Sentences with phrase «by higher aspirations»

High positive affect was predicted by higher aspirations, higher passionate love, and being in a same - ethnicity relationship.

Not exact matches

The period which followed, initiated by well - meaning and believing administrators of the first generation, was a time of high morale, because academic standards and aspirations were on the rise, funding and prestige were up, and the residual religious atmosphere was durable enough (even somewhat more sophisticated) to reassure the reformers that the intellectual gain had been without religious loss.

But our aspirations persisted, fed by research showing musicality's uber - benefits: quicker reading acquisition, higher IQ, dexterity and creativity, math mastery!

Better for us all to know you can be bought by the fringe now so when you try and change your tune with higher political aspirations we have the proof you are not worthy of a vote.

While other EPL clubs play Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich in pre-season in order to gauge themselves against the very best, to see what needs to be added to their squad, Arsenal plays Singapore 11, Lyon, Everton etc. to see where we are, this my friend serves two purposes, 1) Maybe our aspiration is no higher than Lyon, Everton and Singapore level and also to pull the wool over our eyes by dominating much lesser teams to generate massive support for the status quo.

But the mere fact that Cuomo is facing a challenge at all has been interpreted as a weakness by the national media, especially when it comes to 1) his usefulness to potential 2016 presidential contender Hillary Clinton in the brave new world of progressive - dominated Democratic politics, (NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio is poised to rise even higher there), and 2) his own White House aspirations.

Now the Singapore - born, U.S. - trained materials scientist will be addressing the fault lines in global higher education by becoming the founding president of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), a new graduate university in Saudi Arabia with a $ 10 billion endowment and aspirations to become a world - class research institution.

I had a concussion in high school, I had a concussion — and I played linebacker in high school and then played only as a quarterback in college — but after my second concussion, the last game of my senior year in college, I was being looked at by the neurologist, the doctor at Yale, and he asked me if I had any aspirations of going onto play, and I said, «No, I don't» And he said, «Good, two concussions is enough.»

But his aspirations toward higher education were not initially encouraged at the school he attended, which seemed to assume that what the pupils could achieve was dictated by their ethnic or social backgrounds, Richards says.

The turnip prices are different on each space, so you might land on a high - value space and make a bundle by selling your stalk portfolio, or see your investment aspirations go down the drain by having to sell them for less than you paid.

Directed by Makoto Shinkai in high - end 2D animation with digital flourishes, it's as moving in its way as My Life As a Zucchini, though it has much grander aspirations than simply depicting a slice of life.

RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS (Grade: B): Based on the memoir by Beverly Donofrio, the film follows a gifted teen, Bev (Drew Barrymore), whose high aspirations are sidelined when she becomes pregnant by a well - intentioned no - hoper (Steve Zahn).

It's actually a moody, medieval chamber piece with elaborate production values; its aspirations to high - seriousness somewhat undercut by the likes of Richard Boone and James Farentino skulking about.

«This is part of our core mission to deliver real social justice by giving all children, regardless of background, the chance to fulfil their potential and achieve their high aspirations.

Participation in afterschool programs is influencing academic performance in a number of ways, including better attitudes toward school and higher educational aspirations; higher school attendance rates and lower tardiness rates; less disciplinary action, such as suspension; lower dropout rates; better performance in school, as measured by achievement test scores and grades; significant gains in academic achievement test scores; greater on - time promotion; improved homework completion; and deeper engagement in learning.

Professor Richard Rose, chairman of HNAP, said: «Sue had to meet a range of exacting criteria set by the judging panel, including demonstrating high aspirations for each pupil, a firm belief in pupils» abilities and a strong commitment to pupils» progress, as well as a continuing commitment to her own professional learning and development.

With teachers and practitioners being held responsible for delivering high - quality provision by the SEND Code of Practice, and with Ofsted placing significant emphasis on achieving progress and raising aspirations for SEND students, it's now crucial that they have very specific skills and understanding.

