Sentences with phrase «overachievers who»

Every classroom has a few overachievers who perform above their grade level and don't feel challenged by the status quo.

But if the education reform movement (in reality or perception) continues to be driven by privileged, white overachievers who are not attuned to or understanding of the broader context in which we do our work, we won't achieve our goals.

Surely this is a phenomenon spread by skin - care overachievers who are trying to make the rest of us feel bad or companies pushing more product, or both, and told myself that this, too, would pass.

Perhaps you are a super smart overachiever who excels at everything in life, but just can't crack the online dating code.

Mike is the overachiever who believes so blindly that he can do it if he works at it even though he has no natural talent in actually being frightening and Sullivan is the prodigy of a great that has so much natural talent that he refuses to try and be any better.

Howard and veteran screenwriter David Koepp («Jurassic Park») grant this comely overachiever who's «crazy about puzzles» a hint of intrigue by initially parading her obsessive - compulsive disorder — she meticulously lines up items in her apartment after Langdon knocks them out of place.

Having, in his own words, too much fun, Reeves's mop - topped high - school senior Chris plays bad guitar in a bad band with his best friend, David (Alan Boyce), a type - A overachiever who succumbs to the pressures of pretending to like Gilbert & Sullivan, getting accepted into a great school, having a hot wooden girlfriend (Pamela Gidley), and being sainted by every acquaintance.

For empowerment, you need your older sister, Condoleezza Rice, the matter - of - fact overachiever who inspires you to get off your butt and do something without coming right out and saying so.

Not exact matches

In order to succeed, startup founders need overachievers on their team who will agree to put in 200 % and be fully dedicated to the company.

Gregory thought that pastoral instruction to overachievers had already been anticipated by the Apostle Paul, who reminded his aggressive Corinthian flock that all historical achievements must be viewed eschatologically: «What I mean my friends is this.

I'm admittedly one of those irritating overachiever students who sits in the front row, introduces herself to the teacher on the first day, and gives herself extra homework because it «looks like fun.»

Now that's the reality for these two overachievers, who can build some strong momentum for next year.

But by the Saturday tournament finale the conference's alleged chalk, Villanova, was gone; the league's most dominant center, Georgetown's Patrick Ewing, was long gone; and only the underrated overachievers from Boston College, who had tied St. John's and Villanova for the regular - season Big East title, were left to challenge the drums and the war paint and the non-home team.

The latest overachiever is infielder Greg Litton, who was called up from Phoenix on June 5 and as of Sunday was hitting.303.

Karius, who was once part of the youth ranks at Manchester City before being allowed to return to the Bundesliga and overachievers Mainz, is also wanted by Borussia Dortmund, FC Schalke 04 and Valencia, all of whom will be well aware of the fact that his contract runs out in the summer and that a bargain deal could be arranged in January.

But it's best used for the overachiever, perfectionist type who specifically carries tension in the neck and shoulders.

On the other hand, if you are a wasabi overachiever / fringe aficionado who likes to live life on the wild side, go for it.

And so it goes: Sophia (Kiersey Clemons, but really it should be Lake Bell) is an overachiever with mommy issues; Marlo (Nina Dobrev, but really it should be Malin Akerman) talks only about wanting to be taken seriously; Ray (Diego Luna) is straitlaced and skeptical but goes along with things because he's trying to sleep with Marlo (obviously, this should be Ken Marino, who, while we're on the subject, might be the greatest American actor).

Election, based on the book by Tom Perrotta, casts Matthew Broderick as Jim McAllister, a high school teacher who finds himself at the center of a nationwide scandal after rigging an election in favor of a likeable jock (Chris Klein) over a relentless overachiever (Reese Witherspoon).

Election: Special Edition (Blu - ray) Details: 1999, The Criterion Collection Rated: R, language, sexual content, sex - related dialogue, drug use The lowdown: Reese Witherspoon plays perky, overachiever and super-ambitious Tracy Flick in this comedy, which costars Matthew Broderick as the high school teacher who can't stand Tracy's bubbly and perky personality.

In examining Jules» difficulties in being an ever - chipper, unstoppable overachiever — including a late - night crying jag with puffy eyes and splotchy skin — the movie seems to be addressing «the Hathahaters,» those who turned against Hathaway for somehow being too together all the time.

Meaden will play A.J. Fielding, a popular overachiever at the academy who's well - liked by administrators and students.

The storyline seems to be that she, an overachiever, wants to reveal through anecdote and insight, the brutal stress that today's schools, tests, and parents exert on students who are just a bit younger than she.

Well, part of it is that I hold myself to incredibly high standards and I tend to hold other people to the same standard (my students really hate that about me)-- and it's a standard that a lot of people who are not excessive, type A, overachievers fail to meet.

In fact, to be honest, I always thought that people who did NaNoWriMo were way overachievers and I couldn't understand why they would want to do that.

Gruman, who has a master's degree in clinical psychology, says that among overachievers «imposter syndrome is common» — the feeling that no matter how stratospheric your net worth or enviable your career, you merely lucked into your riches and don't truly deserve them.

Surround yourself with overachievers and have little time for those who don't create opportunities.