Sentences with phrase «getting out of a textbook»

On Monday, News Corporation announced that it had signed an agreement to buy 90 percent of Wireless Generation for $ 360 million in cash, its first foray into the for - profit world of education since its book publishing arm, Harper Collins, got out of the textbook business in the mid-1990s.

Being a small business owner can teach you lessons that you can't get out of a textbook and all of your hard work and sacrifices will pay you back immensely.

While your main focus should be on your studies, the skills you learn from starting your own business are just as important as what you're getting out of a textbook.

Not exact matches

Ask any college student, and they will tell you that the cost of textbooks has gotten out of control.

The students will get a lot more out of that then some textbook that is probably outdated anyway.

If we are going to be fair to all religions, either remove the ersatz science that teaches out of th ebible, or make every kid get a science textbook, a bible, a koran, the upanishads, maybe throw in a little shinto and native american myth etc....

Research, it turns out, is one of the best ways to accomplish that goal: Young students who have the opportunity to get their hands dirty in the lab tend to be motivated to take the next step to a 4 - year college; those exposed only to textbooks can't match their enthusiasm.

Part of it is that once things get into the textbooks, they're really hard to get back out.

Their chemistry textbook received just 44 points out of 73, and their Earth science book got just three out of 46.

Every exercise physiology textbook in the world just got thrown out the window, and all because of beet juice!

«A lot of kids who are used to getting pages out of a textbook didn't have the perseverance to take the problem all the way to its end,» he admits.

Once you've exhausted the textbooks, you can check out My Kid's Way — an amazing collection of pieces of writing which kids will love getting their teeth into.

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In districts where poorer students live, students often get shoddy facilities, out - of - date textbooks, and fewer guidance counselors.

But at seven, when he worked out from his big brother's radiology textbook that you ought to be able to tell how old a rock was from the amount of undecayed carbon in it, he'd had to get past Nikolai's indulgent medical - student smile before he would pay attention, and start talking about the idea seriously, the way he needed.

A traditional way of getting people to know you comes right out of the marketing textbook.

well in my part, experience isn't the best way of learning, though its effective but still some have many experiences but it still took them to repeatedly do the same thing to learn, just like in using the best gadget won't mean you'd be learning more, learning is not just about experience but it's about how a person comprehend things out, also it's contents matter, textbooks is helpful, specially the digital ones, it helps workers become more efficient in his or her workplace and get more relevant information.

Without getting into a discussion of why the prices are so high, we can all agree that there are a few desperate students out there who would steal a textbook if they had the opportunity because they can't afford or don't want to pay for their own copy.

Textbook Fund: Going back to the question I asked earlier in the year — is it a better idea to pay off a bunch of my student loan interest, and getting a bigger new loan to cover the cost of textbooks, or should I get a smaller loan, pay for textbooks out of pocket, and possibly only be able to pay off part of the interest before it capitalizes?

Students (or their parents) can get a tax credit for money spent on textbooks through the American Opportunity Tax Credit, which will defray up to $ 2,500 spent on out - of - pocket college costs, including course materials, fees, and tuition.

Those wanting more details will search it out at university and in textbooks, and those seeking less detail can already find it on the web (assuming they can sort out the good stuff from the wingnut stuff, but it's hard to get rid of that issue in a world where anyone can write anything they want).

Keep copying out the right bits of the textbook and you will get there eventually.

But Genesis doesn't mention CO2 or much of anything else relevant to climate science, so getting Rapp's textbook kicked out on first amendment grounds isn't going to be possible.

Relying solely on electronic databases: More often than not it is best to first browse a textbook in the relevant area of law before going online; you will be able to benefit from someone else's work, develop ideas for argument, and refine your queries when you do go online; this should lead tobecoming more time efficient [it gets you out of your office, too!]

The traditional textbooks are out - of - date by the time they get published.

There are no textbooks involved, and the entire course was created by expert designers and instructors using proven teaching techniques to get you out of the classroom, and back onto the roads.

Without getting into a discussion of why the prices are so high, we can all agree that there are a few desperate students out there who would steal a textbook if they had the opportunity because they can't afford or don't want to pay for their own copy.

There's very little I learn by just reading it out of a book... I just get bored out of my mind reading stuff in textbooks.