Sentences with phrase «school characters better»

After all, «Jennifer's Body» is a comedy first and a horror film second, and nobody writes high school characters better than Cody at the moment.

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There are several important books of this character, some earlier, some later, the Apastamba — the Baudhayana, the Institutes of Vishnu, and most important of all that of the Manavan School, the Manavan sutras, or, when, put into poetic form, as was actually done, the Manavan Dharma Sastras, better known as the Laws of Manu.

One Day at a Time has indeed made magic in how it's brought a streaming generation back to a time that might even remind you of an after - school special but told in the most sincere way possible, made possible by only an entire cast that makes the characters feel... well, simply real.

Many pietistically conservative folks stayed with the RCA — if their piety allowed for public schools and lodge membership, as well as for embracing the «American» character of evangelicalism, which the psalm - singers in Grand Rapids found unattractive.

He clearly adopted what Sloan and others call the «two spheres» idea — that faculty hiring should be blind to religion in order to hire the best - trained people, and that the religious character of the school would be developed in the private and nonacademic realms of chapel and personal piety.

With good moral character in his / her school, or community or previous employment 4.

GNA is dedicated to preserving the historical character of Gramercy, as well as its residents, local business and schools, by developing a sense of community through various projects, events and initiatives.

«Positive Coaching Alliance is a national non-profit developing «Better Athletes, Better People» by working to provide all youth and high school athletes a positive, character - building youth sports experience.»

Board Policy 2520.5 requires students to receive instruction in good character development in high school.

Character Education: Statute 22-29-103 (2001) recommends school districts adopt character education programs that develop an upright, moral, and desirable citizenry and better prepares students to become positive contributors toCharacter Education: Statute 22-29-103 (2001) recommends school districts adopt character education programs that develop an upright, moral, and desirable citizenry and better prepares students to become positive contributors tocharacter education programs that develop an upright, moral, and desirable citizenry and better prepares students to become positive contributors to society.

Character Education: The Policy on Quality Character Education (2004) recommends that schools adopt secular character education programs to teach fairness, trustworthiness, citizenship, and self - restraint in order to help students learn and foster the well being of democraticCharacter Education: The Policy on Quality Character Education (2004) recommends that schools adopt secular character education programs to teach fairness, trustworthiness, citizenship, and self - restraint in order to help students learn and foster the well being of democraticCharacter Education (2004) recommends that schools adopt secular character education programs to teach fairness, trustworthiness, citizenship, and self - restraint in order to help students learn and foster the well being of democraticcharacter education programs to teach fairness, trustworthiness, citizenship, and self - restraint in order to help students learn and foster the well being of democratic society.

Read books about starting school Consistently reading books with your child about characters going off to school and having a good time can be very therapeutic.

Families best served at SWS are those whose values are compatible with the culture of the school as an educational community, who share SWS's educational goals, and who seek the unique character of Waldorf Education for their children.

But I think there is something very effective about framing character as not about values — I'm not saying that values don't matter — but instead that what schools are good at teaching, and what they're designed to teach, is the skills kids need to do well in life.

Tough draws on neuroscience, economics, psychology and child development to show how qualities such as self - mastery and optimism are what make children succeed and persevere, and how, in the light of this, good parenting, supportive mentoring and thoughtful, character - based schooling can make all the difference.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Ask Tough whether we'd have to reconfigure our school systems and teach «good character» to make his theories a reality, or simply add to traditional methods of teaching, and he has to think about it for a moment.

Psychologists who have studied attachment have found that when human kids have that same kind of licking and grooming - style bonding with their parents, especially in the first year of life, it gives them all sorts of psychological strength, confidence [and] character that, when they reach school age and even into adulthood, will make a huge difference in how well they do.»

Investigating successful kids and programs at low - income schools and high - achieving prep schools, as well as interviewing psychologists and neuroscientists, Tough challenges some conventional wisdom on causes of failure (poverty, teacher quality) and contends that nurturing character in children and young adults is the key to success.

One of Tough's collaborators, Dominic Randolph, head of school at an elite academy in upstate NY, surmised that «the best way for a young person to build character is for him to attempt something where there is a real and serious possibility of failure.

Michigan: Custody is awarded based on the best interests of the child, based on the following factors: moral character and prudence of the parents; physical, emotional, mental, religious and social needs of the child; capability and desire of each parent to meet the child's emotional, educational, and other needs; preference of the child, if the child is of sufficient age and maturity; the love and affection and other emotional ties existing between the child and each parent; the length of time the child has lived in a stable, satisfactory environment and the desirability of maintaining continuity; the desire and ability of each parent to allow an open and loving frequent relationship between the child and other parent; the child's adjustment to his / her home, school, and community; the mental and physical health of all parties; permanence of the family unit of the proposed custodial home; any evidence of domestic violence; and other factors.

Well - known Lilys include actress Lily Tomlin who played the voice of Ms. Frizzle on The Magic School Bus and more recently the character Frankie on the popular series Grace and Frankie.

Of course, that you know the true character of a person, when in crisis, is as true now as it was in William Golding's Lord of the Flies, the 1954 novel in which the best of British public school boys (metaphor for the best of western civilization) descended into feral brutes, just because they were marooned in a strange environment for a few days.

