Sentences with phrase «things are in the classroom»

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«These are things any great teacher would be able to do for a small group of students in a particular classroom,» Baker says, but D2L can do it on a massive scale.

Some things just can't be taught in a classroom.

FORTUNE — There are some things you can't prepare for in a classroom.

There are some things people don't learn very well in the classroom.

For that reason it has been a classroom staple for me as a political science professor... I'll be using it this semester to show American politics students the sort of thing the founders were trying to avoid, and I often use it with political philosophy students as a foil to Aristotle's defense of the democratic element in a polity.

The revolutionary, almost subversive, thing about asking is that it goes beyond making it OK to have secret questions and inner doubts and gives us permission to raise our hands in God's classroom with a «Pardon me, but I don't get it.»

I read about a professor who gave his class an exercise in which he wanted them to prove that there was no such thing as an invisible leprechaun (or some such) in the classroom.

An elder is nothing more than a 3rd grader in a 2nd grade classroom, where these 4 things are certain.

«We've done things like creating a fund that supports innovative teachers who are doing exciting things in the classroom that can really improve kids» ability to learn.

She also points to the revolutionary educational possibilities: «Other applications involve things in the classroom, where students are able to not just see a picture of Niagara Falls or some alien world like Venus — we have maps from our various spacecrafts of Mars and Venus that would allow students not just to hear about far - off places, but will allow them to scroll around the world at will.»

If you are absolutely convinced a fetus is truly the full moral equivalent of an extant human baby, then any political or ideological qualms you have about helping out with things like birth control and child care, or including se - x education in school classrooms.

I associated Ice Cube with a horrifyingly ridiculous speech I heard in a classroom by some handsome full - of - himself black 12th - grader, about how Ice Cube was his hero because he had inspired him to avoid crack and gangs, as if it were some heroic thing for this guy who apparently had pretty middle - class parents to avoid falling into those, and as if Ice Cube had not in fact glamorized the gang life, overt misogyny, etc..

«The most important thing that we are trying to do is to have the kids take accountability — on the field, in the classroom and in the community.

«He enforced the same things in the classroom and playing field that was enforced in my house,» said Saco.

I really think that the biggest thing I could leave you with today is to take pleasure in the work that you do, whether in classroom or community, and enjoy it.

If you remain with the same teacher, constructively collaborating with the teacher to determine the things your child could do to compensate for what is lacking in the classroom may be helpful.

Our passion for the breakfast - in - the - classroom model for school breakfast is rooted in many things, including one point Ellen made in «Kids Need Breakfast to Succeed», excerpted above — when breakfast is moved out of the cafeteria and into the classroom, participation goes up without fail (emphasis ours).

It is an excellent way to occupy your child while you do other things and would be an excellent addition to a literacy center in a classroom.

One of the most impressive things about Prince George's Public Schools» breakfast - in - the - classroom program is that it's managed to survive not one, not two, but three administrative changes in less than ten years, as well as quite a bit of principal turnover.

That's another thing I tell people about breakfast - in - the - classroom — whatever the principal wants, do it; whatever they don't want, don't do it.

One of the most important things to know about breakfast in the classroom is that it is not a «one - size - fits - all» model; it's flexible to make it easier to implement and maintain in the long term.

«Research becomes very important when we talk about what best practices are; it's one thing to say «this works» but it's another to have data that is research - driven,» she explained, pointing to breakfast - in - the - classroom as one example.

But the main important thing is that the kids in these classrooms have a full tummy, with foods that are healthy and nutritious for them, and we know they are going to be able to learn, and pay attention, and when they go home at night they don't have to worry about whether they will have breakfast the next morning because they will have it in their classroom.

«Breakfast - in - the - classroom is one of those things that works as well as — or better than — expected,» enthused Jason.

«One thing I noticed was that breakfast - in - the - classroom brought things to my classroom that I wasn't expecting, like independence,» said Davis.

In some ways, making change at the classroom level ought to be the easiest thing to do because there's the least amount of bureaucracy involved.

Even inside the classroom, a teacher is using a model or a demo in order to make the student understand the point of the whole thing.

But the second thing is to start thinking about what's really going on in those classrooms.

One thing that really struck us when reading these case studies is how very important collaboration and stakeholder engagement are to the success of a breakfast - in - the - classroom program.

Teachers already are being underpaid and many times spending their own money on supplies and things for the children in their classrooms.

I have always believed that helping, and maybe even insisting, that kids excel in the classroom is the right thing to do.

Sitting in a classroom and actually living out the experience are two totally different things.

Few things can upset a teacher more than telling her that your child is bored in her classroom.

This sort of thing and food in the classroom is exactly the reason we homeschool.

JD: It's one thing to know what the research shows about breakfast - in - the - classroom, but it's another thing completely when you see first - hand and hear the testimonials of people who say how much they have benefitted from the program.

And they will learn ethics, how to deal with real life, and many other things from you, that are not taught, or can't be taught, in a classroom full of children with only one adult.

This might mean doing things like visiting the classroom and seeing what it looks like and meeting with the teacher in a situation where she's not immediately put in a position to answer questions or speak.

«And when parents read books with their kids, two things happen: The kids see that what they're learning has interest and value beyond the classroom and kids and parents have shared material to talk about — what they each liked and disliked in the story, what they found boring or engaging, etc..

I frequently used sign language in my toddler classrooms and one of my favorite things was hearing the parents tell me how their children would use the same signs at home.

Through a few simple yet meaningful things such as frequent conversations between his parents and teachers, his mother's involvement in the classroom, and stimulation of his natural curiosity at home, Dylan's parents have helped their son gain a sense that school is important and that doing his best at schoolwork is his current role in life.

I was team mom for little league, cheer mom, pta mom, chaperoned school field trips, volunteered as a classroom helper and parent at their schools (when in public school) attended toddler tumbling and mom classes, was a homeschooling parent for one of my kids with leaning disabilities, I didn't have to scramble to figure out what to do about work or where to take my kids for child care if they were sick, I led and was involved with the church groups with my kids, I spent summers with them doing all kinds of things like traveling, visiting grandparents out of town, amusement park trips, swimming, picnics, and hiking, instead of them being stuck with a sitter every summer.

The last thing I want is free breakfast for all students in the classroom in SBISD.

The catch - 22 is, when you are standing in front of a classroom half populated by 16 - year - old boys, the last thing you want to do is to draw attention to your breasts in any way.

One great thing about this science experiment is that you only need a few supplies and your probably already have most of them in your home or classroom.

As Elliot grew, he was no longer content to hang out in his own space during our school day and do his own thing away from the preschool materials, but giving him free reign in a classroom not designed for his age group was both dangerous for him and frustrating for those it was intended for.

With National School Lunch Week in the rearview mirror, we're turning our attention back to all things breakfast - in - the - classroom!

panel, where panelists discussed all of the great things about serving breakfast in the classroom: improved academic performance, reduced tardiness and absences, lower obesity rates, opportunities for growing school food programs, and most important of all: it's the right thing to do.

When I worked in Berkeley's central school kitchen a year ago one of the things that impressed me most was something I'd never heard of before: breakfast served in the classroom.

DG: The best thing for elementary schools is breakfast - in - the - classroom.

Being in the swing of things means that we've sorted through back to school shopping, backpacks, lunchbags, messy mudrooms, figuring out new teachers, new bus schedules and new classrooms.