Sentences with phrase «were fair to teachers»

He said he wanted to make sure evaluations were fair to teachers.

Do it, but be fair to the teachers.

What they came up with is fair to both teachers and students.

And it wouldn't be fair to teachers to require them to be able to teach it.»

What is fair to teachers may not be fair to students, and vice versa.

She has practical suggestions for improving teacher training and evaluation, and she supports streamlining the procedure for firing perpetual underperformers, but in ways that are fair to teachers as well.

The Department for Education said that it was striking a balance between being fair to teachers and to taxpayers.

Not exact matches

Those were the instructions that Jessica's 4th grade teacher gave to her students tasked with creating inventions for their school science fair.

It is not fair, for example, to compel a child being raised by a gay couple to attend a school in which the teachers say homosexual practice is sin.

Nor is it fair to compel a child from a home that embraces historic Christian sexual norms to attend a school in which the teachers portray homosexual practice or open marriage as just one of many equally acceptable lifestyle options.

Is the right kind of Christian the one who will think that paying 14 % of their $ 20 million income is fair, compare to a teacher who makes much less and pays a higher percentagIs the right kind of Christian the one who will think that paying 14 % of their $ 20 million income is fair, compare to a teacher who makes much less and pays a higher percentagis fair, compare to a teacher who makes much less and pays a higher percentage?

As my particularly annoying history teacher back at Acalanes used to point out with depressing regularity, life isn't fair.

«The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) works to end the misuses and flaws of standardized testing and to ensure that evaluation of students, teachers and schools is fair, open, valid and educationally beneficial.&raFair & Open Testing (FairTest) works to end the misuses and flaws of standardized testing and to ensure that evaluation of students, teachers and schools is fair, open, valid and educationally beneficial.&rafair, open, valid and educationally beneficial.»

I agree that schools should be modeling proper behavior, and that comparing a particular offering in the food line with teachers and parents personally handing out cupcakes to every kid is not fair at all.

I'm a bit ashamed to admit that it's now December the 10th, and I've written two cards, but in my defence, I've watched 5 Christmas plays, half organised 15 teacher gifts, a class collection and counted several thousand pounds of school Christmas Fair money.

CCSD will hold its annual job fair for teacher candidates, as well as future bus drivers and school nutrition workers, on Saturday, March 3, from 9 am to 12 noon at River Ridge High School in Woodstock.

To be fair, schools attempt to do this, but it's very difficult for one adult teacher to make sure each student has each concepTo be fair, schools attempt to do this, but it's very difficult for one adult teacher to make sure each student has each concepto do this, but it's very difficult for one adult teacher to make sure each student has each concepto make sure each student has each concept.

It's not fair to the children or the teachers.

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, is marking World Teachers» Day today (Friday) by urging members to stand up for two teachers who have been arrested and imprisoned without a fair trial for campaigning for better rights for tteachers» union, is marking World Teachers» Day today (Friday) by urging members to stand up for two teachers who have been arrested and imprisoned without a fair trial for campaigning for better rights for tTeachers» Day today (Friday) by urging members to stand up for two teachers who have been arrested and imprisoned without a fair trial for campaigning for better rights for tteachers who have been arrested and imprisoned without a fair trial for campaigning for better rights for teachersteachers.

By doing so, we will prevent future cuts to education funding and ensure that every teacher is held to a fair and meaningful standard of excellence.»

Trainees vehemently resisted the policy but government insisted that making student loans available to teacher trainees was fair and equitable.

Thousands of teachers have signed the NUT's Fair Pensions for All Christmas card to Michael Gove, which were handed into the Department for Education today.

Participants took part in a real - time electronic poll which explored their views on a series of issues relating to their profession: Among the results were: over three quarters of BME teachers considered themselves to be ambitious, yet stated they are being held back by racial discrimination, and the attitude of senior colleagues; nearly two - thirds (62 %) of BME teachers felt their school or college was not seriously committed to addressing their professional development needs and aspirations; 63 % of BME teachers said their employers were not committed to ensuring their mental and physical wellbeing at work, with workload cited as the single most negative factor impacting on their wellbeing; the vast majority of BME teachers felt the Government does not respect and value teachers and does not understand the day to day realities of teaching (99 %); three quarters of BME teachers said they were not confident that their headteacher will make professional and fair decisions regarding their future pay.

«New York State United Teachers today issued early endorsements to three incumbent state senators who have reliably stood with parents and educators in fighting for fair and equitable funding while vigorously opposing the climate of over-testing that is harming students and public schools,» NYSUT said in a statement.

«The NASUWT will be continuing to campaign for national standards to be introduced to regulate supply agencies so that schools, teachers and the taxpayer get a fair deal.»

The real problem, in Magee's eyes, is that wealthy New Yorkers are trying to dismantle the publicly funded school system — complete with the powerful teachers unions — because they don't want to pay their «fair share» in taxes to support the education of all children, not just the «elite.»

