Sentences with phrase «asked ninth graders»

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When Gotham Asset Management co-founder Joel Greenblatt was asked to teach stock market concepts to ninth - graders in Harlem, he brought a large jar of jelly beans to the class and asked them to guess how many were in the jar.

Graduation Rates - When asked to estimate the percent of ninth - graders who graduate within four years of entering ninth grade, Americans on average offer a pessimistic guess of 66 percent, 9 percent below the U.S. Department of Education's official national estimate.

«I used to be shy about asking questions,» says ninth - grader Isaiah.

Bassett also knows the program is working because of the number of ninth and tenth graders who have moved on but return to ask to do community service with the group.

In particular, parents need to be actively involved in the decisions their eighth - graders are asked to make about classes they will take in ninth grade and understand the long - term effects of the course decisions (Paulson, 1994).

In the redesigned choice system, all rising ninth graders apply in December of their eighth - grade year by completing the Department of Education's High School Admissions Application form which asks for basic information such as gender, school information, final report card grades, and attendance record.