Sentences with phrase «cut grading time»

I came up with an approach that streamlined procedures and cut grading time.

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For the average child (keeping in mind individual kids may be exceptions to these guidelines), an acceptable amount of homework per night is as follows: — Elementary school: approximately 10 minutes or so per grade level — Middle school: an hour or so — High School: 2 to 2-1/2 hours Any homework beyond these limits is no longer providing any advantage, and is probably cutting into those things that do provide advantages like adequate sleep and what we at Challenge Success call «PDF» — that is, play time, down time and family time.

For example, it was around the time of this epic family bowl cut photo (in which I'm front row, all the way left) that I started riding public transit by myself, and by 3rd grade I was responsible for commuting by myself to my parent's mom and pop shop in Jamaica Plain.

A longer school day would simply cut into the after school time many teachers use to grade papers, create lesson plans or confer with parents or students, Lewis said.

When Charlotte actually cut her first teeth at seven months, we did give her Tylenol, too, as she experiences a low - grade fever every time she cuts a tooth.

The Pleasanton School District, north of San Jose, Calif., is proposing this month to cut homework times by nearly half and prohibit weekend assignments in elementary grades because, as one administrator said, «parents want their kids back.»

Since good behavior in schools generally translates to more time teaching and more time on task, cutting or reducing recess time could affect everything from test performance, to grades, to academic progress.

Superintendent Christopher Brown told his school board recently that the district would have to cut 62 full - and part - time positions, drop a year of middle school art and eliminate its seventh - grade reading program and high school Latin classes, among many other reductions.

I felt better than I ever had before, but at the same time, I noticed certain withdrawal issues, which surprised me -(low grade headaches, some dizziness, and the fact that all other food tasted much better than before): in short, the same feelings one has when one cuts out sugar.

Using music, from Coldplay's «Yellow» to Daft Punk's «Get Lucky,» and the change in Mason's haircuts, among other things, Linklater cleverly marks the passage of time as his protagonist evolves from a disinterested grade schooler half - assedly cutting out silhouettes of Texas for a make - work project to a skilled photographer, prone to thoughtfulness, isolation, and straight - up weirdness.

Hell - bent on payback, the crew cuts a swath of destruction through opposing forces, wreaking havoc and shutting down an unexpected threat in the nick of time — six pounds of weapons - grade plutonium; enough to change the balance of power in the world.

Says fourth - grade teacher Kirsten Knox, «It cut down my time tremendously.

This new online resource enables schools to provide enterprise grade network protection, allowing children to learn using the internet and e-Learning resources in a safe and secure environment.Real - time web filters cut - out inappropriate content on the internet, ensuring it remains out of the reach of children, while an additional firewall protects from external threats.

Nationwide, such instruction has declined under pressureto emphasize subjects tested under the No Child Left BehindAct, and the impact has been severe in elementary schools.A survey released in 2007 by the independent Center onEducation Policy found that since the law passed, 44 percentof districts have cut time in the elementary grades fromuntested subjects.

Have a specific focus: Narrowing feedback to one or two skills per paper can focus students without overwhelming them, and doing so cuts down on grading time for teachers.

In the new era where teachers have little time for face - to - face interaction with colleagues and district budget cuts limit professional development opportunities, educators are increasingly turning to online communities (or professional learning networks, PLNs) that allow them to share lesson plans, teaching strategies, and student work, as well as collaborate across grade levels and departments.

Only a few weeks ago, the union seemed to condemn the program when it announced that «Breakfast in the Classroom gets failing grade from teachers,» based on a survey of just 729 teachers, half of whom complained that BIC cut into their instructional time and left messes behind.

Having just spent some time with the sports car maker's youthful new CEO, Dany Bahar (see interview, page 16), I learned that the sensibility in Hethel has morphed overnight into something almost completely unrecognizable, in a way that only an executive who cut his teeth at a place like Red Bull — the purveyor of a product whose success has been driven by relentless, assault - grade marketing — could front with a straight face.

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This app has cut my study time in half and drastically improved my grades and comprehension through repetition.

I realize this would cut down on the amount of super inferior grade ZZZ investments out there everyone wants, but you have to sacrifice some things in hard times.

- for Sonic's 25th anniversary last year, Iizuka received a task to deliver some sort of product - the target was «dormant fans» who used to play the SEGA Genesis, but haven't really played any games since - Iizuka met Christian Whitehead, which lead to the creation of Sonic Mania - there was talk of another port, but Iizuka thought fans would desire something new from the old games - this is the first time Iizuka partnered with a team of devs spread across various countries - Iizuka said this team had a greater passion to create - this was in comparison to companies that set decisions on a pre-determined schedule (in meetings, etc)- the team had so many features they still wanted to add after the beta version was complete - since there were only a few spots with text that needed to be localized, they could bring the game to more places quicker - the game has Japanese, English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish support - the Studiopolis stage is included due to receiving the most requests from the Sonic Mania development team - Iizuka actually considered reducing the amount of stages at one point in order to meet the development schedule - Sonic Mania doesn't really have much in the way of cut content like scrapped stages - since Sonic Mania was only distributed digitally, the team was able to continue working very close leading up to launch - this let them put in practically all ideas, and there are currently no plans for DLC - Iizuka recommended Flying Battery Zone for inclusion becaues he likes the music - he also likes when the player goes inside and outside the ship - Iizuka likes Mirage Saloon because the stage structure will be different depending on the player character chosen - Puyo Puyo gameplay was added because there was a Puyo Puyo game released in the west for the SEGA Genesis - this game was originally called «Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine», and the team thought it would make a fun boss battle - Iizuka didn't have plans to feature Blue Sphere in the special stages - the Blue Sphere special stages were brought over to Mania as a test, but ended up staying for the final game - the team felt the need to continuously connect stages from various eras, which is doe with the Phantom Ruby story - for Sonic Mania, it was decided that the technological limit would be set at SEGA CD, - this is higher than the Genesis but lower than Saturn - in creating a SEGA CD - grade special stage, they would intentionally make SEGA CD - grade polygons

# 32 Kill the lights at quitting time... «Assigning an office switch - off monitor might sound a little like third grade, but it could cut carbon emissions by reducing electricity use, not to mention extending equipment life and lowering maintenance costs.»