Sentences with phrase «teachers fear for»

As a teacher I fear for this generation that will be educated in this system.

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But rather than incentivize teaching innovation that would allow science educators to discuss religion and ethics --- for example, creationism in light of evolution and vice versa, or the scientific and ethical implications of stem cells and in vitro fertilization — many teachers are afraid to even mention these issues, despite their importance, for fear of losing their jobs.

Jesus in the following verse describes for us the Scribe or teacher who fears God rather than man.

Yet he asserts that it is better if corporal punishment is never used, for it «drives children to hate their teachers and parents, causes them to perform good actions only out of fear, and even creates in them an aversion to «true piety.»»

Students» questions about religion are usually handled with the utmost caution and are referred back to parents and ministers for answering, for fear of reactions by representatives of organized religion to any treatment of religious matters by teachers of another affiliation.

On the other hand, when teachers possess the authority of qualified experts in learning and in the guidance of learning, and when they are organized into strong professional bodies which faithfully exercise responsibility for high professional standards, they can freely teach with sole regard to individual aptitude and need and without fear or favor in respect to social class.

The Church, teacher of humanity, never tires of exhorting people, especially the young of whom you are a part, to remain watchful and not to fear choosing «alternative» paths which only Christ can indicate... Jesus calls all his friends to live in sobriety and solidarity, to create sincere and disinterested emotional relationships with others... From you, dear young students, he asks for honest commitment to study, cultivating a mature sense of responsibility and a shared interest in the common good.

Release International has asked people to pray for «Christians in northeast Kenya who are under extreme pressure and living in fear» and also for the safe return of the two teachers.

If the teacher has concerns about your child, try not to become defensive — this could make the teacher hesitant to discuss any problems for fear of confrontation.

One problem many students with anxiety face is that they may fear approaching their teachers for help.

This is another place where school boards should step up — to give teachers contractual guarantees that they can speak freely on policy issues without fear of repercussions, or at least to provide avenues for anonymous (but publicly accessible) commentary on policy issues.

There are STEM - inspired programs for learners of all ages and abilities, and they are guaranteed to help your child overcome the summer slump that parents and teachers fear.

I was also lucky to find a variety of other characters in Harlem, from teachers and administrators to students and parents, who really opened up to me, speaking candidly and eloquently about their own hopes and fears for their children and their futures.

The psychosocial outcome receiving the most attention from researchers is problem behaviour, with most studies finding perceived negative reactivity in infancy to predict problem behaviour in childhood33, 34 and adolescent.35 Specifically, infants prone to high levels of fear, frustration, and sadness, as well as difficulty recovering from such distress, were found to be at increased risk for internalizing and externalizing problem behaviours according to parental and / or teacher report.

For example, the child may talk herself out of the fear, remember encouraging words of her parents and teachers or simply take long breaths to release the tension.

Of course I didn't tell any of my fellow teachers about this in advance for fear of being ostracized, but I took the cardboard outside.

Sorry, Sunder, I must have missed the clamour for interference from: a) workers for more job - sharing colleagues to be investigated for mutual baby sitting without «registering»; b) parents who want to be worried to give children a lift to sports matches for fear of being labelled a paedophile; c) teachers who long to be fearful of being seen touching a child in any way because they know the only thing the law will ever do for them is ruin them.

The student agreed not to carry the colours, saying that her decision was not motivated by fear but by respect for the flag, the school principle and the teachers.

The introduction of performance - related pay (the upper pay scale) was highly controversial when it was introduced in 2000, with many teachers fearing that it would only benefit head teachers and management, while keeping pay for classroom teachers down.

There was spontaneous applause at her example of the abolition of Section 28 as a big achievement in politics regarding this subject, as it was «so damaging for teenagers» as well as «the impact it had on teachers and fears they felt — not being able to come out or answer pupils» questions.»

Through a partnership with Share My Lesson, we provide ideas and resources for teachers to help their students cope with fear, grief, bullying, gun violence, stereotyping and — perhaps most importantly — how to be an ally to those in need.

Perkins fears the effort to do away with it for teachers — and the fiscal crisis — could lead to a general undermining of labor law «It would be a sea change for labor if they totally repealed LIFO [last in, first out],» he said.

