Sentences with phrase «with talented children»

The study authors called for cross-cultural investigations of parents with talented children, as well as how distance education, computer software and other technological advances are making it easier for promising children to develop their talents.

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Of course, any suggestion that children should be cloned for directly instrumental purposes, such as organ harvesting or providing the military with more soldiers or a basketball team with more talented players, should be rejected out of hand.

Even if the child is not talented along the same lines, he will appreciate having the parent share the art, skill, or knowledge with him in a non-demanding way.

Mom can share with friends, and brag about how talented her child is in the kitchen, or keep it all to herself, thinking about you every time she indulges.

With the winter sports season in full swing, it is important for parents to remember that, no matter how talented your child may be, there are going to be days when she doesn't play her best or when, despite her best effort, her team loses.

On the other hand many children are thrust into leadership with no training and for no apparent reason other than they're talented, good looking, big, or the child of the coach.

Today, the best young talented men are, not surprisingly, having children with some of the most talented women, who themselves have demanding careers.

It is so rewarding to have created more than 500 beautiful books which will make a difference in children's lives, and to work with such a talented group of writers, artists, musicians, editors and designers.

With mesh - sided travel cribs, that factor is eliminated, and a child would have to be pretty old — or talented — before he could vault over the side of a Pack - and - Play.

Our talented teachers also collaborate with parents to nurture children into respectful, confident and joyful learners.

Lawrence General's talented physicians and clinical staff can consult with Floating Hospital physicians to enhance your child's care.

By design our lives were fairly routine, and I was obsessed with making my child bright, talented, charming and kind by pumping as much knowledge, love and experience into him as possible.

Together with a very talented bunch of graphic designers and illustrators, they design amazing products that take our children on a journey of fun, creativity and imagination.

Some children will seem physically talented, and can throw and kick a ball, balance well and climb on playground equipment with ease.

We are working with Bronx parents who have gone through the G&T process and can offer their experiences and knowledge to assist parents, especially when signing up for the free G&T test with the Department of Education; to answer questions parents and caregivers may have about the G&T process and schools; and with organizations that provide further educational options for parents of gifted and talented children.»

«Because our findings strongly suggest that attending public pre-K helps to promote information access and test taking for gifted and talented programs, with the advent of universal pre-K, the New York City Department of Education has an even greater chance to provide information about public educational opportunities to many more children across all demographic subgroups,» said Weinberg.

They tell their children with excessive frequency how special he is, how talented she is, and so on.

Deborah is so talented and creative (and beautiful), but most of all she is committed to giving back, working to improve the lives of children with pediatric cancer and help find cures.

The most prominent characters include Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson), a socially conservative, arrogant country music star; Linnea Reese (Lily Tomlin), a gospel singer and mother of two deaf children; Del Reese (Ned Beatty), her lawyer husband and Hamilton's legal representative, who works as the local political organizer for the Tea Party - like Hal Philip Walker Presidential campaign; Opal (Geraldine Chaplin), an insufferably garrulous and pretentious BBC Radio reporter on assignment in Nashville, or so she claims; talented but self - involved sex - addict Tom Frank (Keith Carradine), one - third of a moderately successful folk trio who's anxious to launch a solo career; John Triplette (Michael Murphy), the duplicitous campaign consultant who condescendingly tries to secure top Nashville stars to perform at a nationally - syndicated campaign rally; Barbara Jean (Ronee Blakley), the emotionally - fragile, beloved Loretta Lynn - like country star recovering from a burn accident; Barnett (Allen Garfield), Barbara Jean's overwhelmed manager - husband; Mr. Green (Keenan Wynn), whose never - seen ailing wife is on the same hospital ward as Barbara Jean; groupie Martha (Shelley Duvall), Green's niece, ostensibly there to visit her ailing aunt but so personally irresponsible that she instead spends all her time picking up men; Pfc. Glenn Kelly (Scott Glenn), who claims his mother saved Barbara Jean's life but who mostly seems obsessed with the country music star; Sueleen Gay (Gwen Welles), a waitress longing for country music fame, despite her vacuous talent; Bill and Mary (Allan F. Nicholls and Cristina Raines), the other two - thirds of Tom's folk act, whose ambition overrides constant personal rancor; Winifred (Barbara Harris), another would - be singer - songwriter, fleeing to Nashville from her working - class husband, Star (Bert Remsen); Kenny Frasier (David Hayward), a loner who rents a room from Mr. Green and carries around a violin case; Bud Hamilton (Dave Peel), the gentle, loyal son of the abrasive Hamilton; Connie White (Karen Black), a glamorous country star who is a last - minute substitute for Barbara Jean at the Grand Old Opry; Wade Cooley (Robert DoQui), a cook at the airport restaurant where Sueleen works as a waitress and who tries unsuccessfully to convince her that she has no talent; and the eccentric Tricycle Man (Jeff Goldblum), who rides around in a three - wheel motorcycle, occasionally interacting with the other characters, showing off his amateur magic tricks, but who has no dialogue.

Described as a Hollywood Neo-noir, the movie follows Gregg as Howard Holloway, a onetime - child - actor - turned - Hollywood - agent, who allies himself with a talented rising star, Lydia (played by Saxon Sharbino).

by Walter Chaw The old showbiz maxim of never working with children or animals is one violated with such regularity that I guess the otherwise sensible and talented Jason Alexander could be forgiven for Dunston Checks In.

«Ender's Game» Synopsis: In a future where Earth is at war with an insectoid alien race known as the Formics, a group of talented children are brought into space to train to be elite soldiers.

