Sentences with phrase «school day than other»

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Even though it's old school technology, email is used more widely, more frequently and more regularly than any other channel: Litmus reports that 91 % of consumers check their email at least once per day.

He did not measure himself by the cultural standards of his day, as did some others, who scoffed at the fact that he was a carpenter (Mark 6:3), nor by the greatness of the order of the intellect (his education was that which could be gained at the local synagogue school) Some of the creatures made by the Word of God are greater in these respects than the one who is the Word of God incarnate, and that one is not ashamed of his inferiority.

The other day a colleague of mine, who came to America from Russia via Israel, told me a story about her son who is in the eighth grade in a renowned progressive school in Cambridge, Massachusetts (than which no community could be more progressive).

when i lived with my grandparents school let out before they got off work i went to an after school center where i received tutoring for my homework or i played with other kids in similar situations on occasion this place would take us on field trips one such field trip was to the local roller skating rink i was not a klutzy child, not more than the usual actually, i was quite coordinated at sports but put round wheels on my shoes and it was a mess i fell on my ass more times than i was standing and no lie the next day i could not poop

But during the day (I had a break while the girls were in school) I had much more energy and of course was always looking for an excuse to do anything other than pack my apartment.

There is still some way to go before a Meat Free Monday or other day of the week becomes the norm, however: the October survey revealed that 46 schools offered vegetarian menus twice a week, and only three more than three times a week.

I spoke with several other students that I personally trained at the Honor Council's first ever Integrity Day about defining success in qualitative rather than quantitative ways, organized presentations for parents in the local community, wrote brochures explaining of the program for the teachers, and held discussions about how Challenge Success ties into Jewish values at my Hebrew School.

Up from 23.4 % in 2007, in 2017 40.6 % of students now spend 3 or more hours each day (on an average school day) playing video or computer games, or using a computer, smartphone, or tablet for something other than school work.

There are other components of the system — the funding method, the fact that mealtimes seem like more of an interruption and disruption of the school day than an important part of the day — that need attention as much as the food.

I was a little nervous as I've never really left the kids anywhere other than school and nursery so the thought of kids club for a week even if only a few hours a day was a little daunting for me.

Many school - age kids get too many calories from what they drink — not only from soda and other sugar - laden beverages but from fruit juice: The AAP recommends children 7 years and older drink no more than 8 ounces of unsweetened, pasteurized 100 percent fruit juice each day.

If an athlete eats fatty hamburgers and fries or other less than healthy and nutritious food on the way home from sports practice, it is unlikely that a school lunch will save the day and correct her nutrition infractions.

The standards for «school food other than lunch» apply to all food and drink provided to pupils during an extended school day (up to 6 pm).

This USDA initiative targets «competitive foods,» which are all foods and beverages sold to students on campus during the school day, typically through vending machines, a la carte lunch lines and in student stores, other than those meals reimbursable under federal meal programs.

Competitive foods are all foods and beverages sold to students on campus during the school day, other than those meals reimbursable under federal meal programs.

We had already worked out that about 3 hours per day would be more than sufficient to cover the amount of learning in a typical school day, by the time we had subtracted lunchtime, the various breaks, Assembly, PE, lining up, registration etc - not to mention the waiting around while the teacher spoke individually to other children.

That is, their school day starts earlier than is appropriate for their unique circadian rhythms thus affecting the quantity and timing of their sleep while prompting them to try to make up for lost sleep at other times causing their sleep to be lower quality and their schedules to be irregular.

These days, I don't have to leave the house (other than school runs) if the weather is rubbish and on lovely days, I can work from the garden if I want to.

If it had been me at that age, missing a few days at the beginning of school would have made me even shier and hesitant than I already was (with the other kids — with grown - ups I was fine).

So my son's teacher, on the first day of school, banned anything other than plastic water bottles.

Now, one year on, we see a thriving school kitchen (opened by Raymond Blanc, no less) producing more than 300 tasty meals a day — with 200 meals rushing out at lunchtime to four other schools in the local area.

Our one - of - a-kind energy is what has been attracting innovators, freedom riders, and immigrants from every other place on Earth, what has more than 2.6 million people waking up here every day, what has young scholars selecting our schools, and what has the public and private sectors investing billions of dollars here.

For instance, local officials lured large numbers of Tutsis to a school near the town of Murambi, where Hutu militias used machine guns, explosives and other weapons to kill more than 40,000 people in just three days.

UCLA scientists found that sixth - graders who went five days without even glancing at a smartphone, television or other digital screen did substantially better at reading human emotions than sixth - graders from the same school who continued to spend hours each day looking at their electronic devices.

