Sentences with phrase «talented children living»

For too long, many have knowingly inhibited the growth and development of gifted and talented children living in poverty.

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It is so rewarding to have created more than 500 beautiful books which will make a difference in children's lives, and to work with such a talented group of writers, artists, musicians, editors and designers.

By design our lives were fairly routine, and I was obsessed with making my child bright, talented, charming and kind by pumping as much knowledge, love and experience into him as possible.

Deborah is so talented and creative (and beautiful), but most of all she is committed to giving back, working to improve the lives of children with pediatric cancer and help find cures.

That makes finding another job difficult for the talented reporter until his greatest scoop falls right in his lap thanks to Christian Longo (Franco), an accused killer of his own children who was living under Finkel's name in California before his capture, claiming he was a fan of the writer's work.

The most prominent characters include Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson), a socially conservative, arrogant country music star; Linnea Reese (Lily Tomlin), a gospel singer and mother of two deaf children; Del Reese (Ned Beatty), her lawyer husband and Hamilton's legal representative, who works as the local political organizer for the Tea Party - like Hal Philip Walker Presidential campaign; Opal (Geraldine Chaplin), an insufferably garrulous and pretentious BBC Radio reporter on assignment in Nashville, or so she claims; talented but self - involved sex - addict Tom Frank (Keith Carradine), one - third of a moderately successful folk trio who's anxious to launch a solo career; John Triplette (Michael Murphy), the duplicitous campaign consultant who condescendingly tries to secure top Nashville stars to perform at a nationally - syndicated campaign rally; Barbara Jean (Ronee Blakley), the emotionally - fragile, beloved Loretta Lynn - like country star recovering from a burn accident; Barnett (Allen Garfield), Barbara Jean's overwhelmed manager - husband; Mr. Green (Keenan Wynn), whose never - seen ailing wife is on the same hospital ward as Barbara Jean; groupie Martha (Shelley Duvall), Green's niece, ostensibly there to visit her ailing aunt but so personally irresponsible that she instead spends all her time picking up men; Pfc. Glenn Kelly (Scott Glenn), who claims his mother saved Barbara Jean's life but who mostly seems obsessed with the country music star; Sueleen Gay (Gwen Welles), a waitress longing for country music fame, despite her vacuous talent; Bill and Mary (Allan F. Nicholls and Cristina Raines), the other two - thirds of Tom's folk act, whose ambition overrides constant personal rancor; Winifred (Barbara Harris), another would - be singer - songwriter, fleeing to Nashville from her working - class husband, Star (Bert Remsen); Kenny Frasier (David Hayward), a loner who rents a room from Mr. Green and carries around a violin case; Bud Hamilton (Dave Peel), the gentle, loyal son of the abrasive Hamilton; Connie White (Karen Black), a glamorous country star who is a last - minute substitute for Barbara Jean at the Grand Old Opry; Wade Cooley (Robert DoQui), a cook at the airport restaurant where Sueleen works as a waitress and who tries unsuccessfully to convince her that she has no talent; and the eccentric Tricycle Man (Jeff Goldblum), who rides around in a three - wheel motorcycle, occasionally interacting with the other characters, showing off his amateur magic tricks, but who has no dialogue.

Children who are talented, motivated and collegial are more likely to weather the storms of life.

«Parents, teachers and employers know that children who are talented, motivated, goal - driven and collegial are more likely to weather the storms of life, perform well in the labour market and consequently achieve lifetime success,» it says.

If we live in a meritocracy where intelligence and other talents lead to success, * then the children of the highly successful (the Elite) will, on average, be more talented than the children of the somewhat successful, who will, on average, be more talented that the children of the not successful (i.e., the children of the poor).

Hinds said:» It has been an absolute pleasure to meet the talented and hardworking teachers at St Andrew's and meet school children benefiting from a school which is inspiring them to make the most of their lives.

A good resource to include in the gifted and talented policy and something that allows the children to access mathematics with real - life problem solving and takes them away from the more difficult abstract questions in mathematics.

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At best, they can create the conditions whereby thoughtful and talented educators can teach children the things they need to be successful in life.

Chronically low wages for child care workers limit quality programming, leading to frequent turnover, difficulty retaining talented teachers, and stressful living situations for people entrusted with caring for the youngest learners.

The Expeditioner: Your mother, a talented Carnatic classical musician, inspired a love of music within you as a young child, yet you did not choose to follow this passion until much later in life.

Whether you're an industry professional creating online content for a living, or you're an adult or young person creating content in your spare time, or you teach a class of keen technology users and designers, or you have a talented child of your own, you are exactly what we're looking for!

We are always looking for talented and dedicated individuals who want to make a difference in the lives of children and families.

I know I should be wallowing in self - pity about living in a nice house with my two gorgeous children, talented Husband and age warts — see Who Are You In Your 40s — but there's too much to celebrate today.