Not exact matches
Last year I wrote on Suven Life Sciences, also I did some secondary level
maths to get a sense of returns an investor could get buying the business at then market cap (~ 2000 INR Crores
or 400 Million USD) and exiting in 2024 See Snap shot below The base case CAGR didn't excite but
reading management commentary compelled me to take a tracking position in model portfolio
Over to this year One thing in AR gave me a Jeff Bezos moment For the first time management was sounding optimistic (this is coming from a management which is very conservative on record) Emphasis mine Management views on past Despite having grown the business every single year across the last five years, our business sustainability has been consistently questioned.
Researchers have found that replacements for low - rated teachers have produced four
or five months» worth of additional student learning in
math and nearly as much in
reading over three school years.
The school's percentage of students proficient
or advanced in
math has grown four times more than the state's
over the same period, and five times more in
reading.
Over half of poor and minority students have
reading and
math skills far below grade level, whether measured by the tough performance standards of the NAEP
or by the standards of the various states.
And our overall growth
over the last decade is greater than any other state
or district: seventeen scale - score points in fourth grade
math, nineteen in fourth grade
reading, and twelve in eighth grade
math.
One elementary school principal said that students at the C - rated school were «far smarter than the numbers show — they know how to do things, but little things mess them up, like
reading over a word,
or a comprehension error in
math.»
However, one might well ask: What about the heated disagreements
over how to teach
reading and
math, American history, science (evolution
or creationism?)
The study found that AI / AN students» achievement in
reading and
math improved
over the study period
or at least held stable.
«
Over the past 10, almost 15 years,» he continued, «we've so focused on
reading and
math scores and this is the real opportunity to make sure we're capturing the things that are important, whether it's grit and persistence
or school culture
or parent engagement, and the only way to do that is to give power back to the states.
Likewise, DPS elementary schools in the DSSN increased their
math proficiency rate by 18 percentage points and their
reading proficiency rate by 11 percentage points
over the course
or two years.
The tendency to casually focus on student achievement, especially given the testing system's heavy emphasis on
reading and
math, allows a large number of employees to either be excused from results - driven accountability
or be held accountable for activities
over which they have no control.
On Kentucky's previous state tests, tied to its old standards,
over 70 percent of elementary school students scored at a level of «proficiency»
or better in both
reading and
math.
«Despite pupils» and teachers» hard work, one in five pupils are still not reaching the expected level in either English
or maths and
over a third are not achieving this level in
reading, writing and
maths combined.»
Meanwhile,
over 3/5 of fourth graders and nearly 3/4 of 8th and 12th graders reached «basic
or above» in NAEP
reading in 1998; and nearly 2/3 of those assessed by NAEP
math reached the «basic»
or above levels in 1996 (many special needs
or ELL students were not assessed).
Nationally, public school spending has increased 180 percent (adjusted for inflation)
over the past four decades with minimal growth in
reading,
math,
or science scores.
Facing the challenges associated with an increase in student population from 3,600 in 2001 to
over 13,000 in 2017, Vail has used the Beyond Textbooks approach to increase student achievement in
math and
reading from levels near
or below state averages prior to the advent of the program to pass rates that are now consistently 20 %
or more above state averages and greater than 90 % year after year at most grade levels.
9 percent:
Reading or going
over math drills.
Teachers are expected to increase the number of students scoring at
or above grade level in
reading,
math and state language tests for English learners, by 25 percent
over the next year.
States would be required to show they have «challenging» standards in
math,
reading and science, but the federal government would have little
or no say
over them.
For those who really do not enjoy
math, please feel free to skip
over this section,
or just
read the summaries!
For those who really do not enjoy
math, please feel free to skip
over this section,
or just
read the summaries!
No one here
or anywhere offers an argument, logic
or solid data to indicate otherwise, you should keep that in mind; Anthony Watts needs a lecture on galvanized steel, material chemistry, and thermal expansion:) I am glad, however, you are
reading the sites I pasted, I suggest you get a hold of the Global Climate Systems book as well, if you
read every word, look at all the diagrams and can do all the
math and do not misunderstand any of it, well, that will really get you on your way; I have
read it
over three dozen times and it is an excellent reference for us to get old and forget at times how to state something.
Alexa will capably give you a weather forecast,
read your customized news - flash briefing (you can choose from
over 2,000 news and information sources), tell you jokes, help you with
math problems, add events to your Google
or Outlook calendar (and
read them back to you on request), and handle a host of other simple requests.
Required Qualifications * Must be at least 16 years of age * Licensure requirements vary by state * Attention and Focus o The ability to concentrate on a task
over a period of time without being distracted * Customer Service Orientation o Actively look for ways to help people, and do so in a friendly manner o Notice and understand customers» reactions, and respond appropriately * Communication Skills o Use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with customers and colleagues o Actively listening by giving full attention to what others are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times * Mathematical Reasoning o The ability to use
math to solve a problem, such as calculating day's supply of a prescription * Problem Resolution o Is able to judge when something is wrong
or is likely to go wrong; recognizing there is a problem o Choosing the best course of action when faced with a complex situation with several available options PHYSICAL DEMANDS: * Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time * Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for moving from one work area to another * Picking, pinching, typing
or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand
or arm * Extending hand (s) and arm (s) in any direction * Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist * Stooping to a considerable degree and requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles * Expressing
or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word; those activities where detailed
or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately * Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with
or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication * Visual Acuity: o The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: transcribing, viewing a computer terminal,
reading, visual inspection involving small parts * Occasional lifting of up to 30 lbs; exerting up to 30 lbs of force occasionally and /
or up to 10 lbs of force frequently, and /
or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects Preferred Qualifications * Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical,
or customer service setting * Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician * PTCB National Certification Education * High School diploma
or equivalent (preferred) Business Overview CVS Health, through our unmatched breadth of service offerings, is transforming the delivery of health care services in the U.S..
In fact, after following 17,000 people in the United Kingdom
over four decades, Bates saw that young subjects who were better at
reading and
math still ended up having higher incomes, better housing and better jobs in adulthood than the kids who had perhaps higher IQs
or richer parents, but
read or performed
math at lower levels.