Sentences with phrase «grades they get as»

I always tell my kids that I don't care what grades they get as long as they do their best.

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Just as the streaming service can predict whether someone will enjoy a Judd Apatow movie, Brightspace can forecast the grade a user will receive in a biology course and customize the learning experience to increase her odds of getting an A. Welcome to the future of school.

Economists such as Carleton University professor Frances Woolley note that we've moved to this rebate system because everyone wins: well - off students with mediocre grades (who wouldn't have gotten into university at all back when I went) are now effectively subsidizing the smart kids and the ones who need financial aid.

I wound up feeling that the Stelvio is splitting the difference between the Ultimate Driver's environment of BMW and the duller presentation you might get with an ostensibly lower - grade brand, such as Buick.

Lower grade leaders hire to maintain the relativities, and as a consequence, never get where they they want to go.

Dr. James Sandercock, trained as a microbiologist before getting involved with biodegradable plastics and making fuel - grade ethanol for vehicles, is Chair of NAIT's Alternative Energy Technology program.

Air Canada will consider instituting a dividend as it gets closer to achieving an investment grade credit rating by the end of 2020, said Rousseau.

The high - grade bond market is springing back to life as corporations race to issue new debt and get out in front of a possible Fed interest rate hike.

Numbers marketers usually get on influencer campaigns come either from their influencers or third - party providers «grading their own homework,» as Points North co-founder Peter Storck sees it.

For instance, a 3 % yielder with 5 % growth would get the same grade (an 8) as a 5 % yielder with 3 % growth.

1st grade has been just as awesome as Kindergarten and we have finally gotten back into the groove of school day routines.

Why didn't they entitle the chart with something more positive such as, «Being Asian Can Get You A Lower Mortgage Rate,» or «Although Asians Need Higher Grades And Test Scores To Have The Same Chance To Get Into University, At Least Asians Get To Pay Lower Mortgage Rates,» or «Despite Some Disadvantages Of Being A Minority, You Can Still Get The Best Mortgage Rate Possible,» or «Being A Minority May Make It Easier To Get A Better Rate.»

Erlend: Yeah of course and when you do them on a daily basis, you using the power of compounding as well, so yes, you get trained, you get like a bit rule about it and I found the same in my life it is like sort of habits, like in grading habits into my life that are positive and when I started doing it, I kind of found that oh shit like if I am the way, wait a minute, if I want to do all these habits, I will not have any time for any of the negative stuff that's kind of.

In preparing to teach a course, I looked through a folder of accumulated notes and realized that I first taught the course to an adult class consisting of three women: Jennifer, a widow of about 60 years of age with an eighth - grade schooling, whose primary occupations were keeping a brood of chickens and a goat and watching the soaps on television; Penny, 55, an army wife who treated her retired military husband and her teenage son and daughter as items of furniture in her antiseptic house, dusting them off and placing them in positions that would show them off to her best advantage, and then getting upset when they didn't stay where she put them — she was, as you can imagine, in a perpetual state of upset; and Brenda, married, mother of two teenage sons, a timid, shy, introverted hypochondriac who read her frequently updated diagnoses and prescriptions from about a dozen doctors as horoscopes — the scriptures by which she lived.

Many here prove to have alot more to learn and not only get held back as the rest graduate but get pulled back a grade or step down a rung because heaven is when we are so intune with gods creation and god that we are one and you cant be one with someone whos not at your level.

As a parent of a grade - school student, I had a difficult time getting into that mind - set.

Third, as much as I hate to say it, EVERYBODY gets out of grade school these days.

These students bristle at structure and deadlines (such things are for lesser students); regular attendance (they have more pressing obligations); and real, rather than inflated, grades (they received straight As in college, so why should they be getting Es now?).

It got so bad that even the pastor stooped so low as to tell me in the 3rd grade that black people are a lesser race.

We also have contractual agreements with the military in the state to get near - instant relief for overworked fire squads in the form of military trained fire relief, plus the added bonus of military grade equipment, such as dump planes that scoop water out of the Pacific.

Others don't think they are sinners, or if they do, they think God grades on the curve, and as long as they are better than someone else, they'll get in.

As it turns out, those who are considered be physically «above average» are liked just a little more by teachers, get better grades and, ultimately, have a better shot at going to college.

Education is essentially competitive, not cooperative, as illustrated by the common practice of grading on a curve, or the fact that students getting together to cooperate on their work are said to be «cheating» — so highly are the communal virtues regarded in our schools.

As a kid (1st grade if I remember correctly) I got curious and licked the side of a tree covered with ants.

When you try all these different brands and grades of matcha, you get the idea what you can expect from that particular product as soon as you open the bag.

I got this as a gift from my daughters 3rd grade teacher, as a thank you for helping out in the classroom this year.

But this leaves you in a pickle if you are wanting to make a delicious boba drink at home for yourself or your family, as most commercial grade syrups or powders are sold in large quantities and can be a really expensive option for someone just looking to make boba drinks for a casual get together.