I think I heard this just about every day when I was in high school, acting as a typically self - absorbed teen who essentially moved through the days believing that the world orbited around none other than yours truly.

Other than the green beer, today my only thoughts of St. Patty's Day are reminiscent of the days of my youth coloring in shamrock outlines in grade school and looking forward to receiving milk chocolate candies wrapped in metallic gold foil because, apparently, only children can make off with a leprechaun's gold without consequence!

Commenting on the findings, Katrina Phillips, Chief Executive, Child Accident Prevention Trust said: «Children suffer more serious burns and road accidents during the after - school rush than at any other time of day.

Researchers from the University of the West of England found that pupils in Food for Life schools were twice as likely to eat five or more portions of fruit and vegetables per day than those in other schools and significantly more fruit and vegetables at home.

During the summer months, the Frederick agency, which also provides outreach, health care, and other services to the homeless and needy, serves more than 60 meals a day to school - age children.

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Outwardly, Success is similar to other «no excuses» (Moskowitz dislikes that term) charter schools: students are called «scholars» and wear uniforms; a longer school day and year allow for about one - third more instruction time than district schools provide; rooms are named after the teacher's alma mater; a culture of discipline and high expectations reigns.

The Philadelphia School District now spends close to $ 100 million a year on instruction for more than 27,000 special - education students in full - day and part - time classes, more than the total number of students in any other school district in Pennsylvania except PittsSchool District now spends close to $ 100 million a year on instruction for more than 27,000 special - education students in full - day and part - time classes, more than the total number of students in any other school district in Pennsylvania except Pittsschool district in Pennsylvania except Pittsburgh.

«Middle schools need a reliable structure to build community, teach (rather than assume) social skills, and prepare students for learning each day,» observes Linda Crawford, executive director of Origins, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering learning and community in schools and other educational institutions.

At any time of the day other children were talking about books and the reading areas in school were used more than ever.

Yes, I know, there are other factors that contribute to their better score on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)-- longer school days, advanced science and math starting earlier in elementary school rather than high school, extra tutoring in Korean hagwons, less to learn with a more focused curriculum, no non-essential learning activities such as sports, home ec or computer applications courses.

They are governed by school boards chosen through nonpartisan elections often held on days other than the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, when national elections are held.

In the early days of NCLB, most schools in «corrective action» chose the «other» option of school improvement (as in, doing something other than closing the school, chartering it, laying off staff, etc.).

In my research I have identified 34 different examples of charter school innovation, including small size; untenured teachers; contracts with parents; real parent and teacher involvement in school governance; outcome -(rather than input --RRB- based accreditation; service learning fully integrated into the curricula; unusual grade configurations; split sessions and extended school days and years to accommodate working students; and computer - assisted instruction for at - risk and other frequently absent students.

Whether or not girls in single - sex schools are more likely to pursue science degrees or political careers, whether or not boys in single - sex schools are more likely to write poetry or pay attention in class, single - sex schools can allow educators to address the particular interests, strengths, learning styles, and developmental stages of a single sex while allowing boys and girls to concentrate on something other than the opposite sex — at least for a few brief hours each day.

Fort Pitt started school eight days earlier than others in the district and staff members used the time to assess students strengths and weaknesses.

Amongst other things, the trainees are given suggestions on what questions to ask new colleagues, help with dressing appropriately, and tips on how to maintain good time - keeping, in order to make the first days of their school placement less daunting than anticipated.

The school year will end two days later than other schools.

After having worked for three months at a school that provided education for the most elite of Haiti's population, I knew that I had to expand my efforts to reach the other 80 percent of Haiti, the people that live on less than $ 2 a day.

Although we provide students more years of formal schooling than any other nation, our school year is short, usually only 180 days.

Outside of cities, most children will go through the school day and rarely encounter an authority figure other than one who is white.

Alternatively, the school day itself could be staggered, with some pupils starting and finishing later than others.

be updated annually and incorporate the findings of the audit and any other action required to be taken by the district pursuant to this subclause and, as so updated, approved by the board of education and implemented no later than the first day of regular student attendance of each year that the school remains in corrective action.

In Florida, which tests students more frequently than most other states, many schools this year will dedicate on average 60 to 80 days out of the 180 - day school year to standardized testing.

School days in Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and several other nations in sub-Saharan Africa are now just that for more children than ever before.

Part of the point I was trying to make the other day, with my «More money to the parents» post, was that plenty of these parents, including poor parents, are a lot smarter than we — the system — gives them credit for and that if they had more choice (or the money to exercise those preferences) and fewer structural and institutional impediments to overcome, you'd see big changes in some of our slackard schools.