Sentences with phrase «age of the student grows»

As the average age of the student grows the need for a keyboard becomes very important,» said Rajani Singh, an analyst for IDC.

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The number of borrowers over the age of 60 with student loan debt grew from 700,000 in 2005 to 2.8 million in 2015.

His ability to eliminate his student loans and grow that business has allowed him reach financial independence at the young age of 32.

And while student loan balances have grown substantially for borrowers of all ages in the past decade, researchers say the fastest growth has been in total balances held by borrowers age 60 or older, which have increased nearly nine-fold since 2004.

In fact, in the decade leading up to 2015, consumers over the age of 60 were the fastest - growing sector of society taking out student loans.

Both programs are based on scientific research into how students of various ages learn best and have allowed students to not only grow in their educational knowledge, but strengthen their problem - solving and critical thinking skills.

Opt - out activists have said the number will continue to grow, citing reasons such as the perceived «over-testing» of students using exams that are not age and grade appropriate, as well as the use of test scores on teacher evaluations.

While it is human nature to be apprehensive the first time one moves out, I imagine my fellow students» transition was made easier by growing up with a culture that believes coming of age means leaving the nest.

Watching my girl yoga students ages 4 - 15 grow more comfortable in their skin and lives has made me realize the power of yoga even more fully.

Tinder began by targeting college students, and even though they've grown beyond the college - aged crowd, the majority of their users are still in that college demographic of 18 - 24.

It may be the age of #MeToo, but a Las Vegas - based online dating site that purports to match needy college students with wealthy, older men and women claims it too is growing as students struggle to deal with college costs.

Children of immigrants account for about one - quarter of children in the nation under age 5, and their share of school enrollment will grow as they move into elementary school, according to a report on student demographics by the Washington - based Urban Institute.

The path of learning is always changing and our current students are growing up in an age where technology has been and will be the way they continue to choose to learn.

Although this study looked at college students, it's part of a growing body of research showing that this and similar strategies, known as wise psychological interventions, have an outsized impact on students of all ages.

In the classroom: Have students compare Anne's life to that of an American child growing up in the 1930s, and see what was typical and what was atypical for someone her age.

The plan sets a target of 66 % of working - age New Mexicans earning a college degree or post-secondary credential by the year 2030 — a rigorous goal given the current attainment rate of 45 %.1 The plan also sets a vision for New Mexico to be the fastest growing state in the nation when it comes to student outcomes, with a goal to increase the percentage of students who demonstrate readiness to more than 60 % on the state English language arts (ELA) and math assessments.2 These efforts are significant considering New Mexico's historically lower student academic proficiency rates compared to other states and to national averages3, and demonstrate how leaders are driving a sense of urgency to improve.

Join Illuminate Education for an educational webinar where they will explore the crucial issue of reaching English - language learner students (ELLs), one of the fastest growing segments of school - age population.

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If the importance of parental and environmental inputs grew as children age, black students would be expected to lose ground relative to whites.

December 6, 2016 — Serving about six percent of the U.S. school - age population and with one million other students waitlisted, the charter school sector is the most rapidly growing segment in K - 12 education.

Contents of this guide run as follows: * Visual summary of plot * Storyboard resource for students to then recall the plot and key events from memory * Form and structure comprehension questions * Settings questions * Context (students explore key issues raised in the play such as youth stereotypes, gang culture, growing violence in the age of the internet etc) * Symbols and Motifs - lots of information about symbols and motifs in the play, followed by a revision activity * Key Quotes - Students explore key quotes through analysis of their meaning and significance, quotes are broken down chapter by chapter and provide thematic links etc. * Themes - Students make connections between themes, characters and events in the novel * Characterisation - Students have to complete a character profile for all the main characters using the study tasks provided * Key Terminology - Exploring some key terminology and vocabulary that will deepen their understanding of the play as well as impress exstudents to then recall the plot and key events from memory * Form and structure comprehension questions * Settings questions * Context (students explore key issues raised in the play such as youth stereotypes, gang culture, growing violence in the age of the internet etc) * Symbols and Motifs - lots of information about symbols and motifs in the play, followed by a revision activity * Key Quotes - Students explore key quotes through analysis of their meaning and significance, quotes are broken down chapter by chapter and provide thematic links etc. * Themes - Students make connections between themes, characters and events in the novel * Characterisation - Students have to complete a character profile for all the main characters using the study tasks provided * Key Terminology - Exploring some key terminology and vocabulary that will deepen their understanding of the play as well as impress exstudents explore key issues raised in the play such as youth stereotypes, gang culture, growing violence in the age of the internet etc) * Symbols and Motifs - lots of information about symbols and motifs in the play, followed by a revision activity * Key Quotes - Students explore key quotes through analysis of their meaning and significance, quotes are broken down chapter by chapter and provide thematic links etc. * Themes - Students make connections between themes, characters and events in the novel * Characterisation - Students have to complete a character profile for all the main characters using the study tasks provided * Key Terminology - Exploring some key terminology and vocabulary that will deepen their understanding of the play as well as impress exStudents explore key quotes through analysis of their meaning and significance, quotes are broken down chapter by chapter and provide thematic links etc. * Themes - Students make connections between themes, characters and events in the novel * Characterisation - Students have to complete a character profile for all the main characters using the study tasks provided * Key Terminology - Exploring some key terminology and vocabulary that will deepen their understanding of the play as well as impress exStudents make connections between themes, characters and events in the novel * Characterisation - Students have to complete a character profile for all the main characters using the study tasks provided * Key Terminology - Exploring some key terminology and vocabulary that will deepen their understanding of the play as well as impress exStudents have to complete a character profile for all the main characters using the study tasks provided * Key Terminology - Exploring some key terminology and vocabulary that will deepen their understanding of the play as well as impress examiners.

