Sentences with phrase «high school background»

I went back to college in my 40's, with no high school background, and it was terrible at first.

I went back to college at age 45, with no high school background, and it was terrible at first.

They had a high school background, a teacher background.

Students who started with a poor high school background or little previous church involvement could still excel if they applied themselves, and they often did.

Not exact matches

A few decades ago, having a high school diploma meant you at least had the education, background and ambition to complete the «bare minimum» of educational expectations.

BACKGROUND: Marc Benioff started his first software company at the age of 15 while he was a student at Burlingame High School in California.

Democrats wasted no time quickly outlining their top three priorities: background checks, the ability to take guns away from those who pose a «clear danger,» and at least a debate on banning assault weapons such as the AR - 15 used at the Florida high school.

Students at nearby Leon High School, just blocks from the Capitol, stood on the front lawn of their school in the hundreds with their families, carrying posters saying «We love MSD» and open laptops with the desktop backgrounds displaying Marjory Stoneman Douglas»School, just blocks from the Capitol, stood on the front lawn of their school in the hundreds with their families, carrying posters saying «We love MSD» and open laptops with the desktop backgrounds displaying Marjory Stoneman Douglas»school in the hundreds with their families, carrying posters saying «We love MSD» and open laptops with the desktop backgrounds displaying Marjory Stoneman Douglas» name.

Connecticut expanded a ban on assault weapons, prohibited the sale of high - capacity ammunition magazines and imposed stricter background checks on gun purchases after 20 children and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in 2012.

All this despite the fact that private schooling doesn't actually yield better outcomes for students, according to a recent Statistics Canada report (instead, the apparent academic success of private school student is due to their socioeconomic backgrounds).9 A UBC study also found that students from public schools scored higher in first - year university classes than their private school counterparts.10

A more recent study is even more striking: «The achievement of students in Catholic high schools was less dependent on family background and personal circumstances than was true in the public schools.»

His family background in commerce and politics and his own network of contacts made at school and university placed Runciman effortlessly within the highest circles of his time.

«I am particularly pleased that our highest - performing schools, Hampden Gurney, has secured fantastic outcomes with a significant number of disadvantaged pupils in Year 6 - demonstrating once again that a child's success should never be limited by their background.»

Drawing together Ukrainians of all ages and backgrounds — old women on puny state pensions and tech - savvy teenagers still in high school, university intellectuals and street-wise factory workers, Ukrainian - speakers and Russian - speakers — the Maidan soon became a self - organizing civil society.

Mitchell also provides a helpful background chapter on the influence of the American Association of University Professors on Catholic higher education and an interesting chapter on the successful campaign to remove Msgr. Eugene Kevane from his post as Dean of the School of Education.

Although a few have never played before, most players on the roster have a football background, and many were very good high school players.

Cheerleaders warm up for free - wheeling «Danbury High School Football Boys,» while boys themselves (background) walk through assignments

Horton's background in the Dallas - Fort Worth area helped him discover Washington, who put up eye - popping film and was a top sprinter on the track team at Kennedale High School.

In 1957 a newspaper editorial said of a speech he made to high school football players: «Boswell delivered an inspirational address which the youngsters were fortunate to hear, for it is doubtful that they ever again will see a more remarkable example of what a man with a healthy background of athletics can do in the face of prohibitive odds.»

Sometimes kids from worse backgrounds, with worse high school grades, did better than kids from decent homes, with decent grades.

As a coach 1st Person ever inducted into the HEADFIRST BASEBALL HALL OF FAME Has Most Championships and Games Won in Headfirst History Coached the most players to move on to a 4 Year College Baseball Program Managed the 2007 Headfirst World Series team who won a National Title Managed the 2015 Headfirst Bercovich 24 World Series Team in Texas Runs multiple baseball clinics, camps and trainings for Headfirst Baseball Has created many connections with college scouts over the years for players Coached Varsity Baseball at Castro Valley High School for 3 years Coordinates «ESTL» program for players who need more development training Coached Events for USA Baseball with teams and showcases Was a Baseball Camp Instructor at Santa Clara University for 3 years Managed and Coached Headfirst Baseball teams now for 8 years Has trained and worked with players from all ages and all levels up to college Been a Role Model for dozens of players throughout the years at Headfirst Has been doing Baseball Private Lessons and Videos with players for 8 years Manages all «Bercovich 24» teams in the Headfirst Upper Division Program General Background Has been in charge of the Headfirst Upper Division as Coordinator since 2015 Received Bachelors Degree in Business at California State University - Eastbay Was the Leading Scorer twice for the only 2 seasons in Headfirst Basketball Huge Sports fan, has Season Tickets to the Giants, 49ers, Warriors and Sharks

His athletic background certainly helped — Seavey is a former state high school wrestling champion at 130 pounds and a former national champion at 125 pounds.

