Guide (No longer available, as the publication has been replaced by the book, Getting Serious About the System), provides practical guidance for educators who are seeking to engage family and community members in systemic school improvement efforts.

will be replacing them today with vintage books, toys, school bell, plants, etc..

What I love about fall: My thoughts turn from gardening to snuggling up in front of a warm crackling fire, a good book and mug of hot chocolate piled high with whipped cream... When it's still 80 degrees and it feels and smells like fall... The sound of the school bus ambling down our street on the first day of school stopping at the corner to pick the precious cargo of squealing kids... As I walk through our yard hearing the crunch of crackling leaves... Chunky winter sweaters - every September I buy a new one... Watching our resident squirrels scurrying around our yard gathering and burying their winter stash... Replacing summer flowers with purple and white cabbages.