«I think it's fair to say about Common Core that we all agree that we need real standards for our students, a meaningful teacher evaluation system.

If you don't like to pay a fair wage to teachers, maybe you should consider moving to one of the southern states where the school taxes are low, but the kids have no books, huge class size, teachers that are not as good as ours and have most of their classes in temporary class rooms.

«We feel that teachers top to bottom are deserving of a raise and we feel our proposal is fair, competitive and generous and does exactly that.»

The UFT's other legislative priorities this year include new curriculum and teacher training aligned with the education standards that are being developed; restored funding for Teacher Centers statewide; additional funding for community schools and the Positive Learning Collaborative; closing tax loopholes to ensure the wealthy pay their fair share; and increased investment in technology and career and technical education prteacher training aligned with the education standards that are being developed; restored funding for Teacher Centers statewide; additional funding for community schools and the Positive Learning Collaborative; closing tax loopholes to ensure the wealthy pay their fair share; and increased investment in technology and career and technical education prTeacher Centers statewide; additional funding for community schools and the Positive Learning Collaborative; closing tax loopholes to ensure the wealthy pay their fair share; and increased investment in technology and career and technical education programs.

We also need to acknowledge that teaching is one of the toughest jobs around, and that it's not fair to our kids to allow ineffective teachers to stay in the classroom year after year.

There's so much more than can be done and should be done, because it's not fair to the citizens of this community to have a board that is fully owned, lock, stock and barrel, by the (teacher) union that is its chief adversary.»

When it came to professional qualities, «best» teachers were praised for being intelligent, engaging, dedicated, easygoing and strict but fair; «worst» teachers were described as incompetent, lacking in judgement, lazy, unfair and biased.

But if a student or the family is interested — and that's the other thing that the fair deals with, is for the parents, for the community that they have to go back to their schools and tell them that «My son and daughter is interested in science» and so then the teachers contact us.

The Maine State Science Fair is a wonderful opportunity for Maine high school students to present original research and engineering projects to a state - wide audience of their peers and mentors including scientists, engineers, mathematicians, teachers, and other STEM professionals.

«Rohan's teacher said to me once — she's such a patient, kind, compassionate Waldorf kindergarten teacher — and she said to me one day when I just felt super overwhelmed and this woman who is a supersmart Waldorf's scholar said, you know what isn't fair?

You need to be you in your online dating profile, but the process of creating one is a good time to think about what kindergarten teachers call «being It is unfortunate that so many people join dating sites but so few put a fair effort into writing a really good profile that makes them stand out from

Science fair guru Roger Beekman (Matthew Broderick) is brought in with hopes of creating a winning project, but science teacher Mr. Noblet (Stephen Colbert) objects to using outside talent and starts a separate team of his own, bringing in Jerri to give her something to do.

But of course we teachers need to plan carefully, communicate clearly, and be fair and consistent in enforcing the expectations.

For example, some of the partnerships were in the form of weekly phone calls to provide advice on science fair projects, while others were classvisits to help teachers and students learn how to adapt solar energy in their classrooms.

Frequently, the greatest question in the minds of many teachers is not whether they should be assessed, but whether the test used to do so is fair.

I refuse to pretend that it's caused no mischief in our schools — narrowing curriculum, encouraging large amounts of ill - conceived test prep, and making school a joyless grind for too many teachers and students alike — but neither can any fair - minded analyst deny that there have been real if modest gains in our present era of test - driven accountability, especially for low - income black and Hispanic children, particularly in the early grades.

It's probably fair to say that most teachers and parents don't understand the accountability systems that states currently have.

Makosinski's Earth Day challenge to youth and teachers is to embrace makerspaces, science fairs, and the arts to unleash student innovation.

Low average daily wages, lack of health insurance and other benefits, and lack of due process — a substitute teacher does not enjoy the right to a fair hearing or a process of complaint resolution if he or she is reported for classroom infractions — contribute to critical nationwide substitute shortages and an overall decline in substitute teacher morale.

Principal David Rogers says the whole school policy is about «genuine inclusion» and providing students with «equal, fair access» to facilities at all times, rather than teachers only using the sound system or switching on captioning when they have a deaf student in class.

But to be fair, I see just as many — or even more — brilliant teacher uses of technology.

Teachers and schools strive to be fair and build programs and polices based on this value.

Judge Robert B. Freedman agreed with the plaintiffs in Valenzuela v. O'Connell that students who have failed the test — especially English - language learners — have not had a fair chance to learn the material because they were more likely than others to attend overcrowded schools and have unqualified teachers.

Rather than designing the rules alone, the teacher works cooperatively with students to establish classroom rules and consequences; the rationale being that if students take part in this process, they are more likely to view the consequences as fair and reasonable.