If that's difficult to envision, get this: Trinidad Moruga Scorpion peppers contain about as much capsaicin — the chemical compound in peppers that makes them burn by activating heat receptors in human nerve endings — as a shot glass full of law enforcement - grade pepper spray.

But 3 - under - 69 is still 3 - under - 69, and Thursday gets an «A» grade for his return — but it's certainly something to keep an eye on as the rounds continue in the Bahamas.

Wynn had grades in the mid 80s in pass and run, is as consistent as it gets, praised for his technique and productivity, has the speed and athleticism for ZBS.

I'm shocked he's getting pegged as a for sure 1st round grade while Jackson will probably fall to the 2nd.

We tend to put a grading mark on the players every week, so why not let the manager get a grade as well!

AS for your comment they will get fired, it rarely happens after the fact because they will just say that the player graded out as a first rounder, but other players that graded out went earlieAS for your comment they will get fired, it rarely happens after the fact because they will just say that the player graded out as a first rounder, but other players that graded out went earlieas a first rounder, but other players that graded out went earlier.

In seventh grade I just wanted to get in the pit as fast as I could to see how far I jumped, which didn't help at all.»

But as she got older, she realized she needed to get out on the perimeter, and after her eighth - grade year, she started moving to the outside.

I started googling way back in may who could we be buying gonzalo higuian, julio cesar and wayne rooney but realize going by history wenger just as no interest in buying world class players, he wants 2 buy d grade players and turn them up to koscienly nd nasri that will take years while da arsenal faithful pay handsome figures for dismal performances, fans allowed wenger 2 get away when he gets away with these lucky matches of fenerbache been strong on paper but a waste of tym on the pitch, also it happen at bayern but they put a slighty weak team but wenger runt his mouth around of how good da team was after that 2 - 0 win, not forgetting it was bould that got the team defense looking solid while wenger moan about referee decisions and no blame on team, I just feel we (arsenal) have allowed wenger and co to misuse us, so now our main target aim is benzema yet giroud plays more often than him for france, can any1 see how wenger is lowing our standards and expectations at arsenal, I wil be over da moon if wenger does not sign an extension wit us, after the gilberto days and disaterous results and teams we play, his approach to the game defensely which is pathetic and his annoying behaviour.So what if manu and chelski haven't really bought they are already strong it was seen last week now we should be worried about our selves since that villa defeat, jst imagine what the man's and london money maniac's are goin 2 do to us, I can see it already coming from wenger, if we find the right player we will buy him, after sept2, we didn't find da right player but the squad can challenge for the title, its so sick having 2 hear that crap, just take him psg, I just wish the fans would say we had enough of this bullshit transfer policies its time we stood up against these pigs of directors by protesting!

He does a nice job getting to the second level, a big part of his two - year 86.0 grade as a run blocker and he's only allowed 26 total pressures on 1,206 pass block attempts.

Kids at my school began building their resumes in ninth grade, taking as many AP classes as possible even if the classes were subjects they had no interest in and required cheating to get through.

With our culture and our nation's emphasis on high academic achievement, the perception that in order to get into college kids need straight As and perfect test scores, increased course work and more complex curricula, teachers are feeling the pressure to cover more material, and to prepare kids for the next grade.

But getting straight A's so you'll get into Harvard, in order to get an internship at Goldman Sachs, so you can go to Wharton for your MBA, and as a result, will be set for life is a very poor way to think about grades.

Issues such as why so many African Caribbean boys get lost, confused or never quite seem to make the grade or realise their potential, will be discussed, as well as the risk and enabling factors that distract or empower black boys to underachievement or success.

Again and again, among the families I treat as a psychologist, I see a disconnect between the skill set that parents are pushing (compete like crazy, get good grades, over-prep for tests, go to a prestigious college, make lots of money) and the assets and attitudes that actually bring young people success in college, at work, in relationships, and in life.

Many parents focus attention on their children's grades and extracurricular activities, such as by making sure kids study, do their homework, and get to soccer practice or dance lessons prepared and on time.

My son missed lunch on the first day of school this year (9th grade) because of the crowds but wanted to buy lunch this week as now he's «figured out» how to get to the lunch line in time.

All this electronic use is bound to increase as grade - schoolers get older and start to hit their tween years.

My second - grade niece recently acted as my «tester» for this super-fun new way to get kids reading and enjoying books.

Even if your kiddo continues to co-sleep with you as they get bigger, I think you'll find that the negative part is not being able to fully stretch in your own bed without a grade - schooler whacking you in the eye.

The staff at the grade school didn't take her allergy very seriously though until a child died the next county over and then my child had a serious reaction to candy a teacher gave out at the end of the day as the kids were getting on the bus.

But as a former student who once devoted way too many hours to busy work that didn't teach me anything, and a current parent who has been shocked to see my child get homework in both kindergarten and first grade, I have to say, I think that Alfie Kohn just might be on to something.

When someone gets a better grade or wins a competition such as a spelling bee, it's good form to say congratulations.