Sentences with phrase «more than a grade»

it's comical how religion can take a person with little more than a grade school education — and elevate their mind to the level where they literally believe they can argue subjects for which they are so completely ill - equipped — that virtually everything they posit seems as if it's coming from an 8 year old child.

Most of you have no knowledge more than the grade 8 level.

Tell us, do you have more than a grade 5 education?

At the same time, there has been a fourteen - point gain (a little more than a grade level) among fourth graders at the fiftieth percentile and a mere six - point gain among those at the seventy - fifth and ninetieth percentiles.

I want my son to be more than grade level; I want a school that pushes him academically and encourages love of learning.»

Some professors were hesitant to «teach online» because they felt they were teaching themselves out of a job, somehow proving that they were nothing more than grading machines and forum monitors.

However, they did note a principle concern for parents was that «there is a lack of objective standards [in student reports] that parents can use to determine their children's attainment and rate of progress», suggesting a desire for more than grades, scores and marks to be able to monitor their child's growth in learning over time.

Although the public supports its public schools, it finds them mediocre at best, deserving no more than a grade of C.

Student achievement is more than a grade on a test, and helping students reach their potential requires more than good intentions.

Make exams worth more than the grade: Using exam wrappers to promote metacognition.

Some were more than a grade level behind their peers.

Even though he arrived more than a grade level behind in reading and math, he's now solidly on grade level, with all trend lines ramping up.

The net result is a vast number of primary teachers working with no experience, little support, and often no more than a grade C in maths and English themselves.

As a writing teacher, reflective practice drives the very best of my own learning, and far more than grades, it's the discoveries made through reflection that enable writers to recognize, define, and assess their growth.

Gov. Rick Snyder today signed legislation — approved by the Michigan Legislature last month — that would require schools to hold back third - graders who are more than a grade level behind in the subject.

Traffic school is about more than grades.

But as he advanced and learned more, the class became more than a grade to him.

Leading employers value work experience among graduates more than the grades or the university they have been to, according to new research.

Not exact matches

If you don't get top grades, remember there's a lot more to life than some letters on a piece of paper.

«College grades,» Barker writes, «aren't any more predictive of subsequent life success than rolling dice.»

Even controlling for grade - point average, men earned more than women who graduated with identical levels of academic achievement.

Equities return the most over time, but their holders have to go through more duress than investment grade fixed income, for example.

Women are also taking longer to pay off student debt, according to a report completed this year by the American Association of University Women, despite being more likely to enroll and earning higher grades than most of their male peers.

Mark Barden, whose seven - year - old son Daniel was shot to death in his first - grade classroom, said he and other Sandy Hook parents had been advocating for the bill for more than three years.

By 1919, the self - taught pioneer with an eighth - grade education was producing more than half the cars in the U.S.. By lowering the cost of the automobile — eventually to $ 350 — he made cars part of the fabric of middle class America.

Investment - grade corporates pay about two percentage points more than short - term government bonds, and they're less risky than they used to be.

An investment - grade company issue will pay you between 100 and 140 basis points more per year than a government one.

Lenovo says the X1 was «tested against 12 military - grade requirements and passes more than 200 durability tests.»

Airbus is using Stratasys» production - grade printers to print flight parts for its new A350 XWB airplane; the first one of these planes delivered in December 2014 had more than 1,000 3D - printed parts installed in it.

Classes currently reach more than 100,000 customers worldwide, and a new rollout of commercial - grade bikes to gyms, universities, hotels and even U.S. firehouses could rapidly grow that number.

«Our company employs more females, African Americans and Hispanics than most tech companies do,» one participant offered as an explanation for awarding their employer a passing grade on diversity.

A second reason for looking at junk bonds is that they may be a more sensitive indicator, perhaps a more sensitive leading indicator, of economic conditions than higher - grade bonds.

Following several high - profile excessive fee lawsuits, more 401 (k) plan sponsors than ever are hiring fiduciary - grade financial advisors to lower their liability.

Today, Milton Hershey School, the institution he and his wife founded, nurtures more than 2,000 financially needy boys and girls in grades K - 12.

While these funds have the potential to provide high income and total returns, they are riskier and more volatile than their investment grade counterparts.

Only a little more than half of your «40» should be in fixed income, with that allocation roughly equally divided between high - grade, high - yield and international bonds.

The fund can purchase securities of any credit quality, including those in default, but it will primarily invest in investment - grade debt, with no more than 20 % of the portfolio invested in junk bonds.

The Senate version is more onerous: It would affect a small portion of the investment - grade market, but would have a much greater impact than the House version on the high - yield market.

High yield fixed income securities are considered speculative, involve greater risk of default, and tend to be more volatile than investment grade fixed income securities.

This under - appreciated asset class yields more than five percent from mostly investment - grade issuers.

The grades also look good, with a zinc equivalent of more than 8 % in the areas they have already drilled.

Investment grade bonds are considered to be lower risk and, therefore, generally pay lower interest rates than non-investment grade bonds, though some are more highly rated than others within the category.

However, below investment grade exposure is limited to no more than 25 % of total assets.

More than 95 percent of NEARX is invested in munis that hold between an A and AAA investment - grade rating as of March 31.

This year, in contrast, grades of the top - ranked Kellogg / UST program enjoyed the highest pay — on average, slightly more than $ 392,000, or roughly four times the average at the bottom of the scale.

As part of PowerShares's BulletShares investment - grade suite, BSCM behaves more like a bond than a typical bond fund.

For example, Fidelity will allow you to search both investment grade and junk bonds, show you the number of bonds available at both the bid and ask price, and will even allow you to submit a limit order (although you can not put in a good until cancelled order or one that is more than a small amount away from the current bid / ask).

As part of PowerShares's BulletShares investment - grade suite, BSCL behaves more like a bond than a typical bond fund.

As part of PowerShares's BulletShares investment - grade suite, BSCN behaves more like a bond than a typical bond fund.

The «model» behind our largest investment required nothing more than sixth grade math, and a napkin — not a sophisticated spreadsheet capable of more numbers than I'm capable of counting.»