Sentences with phrase «thinking abilities of children»

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Surely, a God that is supposed be all things that are good would not refuse one of his children for using the most important gift from God and that is the ability to think.

I don't know about you, but I think it's more humane to terminate a cluster of cells that lacks the ability to feel pain than it is to insist that a child be born into a situation where it is unwanted, unloved, unprotected and may end up abused or dead.

Just as the naming of things represents a child's first act of classification and an ability to share in social conventions, the naming of factors that shape one's experience is the first step towards understanding how those factors influence one's thought and behavior.

They speak of church cultures that treated women's bodies as inherently problematic and seductive, that assigned a woman's worth to her sexual purity or procreative prowess, that questioned women's ability to think rationally or make decisions without the leadership of men, that blamed victims of sexual abuse for inviting the abuse or tempting the abuser, that shamed women who did not «joyfully submit» to their husband and find contentment in their roles as helpers and homemakers, and that effectively silenced victims of abuse by telling women and children that reporting the crime would reflect poorly on the church and thus damage the reputation of Christ.

, and that he does not have at his disposal any systematically cogent reasons why we should train children in the «abstract thought» of mathematics — which he recommends — rather than in the ability «to contemplate directly the beauty of abstract moral ideas, in the hope of making them religious mystics» (OT 98)-- which he obviously still dislikes.

Indeed, he does not shrink from taking a criminal as an example, perhaps one well known at the time, since the children of light can learn even from the children of darkness: that unjust steward who is put out of his office does not think of using excuses in order to hold onto his position; he thinks only how, with one final deceit, he can make his future secure while he still has the ability to do so (Luke 16:1 — 8).

To the best of our ability, their father and I raised our children to see both parents working in the home and without as normal, and when they grew up, our daughters, our only children, had no second thoughts about giving time to their careers, nor to the advantages of breastfeeding and the importance of providing healthy, whole foods to their families.

I have put a lot of thought into the messages that I want my children to hear about their bodies, illness and their body's ability to heal itself.

I think there are some obvious situations where crossing the line or potentially could cross the line, certainly the example that you were sharing Johner where there is a difference in age, or where one child really because of their age or their physical abilities or whatever is not really able to defend themselves.

While a little anxiety can motivate, too much blocks your child's ability to think and to have access to the part of the brain that helps him with motivation.

boosts your child's ability to think musically through the integration of basic rhythmic and tonal language.

And be sure to rule out other possibilities you may not have thought of, such as vision problems, that may be affecting your child's ability to learn; have your child's eyes checked to make sure the problem isn't something as simple as his not being able to see properly.

Milford YMCA Preschool believes in the educational philosophy of respect for the individual child including his or her ability to grow and develop inner controls, to think and play creatively, and to discover strengths.

43 % of parents think children can share and take turns with other children before age 2, and 71 % believe children have this ability before age 3.

There are a lot of reasons a child may have problems with their ability to think, learn, and remember, called cognitive skills.

Whether you are just thinking about having a second child, are now expecting your second child or have recently had your second child, you've probably worried about your ability to meet the needs of two children.

Think of your child's safety and well being as your «business,» the success of which will depend in large part on your ability to cooperate.

All of Waldorf education is focused on challenging children in such a way that the emergent ability of independent thinking can lead to a true experience of meaning.

Most people think of the «marshmallow experiment,» he said, referring to the classic experiment where children were tested for their ability to delay gratification by giving them the choice between one marshmallow now or two marshmallows a few minutes later.

The child's executive functioning was evaluated at three years of age by using a range of adapted games that reveal a child's ability to delay gratification, the strength of their working memory and their capacity to think about multiple concepts simultaneously.

• Encouraging caregivers to increase their use of words for number, for the spatial properties of objects, and for abstract relations like similarity has the potential for improving children's understanding of number and spatial thinking, and their ability to make sophisticated comparisons.

The findings indicate that developing «theory of mind» (ToM)-- a cognitive ability critical to many social interactions — may enable children to engage in the sophisticated thinking necessary for intentionally deceiving another person.

They found that more than half of the children showed improved cognition (ability to think), and a reduction in autistic behaviours.

Just under half believe good eyesight is needed for sporting and physical ability and alittle over two fifths of parents thought it had an effect on a child's behaviour.

This has even greater implications for children who have experienced trauma and may feel constantly threatened and unsafe, further decreasing their ability to access the parts of the brain that manage rational thought.

«I think we have to be careful in schools not to too quickly label children as low achieving, because kids develop early ideas of their own abilities,» Professor Gore said.

According to the study, Impacts of a Prekindergarten Program on Children's Mathematics, Language, Literacy, Executive Function, and Emotional Skills, more than 2,000 children enrolled in the BPS program have shown improvements in children's language, literacy, math, executive function (the ability to regulate, control, and manage one's thinking and actions), and emotional development skills cChildren's Mathematics, Language, Literacy, Executive Function, and Emotional Skills, more than 2,000 children enrolled in the BPS program have shown improvements in children's language, literacy, math, executive function (the ability to regulate, control, and manage one's thinking and actions), and emotional development skills cchildren enrolled in the BPS program have shown improvements in children's language, literacy, math, executive function (the ability to regulate, control, and manage one's thinking and actions), and emotional development skills cchildren's language, literacy, math, executive function (the ability to regulate, control, and manage one's thinking and actions), and emotional development skills citywide.