With Daniel Espinosa directing (SAFE HOUSE), Ridley Scott co-producing, and with a cast as talented as this, CHILD 44 could be brilliWith Daniel Espinosa directing (SAFE HOUSE), Ridley Scott co-producing, and with a cast as talented as this, CHILD 44 could be brilliwith a cast as talented as this, CHILD 44 could be brilliant.

This movie looked pretty awesome with three good lead actors: Abigail Breslin, best known for one of the more talented child actors and Brit heroes, popular on American TV, Sean Bean and James Purefoy.

The aforementioned technical quality, as well as the amiable voice - work, does keep this one from sinking right to the bottom of the barrel, but shouldn't we expect more from a movie that pooled so many talented people together in the cause to inspire children to get along with one another?

In any case, Mr. Columbus, once again working with the screenwriter Steve Kloves and a cast of talented children (especially Emma Watson, who plays the brainy and intrepid Hermione) and grown - up British luminaries, has acquitted himself honorably.

The debut feature from the immensely talented director Gillian Robespierre, Obvious Child is both a rom - com, but also not a rom - com, dealing with the notably unromantic and uncomedic subject of abortion.

Although the film is a one - note story aimed at young children, Turbo distinguishes itself with zippy dialogue delivered by its vocally talented cast.

«Only a small proportion of the children of our college - educated population is equipped to compete with students in a majority of OECD countries,» wrote Eric Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, and Ludger Woessmann in their study, «Teaching Math to the Talented.»

This fact sheet is aimed at parents and carers of high learning potential children and will consider what OCD is, how it relates to potential, and treating OCD, as well as parenting a gifted and talented child with OCD and the OCD child in the classroom.

Third, I'm a big believer not only in providing parents with great choices in deciding where their children go to school, but also in helping really talented adults determine where their passions and skills can be applied to make the greatest impact.

POSITIVE IMPACT As a teacher of gifted education, you are in a position to educate and inspire other teachers, who may need training and assistance in working with gifted and talented children.

And if the state economy is sliding, talented, eager workers might be moving elsewhere and leaving behind the less ambitious, who are likely to be those with low - achieving children.

A good resource to include in the gifted and talented policy and something that allows the children to access mathematics with real - life problem solving and takes them away from the more difficult abstract questions in mathematics.

Gifted and Talented in the Early Years: Practical Activities for Children aged 3 to 6 by Margaret Sutherland (SAGE Publications 2012) combines theoretical perspectives with practical activities, offering clear guidance on how to ensure you and your setting can identify and provide for very young children in your care who are gifted and tTalented in the Early Years: Practical Activities for Children aged 3 to 6 by Margaret Sutherland (SAGE Publications 2012) combines theoretical perspectives with practical activities, offering clear guidance on how to ensure you and your setting can identify and provide for very young children in your care who are gifted and tChildren aged 3 to 6 by Margaret Sutherland (SAGE Publications 2012) combines theoretical perspectives with practical activities, offering clear guidance on how to ensure you and your setting can identify and provide for very young children in your care who are gifted and tchildren in your care who are gifted and talentedtalented.

Despite all the emphasis on reading programs and encouraging students to read, many children, especially minority students, still do not read with a high level of comprehension and fluency, independently, or for fun, according to Dr. Sally M. Reis, a professor and the department head of the educational psychology department at the University of Connecticut where she also serves as principal investigator of the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented.

Recently ~ I had an online debate with a fellow educator and blogger ~ who disagreed that all children ~ including highly gifted and talented ones ~ should be exposed to curriculum that shows them how to use their talents and gifts to better society.

From the first day of school I found myself mixing with one of the most talented and intelligent group of people, from across the globe, from different creeds and cultures, all congregating at this one school to lead educational institutions and systems that benefit all children.

The government is stressing that they want all children to access music education including gifted and talented, those with special educational needs and looked after children.

From September 2013, we'll be training committed and talented people who want to work with children aged three to five.

It is designed to enhance the learning of gifted and talented children in Year 5 with the aim of preparing them to apply for places at selective senior schools in Year 6.

Before taking on this role, she worked for seven years with the talented research and development team in creating Committee for Children's social - emotional learning and anti-bullying curricula and trainings.

Every great school starts with talented leaders and teachers who hold the belief that all children can learn.

Our nation's schools are filled with talented teachers who have dedicated themselves to helping all children succeed.

The coalition came together to push for school finance reform and improved educational opportunities and outcomes for Nevada public school children, especially those students who are at - risk, English language learners, gifted and talented, and students with disabilities or other special needs.

Richmond posits that part of the explanation for the growth in the non-instructional staff lies in a slew of legislation expanding students» education rights: the 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children's Act (now known as the Individual with Disabilities Act) expanding educational access for children with disabilities; Title IX barring sex - based discrimination in educational programs; the Bilingual Education Act of 1968 establishing federal policy for bilingual education; and the Gifted and Talented Children's Education Act Children's Act (now known as the Individual with Disabilities Act) expanding educational access for children with disabilities; Title IX barring sex - based discrimination in educational programs; the Bilingual Education Act of 1968 establishing federal policy for bilingual education; and the Gifted and Talented Children's Education Act children with disabilities; Title IX barring sex - based discrimination in educational programs; the Bilingual Education Act of 1968 establishing federal policy for bilingual education; and the Gifted and Talented Children's Education Act Children's Education Act of 1978.

With OSEP funding, the National Research Council at the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is undertaking a two - year study of the representation of minority children in special education and gifted and talented programs.

The term «gifted and talented», when used with respect to students, children, or youth, means students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services or activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities.

The experienced and talented faculty of Abingdon Elementary works hard each day to provide the children with a quality educational program in the individual classrooms.

The Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented fosters an understanding of all gifted children and their exceptional needs, and advocates for appropriate education and affective support through partnerships with educators, families, students, administrators, legislators, and the general public.