San Clemente, Calif. (JSerra Catholic) 10/23/1995 (age 22.5) # 8 BACKGROUND: A three - star athlete recruit out of high school, Dante Pettis was a four - sport star at Junipero Serra Catholic, spending his time balancing baseball, basketball, football and track — set the Orange County record in the long - jump (24» 07»), running a personal - best 21.84 in the 200 - meters.

Another American goalkeeper with a strong basketball background is Celtic's Dominic Cervi, who picked up several High School awards while growing up in Oklahmoma.

Farrington's research background, plus her history as a teacher in high - poverty neighborhoods, helped her think differently about what happens to students when they're at school.

But for other students, those whose backgrounds have led them to experience that fight - or - flight reaction not just in occasional high - stress moments but all the time, developing a sense of belonging and connection in school may require a more immersive intervention.

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

I'll argue that high school - based athletic trainers are exactly where they're supposed to be — in the background making sure athletes are taken care of on a daily basis.

I see women from all types of lifestyles and backgrounds - athletes / fitness professionals and mothers who work in a cubicle and haven't see the inside of a gym since high school.

We are supposed to believe that obstetricians (with 8 years of higher education, extensive study of science and statistics, and four additional years of hands on experience caring for pregnant women), the people who actually DO the research that represents the corpus of scientific evidence, are ignoring their own findings while NCB advocates (generally high school graduates with no background in college science or statistics, let alone advanced study of these subjects, and limited experience of caring for pregnant women), the people who NEVER do scientific research, are assiduously scouring the scientific literature, reading the main obstetric journals each month, and changing their practice based on the latest scientific evidence.

Look for people with a medical background, or those with youngish kids in the public schools, or those who have fought similar battles in the past, especially battles based on the idea of social justice, that low income students deserve the same respect and services as higher income students.

People of all ages — from high school sophomores to retired seniors — and from a variety of backgrounds volunteer at Mass Audubon.

Background President John Dramani Mahama promised during the 2012 electioneering campaign to construct some 200 Community Day Senior High Schools when elected.

An example might be the pupil premium approach which ensures that young kids from poor backgrounds get much higher funding (at around fee - paying school levels) thus ensuring that they keep up with their wealthier peers at school.

«We want to prevent mass shootings from happening and while this could have happened with other types of weapons, NeverAgain believes school safety should be priority right now, not just background checks,» said Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Kali Clougherty, 18, referring to a campaign for gun coschool safety should be priority right now, not just background checks,» said Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Kali Clougherty, 18, referring to a campaign for gun coSchool student Kali Clougherty, 18, referring to a campaign for gun control.

«Children who are born with high abilities but who come from poor backgrounds are overtaken in recorded levels of achievement at primary school by children of weaker ability from wealthier socioeconomic backgrounds.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a statement on Sunday called for expanding background checks for gun purchases — embracing a specific gun control measure in the wake of a high school shooting in Florida that killed 17 people last month.

«The vision is clear - a state sector that has independent, non feepaying schools which remain utterly true to the principle of educating all children, whatever their background or ability to the highest possible level but with the freedom to innovate and develop the way they want,» the prime minister said.

Under Dr. Gall's leadership, NAUW branches sponsored projects for middle and high school girls that focused on increasing their interest in mathematics and science and fostering their awareness of careers that require backgrounds in those disciplines.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, amid growing outcry over last week's deadly shooting at a South Florida high school, signaled his support Monday for bipartisan legislation aimed at bolstering federal background checks on gun buyers.

What stands out is that Cameron's new cabinet has a higher number of ministers from working - class / state school backgrounds.

He has been a passionate supporter for annual increases in the Pupil Deprivation Grant which gives schools with higher numbers of children from poor backgrounds more money to spend.

As a high school student, I continued to try to find the best path for personal development, but because of my background I was not looked upon as an outstanding academic prospect for college.

Any bright high school senior can probably write a good Background section, given enough time in the library.

The information included high school records, demographic and background information from more than 10,000 males and females.

The intervention was most effective among children who are considered at highest risk for struggling in school — those from low - income backgrounds who are learning English as a second language.

But, when these predictors are part of the analyses, it demonstrates that African - American men and women attain higher educational levels than white students with the same high school GPA and background characteristics.

«Feeling overworked or having a hard time fitting in or making friends at college certainly matter to stress or depression, but those potential causes could be influenced by high - school background and especially by the difference across school backgrounds across the transition itself.»

«The recommendation for counselors would be to learn more about the high school and background a student is coming from instead of just present, college - focused factors or personal factors.

He was no stranger to students from other backgrounds — his best friends during high school included three Pakistani boys, one Haitian, one Guyanan, a couple of Brazilians, one African American, and one boy who was half Puerto Rican, half white.