Sentences with phrase «on other kids in the class»

A paraprofessional assigned to assist a boy who used a wheelchair said the student, Craig, rarely needed help with his work, so he usually checked on other kids in the class.

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He called you by your last name (a practice I use to this day), he had a way of instilling fear into kids who would goof - off and cause distractions in other classes (a practice I was very much unable to duplicate during my one - year stint as an 8th - grade English teacher), and you had to run the gauntlet of sentence - diagramming grammar, which advanced to a pretty complex level, before the more «cool - teacher» aspects of Mr. Pacilio were unveiled — and even then, the tests on those rock songs were no joke!

The first time she went under the surface, in a swimming class when she was six months old, «the other kids came up screaming,» says her mom, D.A., «but Missy came up with a huge smile on her face.»

I wonder if it has ever occurred to the middle class kids who are organizing these protests that while they have the luxury of saying no to school food, there are other kids who rely on it for a substantial part of their daily nutrition, and who are being put in the unpleasant position of having to choose between being cool [by joining everyone else in the boycott] and being hungry?

Add challenges such as driving 50 miles to get to the only dentist who will work with your child, only to learn that you'll need to come back next week to fill that cavity... and then driving 60 miles in the other direction because your kid wants to take ballet and there's a special needs ballet class on the other side of the county.

You'll also learn something about your child's relationships with the other kids in his class: Is he getting pushed around by someone with a chip on her shoulder?

It also manifested in instruction styles that required the kids to pay attention in class — such as randomly calling on students to respond to other students» answers during a lesson — rather than just hoping they absorbed the information and then testing them to find out.

Like so many other kids in their working - class neighborhood not far from Long Beach's massive port, Jose had severe asthma, and it took doctors years to hit on a regimen that controlled his symptoms.

Previously published commentaries by Dr. Doroghazi focused on other negative trends, including high student debt, high CEO salaries, long training periods, and the controversy involving Maintenance of Certification requirements and the American Board of Internal Medicine, as factors that discourage the smartest kids in the class from choosing medicine as a career.

But busy teachers with 30 other kids in each class need help, says Kathleen Laundy, a therapist who has worked extensively on identifying learning disabilities in Connecticut schools and has written a book about school teams that benefit these students.

«They love that social piece, because they love talking, [and] it's really their chance to connect with other kids, to think about what's on their mind... In that small lunch group setting, it's a safe place for them to let out what's been weighing them down a little bit... That's hard to do with a full class of 21 when you want to really talk about something and break it apart.»

Through clubs and classes, they raise money for families in need, work on a «coats for kids» project, plant trees, build park benches, help with efforts of the Northwest Blood Center, Children's Miracle Network, American Cancer Society, March of Dimes, Red Cross, and many others.

Miracle - working mavericks, they defy the forces of mediocrity arrayed against them and magically transform a class full of those kids — the ones the «system» and every other adult in the building — nay, the world — has long since given up on.

A typical class might start with a quiz, a quick journal write, or some other way for the teacher to check in on where kids are.

Educators differ slightly in how they define these skills, which help kids pay attention in class, develop friendships on the playground, and make smart decisions after the school day ends, among other self - regulation tasks.

«In alcoholic families, for instance, kids take on different roles — be it the scapegoat, caretaker, or clown — and if they are being validated in that role, then they bring it to school, where they suck up all the energy in the class and deprive others of quality learning time.&raquIn alcoholic families, for instance, kids take on different roles — be it the scapegoat, caretaker, or clown — and if they are being validated in that role, then they bring it to school, where they suck up all the energy in the class and deprive others of quality learning time.&raquin that role, then they bring it to school, where they suck up all the energy in the class and deprive others of quality learning time.&raquin the class and deprive others of quality learning time.»

It doesn't make it onto report cards at Lenox, but kids do get evaluated on it in class by teachers — and by other kids.

On the other hand, every kid in science class will have to find ways to move successfully through life.

It was 1:41 on a balmy, blue - sky afternoon in late September, and Ava's class was just emerging from an open door directly in front of him to join the other kids already outside.

Themes change daily, and range from surfing lessons and other water sports, sandcastle building, treasure hunts and kite flying, as well as cultural Balinese highlights such as traditional dance lessons with local kids at the resort's Ganesha Cultural Centre, Balinese coconut frond art and offerings - making, cooking classes, and bonfire and marshmallows in the evening on the resort's coconut grove.