There were many reasons for city workers to be angry on June 16 as they rallied at City Hall to «Save Our City» from devastating budget cuts, but for classroom teachers perhaps the biggest fear was of being «excessed» — as in being placed on the Absent Teacher Reserve list.

«There is a fear out there, and it's understandable on the part of school districts, that... when the grant comes to an end, there will be pressure for them to continue the work, and they clearly don't have the resources to do that,» said Richard Iannuzzi, president of New York State United Teachers.

«For a city like New York City, the biggest fear is the loss of federal funds,» said Aaron Pallas, the chair of the Department of Education Policy and Social Analysis at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Charter school teachers need a union for the same reason as other teachers — to have a voice, to be able to advocate for students without fear of losing their jobs, and to be treated like the professionals they are.

Gardner cautions that when religious superstition should be on the wane, it is easy «to forget that thousands of high school teachers of biology, in many of our southern states, are still afraid to teach the theory of evolution for fear of losing their jobs.»

As a result, new teachers were reluctant to confide in their mentors, implement research - based practices that went against the status quo, or ask for help for fear it would hurt their careers.

We shelter them from the minor risk of using sharp knives as their skill level permits for fear of a minor cut, and yet, experience is the best teacher in this regard.

I stood there paralyzed by fear for a few minutes, while the teacher from behind the curtains was giving me the next lines.

Participants will examine their personal strengths, fears and cultural histories in relation to their role as a teacher, understand the needs of students and schools, learn classroom management techniques, write lesson plans and practice teaching Bent On Learning's yoga curriculum for primary, middle and high school students.

You want so badly for your teacher and your classmates to know what you know, but the fear of embarrassment keeps you from raising your hand.

So how can we as teachers foster close reading, overcome fear of the genre, and cultivate a love for poetic language without getting bogged down in lessons that feel like dissection labs?

We echo fears of primary school teachers that too many of the new tests for young children seem designed to show young children failing.

Planned cuts to bursaries for trainee primary teachers in England, starting next year, have sparked fears that the pay reductions could fuel the teacher recruitment crisis.

For many teachers, the reluctance to incorporate Internet elements into the curriculum comes from the lack of knowledge and the fear of the complexity of Web page creation.

However, head teachers fear the new system could mean an extra two days of work for each Year 6 teacher.

Gruenert and Whitaker describe this «Comfortable - Collaborative» paradigm as such: «Many teachers will hesitate to voice their disagreement with one another for fear of hurting someone's feelings.»

Tears also bring up other people's core emotions (sadness, frustration, etc.), and any teacher could fear — whether conscious or not — that it increases emotional chaos for others, particularly oneself.

However, teachers were reluctant to request professional development sessions, for fear that senior managers would view the appeal «as a sign of weakness» that could be «used against them».

Developing a specific rubric can alleviate fears and uncertainty for both teachers and students.

Defending music In England, the result of May's general election has given the Conservative party unbridled power to pursue its education reforms, with the imposition of an unreconstructed English Baccalaureate contributing to teachers» fears that music and the creative arts will become less and less a priority for their SLTs.

Looking at gains rather than levels of achievement also adjusts for the fear that performance pay will make all teachers want to teach the highest - achieving kids.

Risks Seen for Children of Illegal Immigrants The New York Times, September 20, 2011 «The Harvard study reports that «fear and vigilance» guide the home lives of young children whose parents are illegal immigrants, making the parents significantly less likely to engage with teachers or be active in schools.»

While this positive response is certainly dependent on the special nature of the objective - setting process in Denver — a process in which teachers collaborated directly with their principals to set goals based on individually measured baselines for the students they taught, in the subject matter they taught — this response still flies in the face of preconceptions that teachers fear pay for performance based on student growth because it will harm collegial relations.

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The vast majority fear that teachers don't have time for it and that it would cost too much and be too risky.

Most important, Parlin believes, is for teachers not to be immobilized by fear of consequences for their actions when calling out harmful behavior.

Voice of Experience: How to Keep the Fire Burning (Or Lessons Learned from Edith, the Kids, and «the Fear») In this week's Voice of Experience essay, Max Fischer shares how, after almost 30 years as a classroom teacher, he keeps things fresh — for himself and for his students.

He does try to make some place for teaching about religion as against the exaggerated fears of administrators and teachers, but it is a small place.