We'll get by the character stuff - just show us how you are going to make New York State a better place, where people can go to parks without worry of shut down, where schools will have quality teachers and performance, where roads are taken care of, where bridges don't collapse, where state police do police and are not used to go on witch hunts, where budgets wont be made by more hidden fees and regressive taxes, and the list goes on.

A new report by the Church of England is set to call for an increase in the specifically religious character of its state - funded schools, as well as the setting up of 200 more state - funded Church schools.

Nestle: Well, we will do it in the way these changes always take place — you do it through education of the public; you create demands for different kinds of foods; you teach parents to go into schools and look at what their kids are eating and then do something about it; you change policy so that it becomes more difficult for food companies to advertise to children; you stop them from marketing junk food to kids using cartoon characters.

Whether a child is given responsibilities from young ages in the home, is expected to tell the truth, to be polite, show patience, or exhibit good character in any way — they will be a part of the solution at school, on the bus, on teams, and at after - school activities, and eventually online.

* good sense of humour — old school dating speak from when Tinder had like a 140 character limit or something.

A good one is mapsexoffender.com which allows you to search by name or by your neighborhood which is very important because your children may pass these homes going to and from school, when trick - or - treating, etc... And then of course, always do a free character check on WomanSavers.com to see what a man's past relationship history is.

A good Catholic Christian man with solid character and old school values who has the intention to build a good family / home.

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Vanessa Vanessa Anne Hudgens is an American actress and singer, who is best known for her portrayal of the character Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical

Blanchett is at her best with the characters who are erudite, middle or upper class: a CEO, a TV news reader, a primary - school teacher.

It won't win any beauty pageants or appraisal for artistic ingenuity, and it probably won't be marveled at for its in - depth story and character development; but if you crave that old fashioned, non-stop mayhem of an old school first - person shooter, no one does it better and with more attitude then Serious Sam.

Like «Old School,» the jokes hit the mark because they're based in well - conceived characters.

This is not only Toy Story for a new generation, but if you're an old school gamer as well you will recognize a lot of characters and some very funny references (some references that I wasn't even expecting either).

A Fantastic Woman is the Chilean Oscar nominee for the Best Foreign Language Film, and if voters are swayed at all by the old - school attractions of underdog characters or indomitable heroines, this terrific movie should win in a walk.

Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures could have easily been developed as a simple cash - in on the popular AVGN character, but instead FreakZone has provided gamers with one of the best old school style platformers that we've seen in recent years.

Mulroney does his best (but still not very convincing) Tony Danza as the frazzled single dad who doesn't know how to pronounce «quinoa,» forgets that his daughter is a vegetarian, and is forever screaming at his son to get ready for school (this character's sole defining trait).

Adapting a short - story collection by James Franco, Coppola preserves the episodic structure of the book, allowing her camera to move among the characters with a breezy sense of freedom: April (Emma Roberts), the intelligent yet vulnerable good - girl lured into an affair with her charismatic but creepy soccer coach, Mr. B. (played by Franco); Teddy (Jack Kilmer) who's in trouble with the law and in love with April; Fred (Nat Wolffe), Teddy's cocky, bad - influence sidekick; and Emily (Zoe Levin), the profoundly sad school slut who freely dispenses blow jobs in place of genuine connection.

In an old - school inspired platform game a well - developed story is hardly a requirement, but Rad Rodgers: World One's writing will make you feel connected to the two main characters» and their playful mannerism.

We get well judged performances from all sorts of high school types; from Jason London and his jock pals Sasha Jenson and Cole Hauser to Rory Cochrane's stoner, Adam Goldberg's intellectual nerd and Ben Affleck — playing one of his most unlikeable characters — as the school bully.

He goes all out with his character, and while it is hardly the best performance I have seen this year, because it is Zac Efron, the same guy who was hated for being the poster boy of High School Musical a while back, it deserves praise.

And while Johnson engages in typical, old - school (super) heroics, most of his character's efforts prove to be distractions at best, futile at worst.

The muse for the character of Danny (played by Manchester by the Sea's Lucas Hedges), a skinny kid with a good singing voice from an upper - middle - class Irish Catholic family, was Gerwig's high school boyfriend, Connor Mickiewicz, who remembers making out with her in the McKinley Park rose garden, inspiring a key scene in the movie.

The film surrounds its heroine with a vibrant ensemble: her warmly supportive but depressed father (playwright - turned - prolific - supporting - player Tracy Letts), the school's reasonably understanding head nun (veteran character actor Lois Smith, who's having a good year), the highly emotional drama instructor (fellow stage pro Stephen Henderson).

Set over an eventful but not extraordinary senior year of high school in Sacramento («the Midwest of California,» as one character calls it), Lady Bird follows Lady Bird through rites of passage: getting into and then out of the drama club; tiptoeing into first romance; agonizing about college; growing apart from her best friend (Beanie Feldstein); fighting with her mother; and trying to hide her family's limited income.

This ambition leads the character to, as he puts it, «blackmail the entire school to better my chances of getting into the school of my dreams.

The film's at its best in the early sections, filling out the details of the world with nice little character moments for Mildred Dunnock as the school teacher who doesn't get the principal job, Russ Tamblyn as the sensitive shy boy next door and Diane Varsi as the main character, a girl smart enough to see the hypocrisy around her and want to get out of town as fast as she possibly can.