All of higher education is negatively impacted by this decision, and to those of us who believe in the power of human reason to improve the human condition, the arbitrary and unsubstantiated basis of the decision moves us away from the cosmopolitan aspirations of democracy and of the Enlightenment, back to an age of darkness.

A Department for Education spokesperson said: «Developing character and resilience is part of our core mission to deliver real social justice by giving all children, regardless of background, the chance to fulfil their potential and achieve their high aspirations.

The latest findings, based on six well - regarded charter schools in Boston, released Wednesday by the Boston Foundation and MIT's School Effectiveness and Inequality Initiative, adds to the accumulating evidence that at least a subset of high - performing charters are measuring up to the movement's early aspirations of giving disadvantaged kids a shot at a better life.

Intrigued by the interviews with high school valedictorians that the Raleigh, N.C., News & Observer publishes this time each year, researcher E. Anne York decided to gather up three years» worth of its stories to look for any gender differences in the aspirations of these highest - achieving local students.

Richmond Middle School & High School After five years of a successful proficiency - based learning system, the school is furthering personalized learning by developing extended learning opportunities and community - based learning to build experiences around students» aspirations.

The inspectors praised the progress being made by pupils across a range of subjects, especially the core subjects of English and maths, praising the «culture of high expectations and aspirations».

The basic idea of Expeditionary Learning, as explained by its website, is «to create classrooms where teachers can fulfill their highest aspirations, and students achieve more than they think possible, becoming active contributors to building a better world.»

While the 2016 Equus from Hyundai aims high in the areas of luxury and value, its performance aspirations don't quite live up to the standards set by the BMW 7 Series, Audi A8 or Mercedes - Benz S - Class.

The high aspiration quotient of such cars does not get dented by the challenges the Indian roads pose.

While booksellers might be concerned that libraries are straying into commercial territory, it will be worse all around if they are backed into a corner by politicians and a public with high expectations, while not given the resources to deliver on these aspirations.

This encampment explores how the queers and activists who struggled through the crisis of the 80s and 90s are surviving / dealing / getting by in a present marked by gentrification, evictions, the migration of more and more of our lives onto online spaces, pronounced income inequality, the advent of high - deductible health care, and a political climate that asks us to celebrate the legalization of same sex marriage but leave behind many of our radical queer aspirations.

Addressing personal affiliations with Northern England is inherent, by carefully highlighting the use of domestic objects and use of materials, Kenny transforms them into objects of high esteem, focusing on shared visual memories and aesthetics of aspiration.

Addressing personal af liations with Northern England is inherent, by carefully highlighting the use of domestic objects and use of materials, Kenny transforms them into objects of high esteem, focussing on shared visual memories and aesthetics of aspiration, something of which Kenny feels is lacking in contemporary art.

Other works play on the association of basketball and young black men, such as drawings made by repeatedly bouncing a dirty basketball on huge sheets of clean white paper set on the floor; a series of larger - than - life basketball hoops, meticulously decorated with bottle caps, evoking Islamic mosaic and design; and Higher Goals (1986), where an ordinary basketball hoop, net, and backboard are set on a three - story high pole - commenting on the almost impossible aspirations of sports stardom as a way out of the ghetto.

If you are thinking about securing your kid's future by saving money for education or marriage or any other aspiration, then invest money in other products where you will get high return.

For me, my career aspirations were crushed (in earlier, unenlightened times) by a high school careers teacher insisting that «Journalism was for men ``.

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A new report, released by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) and conducted by CQUniversity, has found that access and bridging programs are vital when it comes to raising education aspirations among Indigenous students.

By age 4, steep gradients in parents» aspirations for their child's future were already apparent with just over half of parents in the lowest SES quintile expecting their child to earn a college degree (57 %) compared with almost all those in the highest SES quintile (96 %).

Research by Dr Gawaian Bodkin - Andrews from Macquarie University's Warawara Department of Indigenous Education has also shown that racism is strongly related to higher levels of disengagement and lower aspirations and achievement among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.