Sentences with phrase «tougher kids the skills»

It addresses teachers» most commonly referred behaviors, giving educators the actual tools to teach some of our tougher kids the skills they need to be successful.

Not exact matches

Hope this one doesn't pan out the only African player we should be going for is Keita other than that it makes no sense to me, there are so many wingers better than a one season Mahrez (dembele, Brandt, Lemar, pulisic, berrardi the kid from sassuolo, Forsberg, Marco asensio, Douglas costa, Allan saint maximin, the list goes on) plus all I read was how good his dribbling skills and the occasional goal or two, I also have seen him play and as soon as things get tough his head drops that's what I mean by lazy no character, no fighting spirit and we got loads of those players the only one who differs is Sanchez so if he is coming we lose Sanchez, so no sorry I won't be happy with that mediocre replacement!!

A singular focus on academics keeps kids from developing other life skills critical for success in a global economy: the ability to self - motivate, collaborate, problem - solve, and persevere when the going gets tough.

Self - control is a tough skill to learn, and pretend play helps kids practice it as well as play out the frustration it creates.

Amongst those who live through the crash are several prominent characters; Jack (Matthew Fox), a skilled surgeon who becomes the unofficial leader of the group; Kate (Evangeline Lilly), a beautiful, but tough woman with a dark past; Sayid (Naveen Andrews), a former Iraqi soldier who is good with electronics; Michael (Harold Perrineau), a head - strong man who has just recently taken custody of his son, Walt (Malcom David Kelley); Claire (Emilie de Ravin), a young woman who is 8 - months pregnant; Charlie (Dominic Monaghan), a washed - up rock star who clings to his band's one hit; Jin (Daniel Dae Kim) and Sun (Yoon - jin Kin), a Korean couple who don't speak English; Hurley (Jorge Garcia), an obese young man who is very laid back; Locke (Terry O'Quinn), a man who seems to know about hunting and weapons; Sawyer (Josh Holloway), a scoundrel who hordes items he finds in the wreckage; and Boone (Ian Somerhalder) and Shannon (Maggie Grace), spoiled rich - kids siblings.

As I read, I kept feeling grateful to Paul Tough for having done this work — gathering the stories of kids like Keitha Jones, the traumatized Southside Chicago teen who reminded me so much of a handful of kids I've taught; connecting Keitha's experience to research on neurochemistry and infant psychology, and situating these elements in both a socio - economic context and in the landscape of an education world focused on developing children's cognitive (and testable) skills.

«Even though I was always really gung - ho about my youth - serving projects and programs — and they got done, with varying levels of success — I knew that I needed to learn more of the theory and research to improve my practice, and gain the skills to develop programs that would effectively serve the unique needs and assets of the kids I work with, many of whom come from pretty tough circumstances,» she says.

Correctly we worry about the «criminalization» of our young people — tough kids are often the smartest with the best leadership skills.

These skills also teach perseverance, which helps keep kids in school and enables them to push through the tough times all adults experience.

Although one can find heroic exceptions here and there (generally in schools led by extraordinary, beat - the - odds and damn - the - torpedoes principals), far too many public schools in tough neighborhoods and poor communities fail to get beyond the challenges of discipline, truancy, turnover of both students and staff, the ever - present risk of drop - outs, students» lack of basic skills, and such fundamental human needs as feeding breakfast to kids who come to school with empty stomachs.

Kids Matter helps support children and their families who have experienced trauma by assisting schools to create environments where children feel valued and supported, are taught skills to understand, express, and manage their emotions, and are able to seek help when times are tough.

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Play therapy is a nonthreatening and effective approach in helping kids build skills and confidence while navigating the tough times, all using their natural language of play.

Help the Tough Kids in your class learn the skills they need to be successful in social situations!

Tough Kids often have a difficult time getting along in social situations, largely because they have not learned appropriate ways of behaving.The Tough Kid Social Skills Book teaches those learned behaviors that students need to get along successfully in a majority of social situations.

This is a good idea, but it has to be positive, intellectual, kind of like Tony Robbins, and involve clear delineation that encourages kids to study long hours and learn tough skills and read from a young age, no TV.