Sentences with phrase «than my science classes»

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That is unless he decides that those are the areas to be cut, rather than Moroccan pottery classes, an empty airport at Lake Murray State Park in Oklahoma, a robot squirrel funded through the National Science Foundation, or the Alabama Watermelon Queen Tour.

Do YOU concede that that is nonsense that will put us even farther behind our international competi.tors than we already are by losing time to teach actual science while all the worlds origin myths are covered over months of «science» class?

Social science data have shown that the decline in morality affects the working classes to a greater degree than the upper - middle and upper classes.

Religion and the Social SciencesConversations with Robert Bellah and Christian Smithedited by R. R. Reno and Barbara McClayMore often than not it's a class in the social science that challenges the faith of students, not a class in biology.

Scientific naturalists who take this line sometimes add that they do not necessarily object to the study of creationism in the public schools, provided it occurs in literature and social science classes rather than in science class.

It's not rocket science what we must do is sign a quality cf.. He does not have to be world class but he has to be better than giroud.

Of the many subjects taught in the eight - year cycle of a class teacher, few are more challenging than the science main lessons of the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades.

If cancelled more than 30 days in advance, we are happy to try to sell the party time slot to another interested parent and if so, you may apply your non-refundable fee towards science classes at KSL.

Fewer than 25 percent of high school students take any family and consumer science classes, formerly known as home economics, and those classes are often the first to go when school budgets are trimmed.

The initiative seeks to export the business model used to develop the nanotechnology sector in Albany, which has grown the past 12 years to include some 13,000 jobs at more than 60 companies and the development of the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of SUNY Albany into a world - class university program.

Science would transform industry and people's prospects would be decided on merit rather than their social class.

Believers consider spiritual energy to be of a different type than those known to science, and therapies involved are often classed as alternative medicine.

Scientists have invented a new class of dry batteries — the kind used in flashlights, for example — that have greater capacity and a faster discharge rate than ones on the market today, according to a report in tomorrow's issue of Science.

Should I even put myself through the ringer and pursue a career in science or engineering if at the end of the day I am still going to be considered a second - class citizen for no reason other than discriminatory or patriarchal thinking?

And «working with kids on science - text reading, in science class, is much more successful» than trying to do it in language arts classes, she says.

The spectacle of someone that smart dropping down through the weight classes to make a scientific pronouncement that could have been made by an untrained man drinking whiskey in front of the television struck me as, well, slightly unfair to those of us forced to try to make a living in the cutthroat and less - lucrative - than - you - might - think field of Easy / Obvious Science.

One possible explanation — proposed by Science Careers, not the researchers — is that perceived exposure to psychosocial hazards in the highest occupational classes is higher among women in Scandinavia simply because more women are working in such positions there than elsewhere.

Rather than «subject one [member of the couple] to a second - class status,» Rita Colwell, director of the National Science Foundation, who is married to a physicist, suggests that couples consider taking a split position.

In the meantime, preliminary results show that both the tutors, called learning assistants, and the students learn more science than those in a regular class.

A significantly greater number of students fail science, engineering and math courses that are taught lecture - style than fail in classes incorporating so - called active learning that expects them to participate in discussions and problem - solving beyond what they've memorized.

An analysis of more than 2,000 college classes in science, technology, engineering and math has imparted a lesson that might resonate with many students who sat through them: Enough with the lectures, already.

Humphrey said Willoughby also took the moment to give the class a lesson in life rather than science.

I learned more from reading books from Gary Taubes and watching Fat Head than I did from my Food Science Health Nutrition classes.

i think ive learned more from this, than all the classes i am taking in college in exercise science.

Using science based training methods our boot camp classes burn more calories per minute than any other workout... Period.

In the past year, using leftover cooking oil from the cafeteria, students in Latham's science classes have produced more than 1,000 gallons of biodiesel, enough to power a school minibus and some of the school's tractors.

In the fall, a month into the school year, only the preliminary MCAS scores were public, but Qazilbash says that the fifth - graders scored higher in math and science than any fifth - grade class that came before them in what was then South Lawrence East Middle School.

So producing students who are creative, who can navigate delicate social situations, who encourage their peers to perform better, who take extra science classes, or who can figure out the right questions to be asking in the first place is a lower priority than producing students who can nudge test scores higher.

His focus on early reading makes more sense than his headline - grabbing announcements of «computer science for all» and «AP classes for all» in the same speech.

The computer science teacher and I realized that the lesson we had created was more than just scaffolding vocabulary — it supported the critical work of following a specific sequence of directions and the realization of the work directions do to make a program (or assignment or project, in other classes) a success.