Later this year we will be publishing the findings from a study conducted by the NFER, which will show the real impact of Code Clubs in schools, giving an understanding of the children's coding ability, computational thinking skills, and attitudes to digital making.

In the case of Piaget, many predictions derived from his theory were wrong, including the prediction about young children's limited ability to think abstractly.

The entire first plane (0 - 6) is a sensitive period for language — if you think about how an infant moves from no ability to communicate verbally to babbling to speaking to writing to reading, all in the space of about six years, and if you think about the fact that most of what that child is learning he or she masters simply by absorbing what goes on around her, it's amazing.

I think that math or any other subject can be taught as per levels of the students by forming ability groups despite which ever grade the child is studying in or whatever his age may be.

While 23 per cent of people polled believed that grammar schools should be forced to accept children of all abilities, 35 per cent said they believed that grammars improve social mobility, with only 19 per cent thinking they damage social mobility and a further 27 per cent saying they make no difference at all.

I stay motivated by thinking about children, of all shapes, sizes, colors, ability - levels, and geographical areas.

By taking maths into the outdoors we see clear beneficial outcomes for school groups, including the ability of children to bridge the gap between theory and every day use, driving inquisitive thought processes, a positive attitude to approaching new challenges, and the ability to apply authentic problem solving strategies.

Teaching requires a strong grasp of subject matter, an understanding of child and adolescent development, and the ability to spark creativity and critical thinking within a content area.

HLC's program is grounded in the traditions and wisdom of the Hawaiian culture and through a project - based learning approach, strives to develop in each child the ability to engage in critical thinking, to apply creative problem solving approaches, and to demonstrate a mastery of the academic tools and positive values necessary to fully engage in life - long learning and to make life choices for a successful future.

However, I will also say that if you think those neighboring districts are getting an awesome deal and thus delivering better education with their extra couple of thousand that comes for their disadvantaged students, most likely you have the ability to enroll your child there via interdistrict transfer even if you don't want to actively move your residence into that district.

As educators, we realize that the quality of a child's education can not be measured solely by scores on standardized reading and math tests, which by their nature do not assess students» conceptual thinking, their ability to do research and to evaluate and defend ideas, their skill at written and oral expression, or their success in collaborative or teamwork settings.

As your child studies complex texts in literature, you'll soon see advances in reading, a better understanding of content, the ability to form and support well - thought - out opinions, and more.

«Some of the lower ability children have done better than we thought - it didn't mirror what we expected.

Berman shows that children's awareness of the social and political world emerges far earlier and their social and moral abilities are more advanced than we thought.

So please give us some level of credit for critical thought abilities when it comes to our children and their educational needs.

That is why many people across the political spectrum support the work of 44 states to replace multiple choice «bubble» tests with a new test that helps inform and improve instruction by accurately measuring what children know across the full range of college and career - ready standards, and measures other skills, such as critical - thinking abilities.

The following are common characteristics of gifted children, although not all will necessarily apply to every gifted child: • Has an extensive and detailed memory, particularly in a specific area of interest • Has advanced vocabulary for his or her age; uses precocious language • Has communication skills advanced for his or her age and is able to express ideas and feelings • Asks intelligent and complex questions • Is able to identify the important characteristics of new concepts and problems • Learns information quickly • Uses logic in arriving at common sense answers • Has a broad base of knowledge; a large quantity of information • Understands abstract ideas and complex concepts • Uses analogical thinking, problem solving, or reasoning • Observes relationships and sees connections • Finds and solves difficult and unusual problems • Understands principles, forms generalizations, and uses them in new situations • Wants to learn and is curious • Works conscientiously and has a high degree of concentration in areas of interest • Understands and uses various symbol systems • Is reflective about learning • Is enraptured by a specific subject • Has reading comprehension skills advanced for his or her age • Has advanced writing abilities for his or her age • Has strong artistic or musical abilities • Concentrates intensely for long periods of time, particularly in a specific area of interest • Is more aware, stimulated, and affected by surroundings • Experiences extreme positive or negative feelings • Experiences a strong physical reaction to emotion • Has a strong affective memory, re-living or re-feeling things long after the triggering event

And our efforts to enhance the ability of all children to communicate in academic language and academic thinking through oral vocabulary development must begin early.

In the present study, I investigate: 1) How children develop the ability to consider the nature of knowledge within the context of conversation; 2) Whether improved epistemological understanding supports children's critical thinking in informal social learning; 3) Whether cognitive self - control and verbal IQ moderate or mediate epistemological development; and 4) Whether individual differences in epistemological understanding relate to parent characteristics.

Chris Stewart and others have iterated helpful frames of thought: namely, that the ability of black children and children of color to learn and thrive is not and should not be linked to their proximity to white children.

The diagnostic interview portion of mCLASS: Math is the only assessment tool I have seen that dares to sketch a picture of a child's ability to think mathematically.

Although I have to say that the words, «likely to demonstrate» threw me for a bit of a loop since I thought the whole purpose of standardized testing was to determine — in painfully exact detail — whether a child does or does not have certain abilities.

Dr. Vladovic honestly cares about children and strongly believes that all the adults in an educational community, from teachers and parents, to faculty and staff, to the Superintendent and School Board, bear the responsibility of ensuring that our students are really learning: that they are growing, thinking, and stretching the boundaries of their abilities every single day as we help them along the path to their full potential.