Sentences with phrase «see value of schooling»

The role of school leaders in effective arts partnerships was to see the value of the school / arts partnership in all arts media and build an environment that encourages, supports, and extends student - centered as well as arts learning.

I went to school back in 2009 and became a certified computer repair technician in hopes of using it as a stepping stone to go back to school and formally get the education I didn't get because I didn't see the value of school then.

Not exact matches

Parents are increasingly interested in providing private school funding for their children 1) because they see the value and importance of good education and 2) because of frequent public school closings.

The Kirkwood Public School district, one of CrisisGo's first paying customers, is already seeing the value of getting its entire faculty onto the app.

Under Thomas» watch, the school also developed and introduced a second - year course on principled leadership, which explores what it means to create a business around the idea of shared value, where everyone the business touches sees benefits — not just shareholders.

New rules regarding the promotion of British values were brought in following the «trojan horse» scandal, which saw several Birmingham schools accused of trying to introduce an Islamist ethos.

They saw the value of demonstrating their love for God by being faithful in the little things; a community that was so dysfunctional became one that was a true «school for saints».

They had some excuse for their view; theirs was the age of the «evangelical united front» for social reform, and the stubborn resistance of Catholics could be seen as a short - term result of their foreignness Unfortunately, the common beliefs and values on which the «common school» rested have been dissolved away by the acids of modernity.

And Sunday school gave us basic training in the value of allusion, at first by showing us how the New Testament refers to the Old, and then by getting us ready to see how the scripture still whispers through most of the literature of the Western world.

In the past week, all three of those schools have seen their odds to win the championship improve, and many readers have asked whether that previously mentioned value still exists.

Before Juicy Fruit, Bubblicious or the sticky debate in schools (um, let's face it, when students don't chew gum quietly or bullies smash it in someone's hair, it's a learning distraction and not an enhancement), our distant ancestors saw the value of chewing resins and latex secretions from plants.

I believe another reason that it is difficult to make new friends as we age out of so many structured activities like school, extracurricular events, etc. is that we lose the easiest of opportunities for find others «like us» and opportunities to easily see our interests and values merge - or not.

They could also be the early warning signs of a child who no longer sees the value in school and not feeling motivated to do well — in other words, they are starting to develop a poor attitude.

Here in HISD and in many districts around the country, it is not uncommon to see on high school campuses numerous, daily fundraisers conducted during the lunch hour, most of which offer foods of poor nutritional value.

That month breakfast counts doubled when parents saw that breakfast was a good value, and that their kids followed through with the process of eating breakfast at school in the morning.

Just about one year ago, we were checking in with some of our Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom districts to see how their first year of breakfast - in - the - classroom was progressing; check out what Sandy Huisman, Director of Food & Nutrition Management in Des Moines, Iowa and with Amy Dennes, Regional Assistant Superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools, had to say about the value of BIC.

Parents are seeing the positive impact school meals can have on their child's eating habits and the value of eating a good, healthy meal with friends at lunchtime.

They immediately saw the immense value of bringing School Food Focus» legacy into our organization, to help us meet our mission.

A real - time electronic poll of BME teachers attending the seminar found that: 78 % do not think the work and contribution of BME teachers is recognised and valued by schools; 58 % do not think treatment of BME teachers has improved in the last decade; Only 36 % feel outcomes for BME pupils have improved in the last decade; 98 % feel that racism continues to be a serious problem in the UK today; 53 % do not see themselves still being in the teaching profession in the next five years, with 31 % saying they are planning to change career and the rest saying they plan to retire or take a break from the profession.

«Hearing their stories, looking at the work they've done to promote character education and identify the values they want to embed in their schools and seeing how positive they are about this area of their school life has confirmed to me that focusing on character sits alongside gaining knowledge.

«At a time like this, we need to invest in schools that hold our children up and value all of their potential and not schools that see children and families as disposable,» the letter states.

«It is appalling to see the federal government refuse to investigate these important civil rights complaints from transgender youth, who are valued members of our schools and communities across New York State.

Most Christian leaders express worry at the deterioration of discipline and moral values in the mission schools which they see as their legacy.

Jennifer Rodgers, a former federal prosecutor and head of Columbia Law School's Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity sees value in Schwartz's hiring.

But another school of thought sees the adoption of risk tied to personal values.

«Science adds significant value to the economy and society so to see it prioritised alongside school infrastructure, fast transport links and new houses is very positive,» said Paul Hardaker, chief executive of the Institute of Physics in London, in a statement.

If Green ultimately takes too much pride in his hipster references (however nostalgic I got seeing the 2001-esque United Artists logo that used to scare the bejesus out of me as a child, it's self - conscious whims like these that make Undertow sometimes feel superficially invested), the presence of the generally indifferent Bell has a neutralizing effect on Green's tendency towards the pedantic, and the director's championing of old - school values — his dislike of ADR, his fondness for found locations — once again inspires lonely but hearty cries of solidarity.

