A painting such as "A Girl and Roses" (1879), by Auguste Toulmouche who was, incidentally, Monet's cousin is perfect example of proficiency functioning in a moral and intellectual void.
One innovative idea from China's curriculum is the proposal of cultivating students' "Chinese accomplishment", which is the integration of Chinese language knowledge, proficiency, feelings, thinking patterns, morals, aesthetic, personality, and learning habits (Baidu encyclopaedia 2016).
United States (US) naturalization interviewers face the daunting task of determining applicants' eligibility to become US citizens by quickly and efficiently assessing applicants' moral character, loyalty to the United States, English proficiency, and knowledge of US history and government.
While NCLB's specific accountability strategy has seriously failed to achieve its goal of raising all students to academic proficiency, the executive branch has a legal and moral responsibility to do whatever it lawfully can, through granting waivers or otherwise, to help achieve NCLB's goals.
As values other than those concerned with physical proficiency were developed, the concept expressed by askēsis and its cognates was applied to other ideals e.g., mental facility, moral vitality, and spiritual ability.
With proficiency comes progress.
Proficiency engenders confidence.
"That's not proficiency".
Many have limited English proficiency.
(Yes, a medal for "proficiency").
Most students had basic proficiency.