Cambridge, MA — A new study finds that 8th grade students in the U.S. score higher on standardized tests in math and science when their teachers allocate greater amounts of class time to lecture - style presentations than to group problem - solving activities.

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.

They're finding that you don't have to be the top student, you don't have to be the one who's the nerd in the class to actually be a scientist and they're starting to actually realise that science is so much broader than what they see at school — that there are so many different opportunities.

However, it also maintained that more than 60 per cent of secondary and 40 per cent of primary pupils are failing to reach work - class standards on writing, literacy, maths and science.

Shaira Ahmed, who'll be attending the Bronx High School of Science, alma mater to more Nobel Prize winners than any high school in America, credits Icahn's small size and classes.

According to the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, in four of the seven countries that outperform the United States in mathematics, students spend less time in class per week than U.S. students do and also less than the international average.

These analysts took advantage of the fact that the 2003 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Survey (TIMSS) not only tested a nationally representative sample of U.S. 8th graders in math and science, but also asked their teachers what percentage of class time was taken up by students «listening to lecture - style presentations» rather than either «working on problems with the teacher's guidance» or «working on problems without guidance.Science Survey (TIMSS) not only tested a nationally representative sample of U.S. 8th graders in math and science, but also asked their teachers what percentage of class time was taken up by students «listening to lecture - style presentations» rather than either «working on problems with the teacher's guidance» or «working on problems without guidance.science, but also asked their teachers what percentage of class time was taken up by students «listening to lecture - style presentations» rather than either «working on problems with the teacher's guidance» or «working on problems without guidance.»

Rather than spending most of his time in front of the class, Gould prefers that students use their knowledge of science to a build a finished product — a strategy that he believes increases student engagement.

Getting into a charter school doubled the likelihood of enrolling in Advanced Placement classes (the effects are much bigger for math and science than for English) and also doubled the chances that a student will score high enough on standardized tests to be eligible for state - financed college scholarships.

Beatty, who has been using and studying CRS products for more than a decade, acknowledges that the language and purpose of the question cycle, which he says is «to form habits of mind and find the limits of knowledge,» sound more ivory tower than AP Bio, but he contrasts the current norm — the quick and shallow recall of facts required of American high school science and math students — with his larger objective: renouncing the myth of coverage, the idea that what a teacher covers in class matters.

We are a comprehensive co-ed school and honestly if it wasn't for our international students we would struggle to have more than one or female students in any higher HSC science class.

Additionally, more than half of the assignments reviewed came from science and social studies classes, where teachers might have had learning goals that were not readily apparent to reviewers looking for examples of students grappling with complex texts.

The students spend less than half of the week studying math, reading, science and social studies; most of their class time is spent on religious instruction.

As a Physical Education teacher by choice I also have certification in Biology and General science two high needs areas I have reservations about individual contract negotiations and Tiered salary from the outside it would benefit core subject teachers Math, Science, Special ed with increased salary opportunities but mostly as any Corporate structure would do is pare back on other subject area salaries the non core subjects this could create a situation inwhich some teachers would carry more burden than others and whether we like it or not the most memorable classes for many students are art, gym, music and home economics because of their practical applications iscience two high needs areas I have reservations about individual contract negotiations and Tiered salary from the outside it would benefit core subject teachers Math, Science, Special ed with increased salary opportunities but mostly as any Corporate structure would do is pare back on other subject area salaries the non core subjects this could create a situation inwhich some teachers would carry more burden than others and whether we like it or not the most memorable classes for many students are art, gym, music and home economics because of their practical applications iScience, Special ed with increased salary opportunities but mostly as any Corporate structure would do is pare back on other subject area salaries the non core subjects this could create a situation inwhich some teachers would carry more burden than others and whether we like it or not the most memorable classes for many students are art, gym, music and home economics because of their practical applications in life.

Math and science classes are often less advanced than their titles would imply; barely half of rural districts offer any Advanced Placement courses, compared with 97 percent of urban districts, and even fewer offer International Baccalaureate courses.

Students who performed hands - on science projects in class, as reported by their teachers on a questionnaire, received higher average scores than those who did not or hardly ever engaged in similar tasks.

Researchers find women suffer bigger «grade penalties» than men in large science lecture classes

Credentialed teachers work with no more than 25 students to develop higher - order thinking skills in core classes, such as history, science, math, and reading.

Fees for a student in junior high school can easily add up to more than $ 200, including money for academic funds, activity fees, instruction materials, day planners, fine arts classes, an online writing program, science fees, physical education uniforms, play sweatshirts, choir uniforms and yearbooks.

As a result, the average class size in math and science at all levels is larger in California than in other states.