Another aspect of Harvard that nourished gay culture, Mr. Shand-Tucci said, was the Socratic tutorial, which can lead, as it did at Oxford and Cambridge, to intense teacher-student relationships.
First, it refers to her sixth-form work at a Twickenham girls' school, the prize pupil of Miss Stubbs (Olivia Williams), her intense English teacher, and the imminent prospect of winning a place at Oxford that will transform her life.
Gilbert is set to co-star on the CBS comedy as Irene, a shy but intense English teacher.
In private practice, however, he could be an intense, unforgiving teacher, and he was even more unforgiving than usual with Washington as he felt that if he were to offer his services for free he would only do so if the player was willing to train maniacally.
The tyranny of testing has become so intense that teachers may find themselves spending more than half the year teaching specifically for tests; their jobs and the standing of their schools are on the line.
Ms. Barham, a former engineer and manager, was one of 28 adults pursuing an intense program of teacher preparation courses.
While her marriage —and also her yoga practice — were foundering, she began regularly running into Corey De Rosa, an intense, thoughtful yoga teacher in Sag Harbor.
Facing intense resistance from teachers' unions, the Obama administration has begun trying to persuade union leaders, teachers and the public that its proposals for overhauling federal education policies are good for teachers and for public schools.
Leonie Haimson Executive Director, Class Size Matters New York, June 18 , 2010 To the Editor: Re "Pressed to Show Progress, Educators Tamper With Test Scores" ("Cheat Sheet" series, front page, June 11): Although the intense pressures on teachers don't justify cheating, they certainly make it understandable.
Primary assessment in its present form contributes to a great range of problems – a narrow curriculum, an approach to maths and English that reduces these to right or wrong answers, intense pressures on teachers, stress on pupils, neglect of children with special needs.
