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Giving middle school kids a powerful math experience.
Not exact matches
The Wapakoneta
Middle School in Ohio has reportedly decided to pander to bigots
given the parents of seventh graders the options to have their
kids skip the lesson on Islam because «some topics are sensitive,» the principal said to Buzzfeed.
Some parents choose to
give their
kids more freedom in
middle and high
school as they show an increase in personal responsibility.
Once my
kids hit
middle school we began
giving them an allowance.
That's the primary reason I packed my
kids» lunches all through elementary and
middle school; it
gave them an extra few minutes to eat.
Phyllis Smith turns a one - dimensional and dithering marshmallow into an interesting study in the conflict between desire and convention, Henry Michael Higgins, is the dolphin - obsessed but otherwise disengaged principal, and they are supported by the usual gaggle of
kids found in flicks set in a
middle school, played by actors who avoid cutesiness and
given a script that sets them up perfectly for the bald truth Elizabeth dumps on them with matter - of - fact disengagement in place of the usual cheery esteem - boost called for by curriculum and compassion.
Making STEM a Part of Everyday Life U.S. News & World Report, 5/6/14» «How do we, starting in the
middle grades,
give kids more exposure to the world on a systematic basis, so that by the time they arrive in high
school, they are in a position to know how their interests and strengths align with careers so they can make intelligent choices about their career pathways?»
They include Jim Barksdale, the former chief operating officer of Netscape, who
gave $ 100 million to establish an institute to improve reading instruction in Mississippi; Eli Broad, the home builder and retirement investment titan, whose foundation works on a range of management, governance, and leadership issues; Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Computers, whose family foundation is valued at $ 1.2 billion and is a major supporter of a program that boosts college going among students of potential but
middling accomplishment; financier and buyout specialist Theodore J. Forstmann, who
gave $ 50 million of his own money to help poor
kids attend private
schools; David Packard, a former classics professor who also is a scion of one of the founders of Hewlett - Packard and has
given $ 75 million to help California
school districts improve reading instruction; and the Walton Family Foundation, which benefits from the fortune of the founder of Wal - Mart, and which is the nation's largest supporter of charter
schools and private
school scholarships (see «A Tribute to John Walton,»).
Programs available through each AfterZone have
given local
kids like Joely a chance to shine in a sport once as little considered in the tough Lower South as the artist after whom the
middle school is named.
Some feedback from a
middle school teacher indicated that the program provided something special for her
kids which was so important, especially for the less motivated ones, because it
gave them something to look forward to every week.
Then the word spread, other teachers liked the concept, the principal
gave permission to set aside the regular curriculum temporarily, and 115
kids — fully a third of the students at Springfield
Middle School, an urban school in Battle Creek, Michigan — wrote n
School, an urban
school in Battle Creek, Michigan — wrote n
school in Battle Creek, Michigan — wrote novels.
Given the same teachers, principal, building and
school supplies, filling a
school with upper
middle class
kids with involved parents will create a «good»
school, while filling that same
school with low income and minority
kids with uneducated parents will probably create a «bad»
school with low test scores, safety issues, and discipline problems.
You will understand that boosting poor
kids up the ladder to and beyond college means
giving them
schools with a «
middle class» culture as well as heavy doses of basic skills and fundamental knowledge.
«Charters want to reach
kids of the greatest needs, but one of the best things you can do for low - income
kids is
give them the chance to go to
middle - class
schools,» he said.
She meets with the teachers, she comes into the math class and pulls out the
kids who need more into separate groups for more challenging math, she writes the GIEPs, attends PAGE conferences, and also is in the process of working with the
middle school AT teachers to
give them a heads up on the needs and successful learning strategies of the up and coming 5th graders.
Moffit would also like to see more programs and services for
kids who want to focus on career and technical education after high
school and
give students an opportunity to explore those fields as early as
middle school.
If we hold off on
giving low - income
kids this kind of dessert until
middle or high
school, it's too late.
The last time Bivens got together with principals in the Lincoln Cluster, he
gave them an assignment: Survey parents at their elementary and
middle schools and find out why they send their
kids to
schools outside the neighborhood.
A former teacher herself, she founded the
school with an attorney friend to
give middle and high
school kids a college preparatory program that offered AP courses, sports, and the arts.
Overall, the city's subsequent Report Card
gave Promise Academy
middle school an A. Of course, without a clear understanding of attrition patterns (at least one
kid had been expelled) it would be a mistake to put too much stock in test score gains.
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On a
given day in Tokyo, the diverse array of people using bicycles here in this urban sprawl of 30 million souls includes: the
middle - aged salary man riding to work on his fold - up bike in his business suit every day; the trendy adolescent skipping off to do some window shopping; the stay - at - home mother dropping not one, but two
kids off at
school; the pack of old men determined not to be late for their morning gate - ball contest; and, the serious cyclist kitted out in tight lycra and a fancy water - bottle pouch.
A commitment to savings and careful spending means a more secure future.One way to start teaching
kids about money is to
give them a
school clothes budget when they reach
middle school.
Talk to your
kids about insurance in
middle school after someone they know has a loss, and you've
given them a concrete example of why insurance is necessary and worthwhile, and how to hedge against risk.