It seemed to me that if I could show primary school staff the value of these tools for their own practice, it would be easier for them to see the potential power of these tools for the children's learning.»

In the past 30 years, she says she has seen gap years grow from limited beginnings at private schools on the East Coast into a national trend — mostly, she says, because both parents and children increasingly see the value in putting students «at the reins,» in a position to decide what is of value to them and what is not, before starting college.

Combined with Sodexo's recent research showing that 35 % of 18 - 44 year - olds see a trip to the cinema as a valued reward, this incentive would be a major driver for students to attend an after - school programme.

Add to this the findings (from Bowen, Chingos and McPherson's Crossing the Finish Line) that high school grades have a more predictive value of college success than standardized tests, and you may just see a shift from standardized test scores to high school GPA by some college admissions officers.

Promoting and publicizing your library will ensure that stakeholders see the impact and value of all that your school library has to offer.

Parents who see how difficult it is to get and retain employment without education may stress the value of school completion, but it is also conceivable that underemployed parents may seek to accelerate their children's entry into the labor force, even at the expense of their education.

If you look at our list of school values, you will see we teach many things that have nothing to do with academics.

I'd always been aware of how effective memory games could be, but it was only when I started teaching primary school pupils that I saw their true value and power.

«We are fortunate that the University of Aalborg could see the value in Dr Perry coming to Australia to share his expertise and also experience the way in which Dakabin State School has utilised the work of other researchers such as Professor John Hattie and translated this in to practice.»

School leaders know the value of arts subjects - every day they see first - hand the difference it can make to children».

«We're blessed to have people who want to come in and spend time with us, so we have to be extremely flexible,» says McCauley, who sees flexibility as the school's responsibility, «because they are giving us a gift of time, and time is a precious, precious gift, and we value it.»

They include Jim Barksdale, the former chief operating officer of Netscape, who gave $ 100 million to establish an institute to improve reading instruction in Mississippi; Eli Broad, the home builder and retirement investment titan, whose foundation works on a range of management, governance, and leadership issues; Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Computers, whose family foundation is valued at $ 1.2 billion and is a major supporter of a program that boosts college going among students of potential but middling accomplishment; financier and buyout specialist Theodore J. Forstmann, who gave $ 50 million of his own money to help poor kids attend private schools; David Packard, a former classics professor who also is a scion of one of the founders of Hewlett - Packard and has given $ 75 million to help California school districts improve reading instruction; and the Walton Family Foundation, which benefits from the fortune of the founder of Wal - Mart, and which is the nation's largest supporter of charter schools and private school scholarships (see «A Tribute to John Walton,»).

«It was so exciting to see the dean of HGSE sitting in my principal's tiny office discussing our school's mission and values,» Jackson says.

I say recently, but this seems to be something that flairs up quite regularly - certainly, for as long as I've been teaching there have been interminable debates about the value of technology and how it should be deployed in schools, and what role it should play in children's education - I can remember far enough back to when laptop programs were seen as innovative and new, or when digital projectors and interactive whiteboards were going to change teaching and learning as we knew it.

By developing personal goals in partnership with individual staff members, and showing them how their development contributes to universal improvement, they will be able to see their own value to the school, and be inspired to work towards their targets as part of the whole - staff effort.

For the past 10 years, Montpelier High School has seen the value of providing opportunities for students to participate in service activities.

She said: «The biggest change we have seen is a switch to smaller pack sizes, as schools are also looking at ways of saving money, and a move to using more traditional methods, such as PVA and glue spreaders — essentially getting more value from their resources.»

Future First is urging more alumni of the participating schools and colleges to sign up online at https://networks.futurefirst.org.uk/register Private schools and universities have long seen the value of keeping alumni in close contact after they have left and it is hoped the initiative will encourage more state schools to see alumni as a valuable resource.

The recent news that 97 percent of New York City public schools got an A or B under the district's grading system might be seen as reason for celebration, but critics suggest the grades hold little value and highlight the need to revisit the state assessment system.

Having explored the social, physical and mental health benefits of community gardens programs for adults, Leonie saw the potential individual, community and environmental value of integrating the program into schools.

Lead researcher Dr Charlotte Evans, a nutritional epidemiologist in the University's School of Food and Nutrition, said: «I hope the results of the study are an eye - opener, highlighting that more stringent policies need to be introduced if we want to see real change in the nutritional value of children's packed lunches.

Choice parents were also far more likely to report being «very satisfied» with virtually all aspects of their children's school: its safety, teacher quality, class size, clarity of school goals, teaching moral values, academic quality, teachers» respect for students, and so on (see Figure 2).

As I had seen in previous work empowering students in such schemes, there is usually a point where teachers in a school see the true value of their Digital Leaders.