Sentences with phrase «honors classes when»

One student, Blanca, remembers a teacher who insisted that she take honors classes when she didn't see herself as an honors student.

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It is commonly said that when apparently successful young people — honor students, athletes, class leaders — take their own lives, they do so because they feel enormous pressure to live up to the expectations of those around them.

When the Hall of Fame inducted its first class, he was one of the five players honored.

He had honors classes, but the only work expected over the winter break was reading for English if he didn't get the «extra» reading done before break - which he happily left to read when he was relaxed.

«When you first get to high school, you see there are honors classes and regular classes,» Gore said, «and that when you have to decide to opt into the game or opt out.&raWhen you first get to high school, you see there are honors classes and regular classes,» Gore said, «and that when you have to decide to opt into the game or opt out.&rawhen you have to decide to opt into the game or opt out.»

My classes are lighthearted while offering challenge and the opportunity to honor limitations when necessary.

Unfortunately, when it came time for National Honor Society candidates to be considered again, Joe's grades had slipped due to the rigorous classes he'd signed up for, and this time he wasn't eligible because of his academic standing.

By exposing children to such programs when they are young, the hope is that they will be ready to enroll in AP and honors classes by high school.

IUPUI started its dual - enrollment program in 1984 when the director of the university's honors programs opened liberal arts classes to gifted and talented kids.

When students finally reach high school, especially if they live in poor neighborhoods, they may find just a smattering of honors or AP classes, nothing like the ample course offerings of well - resourced suburban districts and elite private schools.

Be able to mention some of the amazing things they do when they're not disrupting your class, like being a part of a club, participating in a talent show, making the honor roll, or winning a pageant.

When I visited middle and high schools, I knew immediately which classes were remedial (filled with black and brown children) and which were honors (almost all white and Asian).

Senior staff were usually assigned the «better» classes (the pinnacle of teaching assignments was reached when a teacher taught honors, International Baccalaureate, or advanced placement classes).

A recent Stanford study on achievement gaps shows that African - Americans perform worse academically when it comes to standardized tests, class work, attendance and enrollment in honors, Advanced Placement (AP) and college classes.

He questions whether his ratings were higher two years ago because he had a class of «rock star» algebra honors students, but fell last year when he had less - skilled students, many of them learning English.

And even when there are Black children in predominantly white schools, honors and Advanced Placement classes are as segregated as ever.

But if they were offered the course in one of their honors classes, they were 25 percentage points more likely to sign up when the decision was public.

Hyundai's award - winning 2015 Genesis sedan continues segment leadership as the first and only rear - wheel drive vehicle in its class to receive the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) highest honor as a 2014 TOP SAFETY PICK + when equipped with optional front crash prevention.

While many school districts and libraries have a policy honoring parents» wishes that their own children be given alternate assignments for class readings that conflict with their morals or religious beliefs, in far too many instances schools cave in to parental outrage and simply remove a book from class reading lists; when the angry mob gets loud enough or politicians up for re-election on the «family values» ticket need to make some noise, they've even resorted to pulling the access to the book, removing it from school and public libraries and classroom borrow shelves.

only thing is when it came time to write a book review for my honors lit class, i couldnt remember what it was about, oops!

Google has been hit with a class action complaint alleging that it didn't honor warranties for the original Pixel and Pixel XL when it became clear that the phones suffered from microphone defects.

At the hearing Wednesday, Katherine Posada, a Marjory Stoneman Douglas teacher, recounted how students in her honors class were discussing Shakespeare's «Macbeth» when the shooting erupted.

Encourage them to push beyond the requirements of their classes to pursue what they really love; encourage them to try new things; encourage them to disagree with you, and honor them when they do.