Sentences with phrase «little about your grades»

As someone that has hired people for a lot of years, I care very little about your grades, and attendance.

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According to The News & Observer, Wednesday's report «found a new culprit: the Academic Support Program for Student - Athletes... The report describes a fairly broad group of academic and athletic officials who knew about athletes getting better grades in classes that only required papers, yet taking little or no action.»

These hopes are often voiced as narratives about success on the Little League field or in the sixth - grade spelling bee.

As the little ones grow, she's worrying about school, grades, behavior, and eventually driving lessons, curfews, and graduation!

Made of non-toxic food - grade silicone it's one way I don't have to sacrifice style or worry about what my little one is chewing on.

I once taught a little class in grade school, and the kids were learning about John Glenn, you know, the senator and former astronaut.

RW: One staff member in a school told me about a little second grade girl who had just sat down and was taking her first bite of food, when the lunchroom monitor called out, «Everyone take your last bite.

i am a firm believer in BREAST IS BEST!my daughter is now 9 mths and goin strong!she is so healthy - from birth she was 10lbs2oz - now she is around 22 lbs and 30in tall and almost walking!i started gvin her a little bit of baby food around 5 mths (she actually wasnt impressed!she prefers bits of table food) but she really only wants to nurse!i plan on nursing her untill shes ready to quit - despite my moms jokes about me in the future sitting in her 1st grade class and nursing her in the back!i actually plan on becoming a breastfeeding advocate and supporter for new moms that really want to breastfeed!i try to encourage any pregger (even strangers) and i cant wait to gain more knowledge so i can really help others!ther is such a special connection that i feel as i nourish my child and she stares up into my eyes!and its so convinent - its the all - in - one fix!

Grades and CV are important but they tell very little about how you are as a person, so I think it is vital that the personal letter shows that you are an easy person to work with and that you are motivated to tackle all the problems that can and will accrue during the year in Japan.

I lost a net of about 20 lbs, and now weigh less then I did in forth grade, which was when I started getting more and more chubby in all the wrong places (shoulders, stomach, very little fat anywhere else).

And while I recognize in many cases this says a lot more about them as a student than me as a teacher, where their grade reflects effort that they put into my class and not my ability to educate, there's very little that can dampen that initial blow.

About me: MY PHOTOGRAPHY i have been into photography since i was a small boy i remember running around with my little camera taking picks with a 110 roll of film that is almost obsolete lol i remember begging my mom in 5th grade for a polariod camera did nt get till the end of

One great thing about adult grading sites is the fact that you can remain anonymous if you so choose and share as much or as little information as you like.

One great thing about adult grading sites is the detail that you can stay anonymous if you so prefer and split as much or as little detail as you like.

«Little Boxes» is a comedy about racial identity from director Rob Meyer; Melanie Lynskey, Nelsan Ellis and Armani Jackson star in the story of a biracial grade - schooler who tries to learn to act «more black» to be accepted in his new school.

The second part of that advice might seem obvious and unnecessary, but we all know those students who fail to carefully read the question or prompt and then too quickly write about a vaguely related topic; or those who believe essays are graded on word count and prefer to write a lot about a topic they know well — or everything they know about a variety of topics — rather than risk writing too little about a less familiar, though assigned, topic.

Numbers such as 85 per cent and grades such as B + usually provide little information about the specifics of what students know, understand and can do, and generally give no information about the progress learners make over time.

, peer grading teaches them that some assignments don't matter; that they don't have to work too hard on those assignments because the teacher will never see them anyway; and that they can ease their embarrassment about their own errors by teasing those whose scores are a little lower — or significantly higher — than their own.

For example, a grade of C + or a test score of 65 per cent often provides little or no useful information about what a student knows, understands and can do.

Specific and Sequenced: Most curriculum standards provide general goals and objectives but offer teachers little guidance about the specific knowledge students should learn in each grade.

At first, there was little talk about students performing on grade level or above.

With all we know about the impact of non-cognitive skills on progress, and little science validating the connection between age and grades, we must open up the field to powerful approaches to student centric, not grade centric education.

This little girl had a bright personality and a quiet creativity about her; however, at the age of nine she was reading far below grade level.

The authors recommend four best practices in this area: (1) Get rid of the omnibus grade, which tells teachers little about the content measured or the difficulty level of the content; (2) If you can't get rid of the omnibus grade, provide scores on measurement topics in addition to the grade; (3) Expand the assessment options available to students; and (4) Allow students to continually update their scores on previous measurement topics.

I love hearing what makes the Scholars tick — the questions they have about their homework, the stories they tell about the previous day's bus ride, their excitement over a good grade or accomplishment, their desire to do their best, their frustrations, their hopes — it all comes out in the little conversations I have with them every time I am at the College Success Academy.

Looking at the DCPS cohort that entered kindergarten in 2006 and is now in 8th grade, there's been a dramatic drop: from about 4,000 in kindergarten to a little over half that number in 6th grade.

Ms. Little also illustrates how important it is to have a shared understanding about what grades should mean.

As in our last post, this is about testing with little or no «stakes» such as grades or scores for students.

I mean when would you think a little first - grade teacher from [District A] would ever have anything to say about what happens on a state level?

Or they combine multiple indicators into an index or a letter grade that gives little information about how the school can improve.

Today, I'm going to talk a little about my decision to indie publish Faery Swap, and thoughts in general about publishing indie middle grade books.

Yet, in some sense, it tells as little about an individual as a high school grade point average does.

A new scorecard that purports to grade countries on development progress tells us little about how we are faring against humanity's biggest challenges.

It all sounds a little like Magic Leap: there's extraordinary hype here backed by real talent, but there's no consumer - grade product on the horizon — and we know precious little about what that product will be.

I'm a little hazy on the history of this, but I think after my father died (I was in 8th grade), my mother became more interested in the family finances (natural if you think about it).

Behaviours in high school transition may also include: refusal to talk about school, low confidence / self - esteem, drop in grades, school refusal or lack of involvement, little or no talk about friends, little or no interest in doing homework.

Children living in poverty have lower scores on standardized tests of academic achievement, poorer grades in school, and lower educational attainment.2, 3 These patterns persist into adulthood, ultimately contributing to low wages and income.4, 5 Moreover, increased exposure to poverty in childhood is tied to greater deficits in these domains.6, 7 Despite numerous studies demonstrating the relationship between family resources and children's educational outcomes, little is known about mechanisms underlying the influence of poverty on children's learning and achievement.

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Academic problems included 4 items about problems at school (0 = parent contacted by school 0 — 1 times, 1 = parent contacted ≥ 2 times); concerns about achievement and learning difficulties (0 = none or a little, 1 = a lot); and grade repetition (1 = yes, 0 = no; mean: 0.93; SE: 0.010; range: 0 — 4).

From both side academic and the ballet program they care about the kids like there own always making sure that they excel good grades i can not thank them enough for helping me raise a little boy in NYC public school wonderfull staff i wish he could stay there up to 12th grade.

The bullying from students is horrible and the administration did little to nothing about it and the bullying had become so bad for me I had to transfer to another middle school in the county for 8th grade.

It's the one about making your builder - grade kitchen cabinets look a little more custom by adding MDF boards and molding.

... what is it about dogs... they are so much trouble at times... but the fun and joy they bring outweighs everything... our border collie toby lived 19 years... have pictures of our youngest with him on the first day of first grade... and the first day of college... border collies do love to heard... lucky we had squirrels and birds and rabbits... and little boys... ps... jack is a very good name... our little grandboy is named jack... and his grandmother thinks he needs a dog... but... i don't get to vote...