The loss of these funds would significantly undermine the ability of districts with aging schools or with growing populations to provide adequate facilities for their students.

Since then, the number of Patoss members has grown to over 2000, working with students across the age range from primary through adult.

Since 1999, the number of U.S. schools offering IB programs for students age 3 to 19 has grown from 300 to 1,698.

These figures further support the trend seen over the last few years of rising school transportation costs, reflecting additional expenditures many systems are incurring in busing a rapidly growing school - age population and more special - needs students.

It's frequently said that today's students have grown up in the digital age and therefore have a high level of tech skills.

Despite the growing diversity of the nation's school - aged population, the embrace of school choice policy across the country has coincided with an increase in segregation across race, socioeconomic status, and student ability.

It was originally designed to meet the growing needs of the students in the middle level, which roughly equates to students ages 11 - 16, at international schools.

What kinds of parent involvement work best with students at this age of growing independence?

A growing body of evidence points to the effectiveness of approaches that incorporate intense individual attention for students, support for parents, and a continuum of age - appropriate strategies to improve reading and math skills.

(Colo.) With the body of research growing that links student achievement to good attendance habits, several states have expanded their age requirements for compulsory education at both ends of the academic spectrum, according to a new survey from the Education Commission of the States.

Our research finds adding HUSKY A (Connecticut's children's Medicaid program, which includes children from birth to age 19 and their caregivers) to the measures currently used to directly certify students for school meals may be a good alternative and one solution to the growing challenge of accurately identifying low - income students.

They are rich opportunities to have students learn from other students of different ages, and they present a great opportunity for us, as educators, to learn and grow in our own implementation of PBL.

Prensky (2001) has called today's students «digital natives» because they have grown up in an age of technology and not only prefer but also actually need the type of active engagement that technology provides.

One in 4 children experiences a mental health disorder annually, 73 and half of those who will have a mental health disorder at some point in their life will first be diagnosed at age 14 or younger.74 Furthermore, about half of all children will experience a traumatic event — such as the death of a parent, violence, or extreme poverty — before they reach adulthood.75 And as the opioid epidemic continues to grow, students are coming to school affected by a parent's addiction as well as the havoc and instability that it can wreak on family life.76 In addition, as students experience other issues — such as puberty; family matters, like divorce; and bullying — having supportive trained adults to talk to in school is critical for improving their well - being and attention to learning.

In addition, a growing number of students in different age groups report that the only format they read in is digital.

By introducing ebooks at an early age and helping students remain focused on the book throughout its use, these readers will grow up to be better suited to the expectations of an increasing number of colleges and universities.

A coming - of - age tale reversed, Brutal Youth follows these students as they discover that instead of growing older and wiser, going bad may be the only way to survive.

The structure of Knowing Growing Showing enables teachers to design learning sequences that reflect ability and knowledge regardless of age by moving through stages and selecting activities of relevance to their students and context.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says while there are more young borrowers than older ones, those over the age of 60 make up the fastest growing segment of student loan borrowers, and that the number of older borrowers with this type of debt has quadrupled over the last decade.

The second largest growing segment of bankruptcy filers are consumers between the ages of 18 and 25, students and other young people who lack the maturity and resources to handle debt.

At the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, high - school aged students can expand their artistic practice, grow their personal portfolios and prepare for possibly attending art school.

I must admit that this fascination with using the human figure grew out of my desire to make the teaching of figure drawing interesting to myself as well as to the freshman students assigned to my class when I first began teaching at Pratt Institute at the age of 38.

Growing up in Kenya, the Rasmussen College School of Health Sciences student says her parents instilled the importance of higher education at a young age, so she had no doubt she would one day hold a college degree.

Though this is an age where students as young as those in class 6th are paranoid, thinking of what they would do when they grow up, we at Mindler, administer our career assessment only to students of class 8th onwards.