Sentences with phrase «said getting good grades»

In stark contrast, only 52 percent of students who did not think teachers expected them to succeed said getting good grades was important.

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Tough says that people who test high in conscientiousness get better grades in school and college, commit fewer crimes, and stay married longer.

Some of them get unhappy about grades lower than they'd like and say, «Well.

I too have been reading since the beginning — who needs a story — you've got the man, you've got the happiness, and you've got the skills to make one hell of an empty stomach feel like the luckiest organ in the world — Besides, my husband, who was able to vote when I was born, just happens to be my professor from college... And when people ask what grade I got in his class, I become quiet and with a slight whisper say «I got a B» — And that was only 1 of 3 B's I got in college... Our story is wonderful for him since he nabbed the young student... Doesn't sound so good for me, but I love him and sharing it regardless... Happy Anniversary Deb and Alex!!!

Off the field he smiled widely, got good grades and said things like «so great» and «really nice.»

It's unfair to say that a guy doing routine things fine but also making some huge howlers that he got away with (or didn't in the case of the goal) is on par with players who actually defended well and kept to their job consistently is again just unfair grading.

So, let's say you have an exam to take on June 1 and you have a whole year to study for that exam, you're going to get a pretty good grade on it, aren't you?

I started googling way back in may who could we be buying gonzalo higuian, julio cesar and wayne rooney but realize going by history wenger just as no interest in buying world class players, he wants 2 buy d grade players and turn them up to koscienly nd nasri that will take years while da arsenal faithful pay handsome figures for dismal performances, fans allowed wenger 2 get away when he gets away with these lucky matches of fenerbache been strong on paper but a waste of tym on the pitch, also it happen at bayern but they put a slighty weak team but wenger runt his mouth around of how good da team was after that 2 - 0 win, not forgetting it was bould that got the team defense looking solid while wenger moan about referee decisions and no blame on team, I just feel we (arsenal) have allowed wenger and co to misuse us, so now our main target aim is benzema yet giroud plays more often than him for france, can any1 see how wenger is lowing our standards and expectations at arsenal, I wil be over da moon if wenger does not sign an extension wit us, after the gilberto days and disaterous results and teams we play, his approach to the game defensely which is pathetic and his annoying behaviour.So what if manu and chelski haven't really bought they are already strong it was seen last week now we should be worried about our selves since that villa defeat, jst imagine what the man's and london money maniac's are goin 2 do to us, I can see it already coming from wenger, if we find the right player we will buy him, after sept2, we didn't find da right player but the squad can challenge for the title, its so sick having 2 hear that crap, just take him psg, I just wish the fans would say we had enough of this bullshit transfer policies its time we stood up against these pigs of directors by protesting!

I say, «Well, my mother BF me, I have a hospital grade pump at home, and if all else fails, we'll get some formula.»

You may hear yourself saying, «I know you can get better grades.»

When someone gets a better grade or wins a competition such as a spelling bee, it's good form to say congratulations.

It is one thing if a parent chooses to grab a Happy Meal with their kids as a way of rewarding them for good grades, it's another when children come home and say, «Mom, I got all A's, can we go to McDonald's?

Her grade (First) eats very early, so the kids get to have a snack in the afternoon, which she says she is ready for at snacktime most days, so I'll make sure that she gets good healthy snacks in her bag, too, as it seems like that's an important part of her day.

If your child comes complaining to you that mom said he can't have TV because he didn't get a good grade on your last test, don't undermine the other parent!

Hello im 38 year old female and over weight but I know its all the cokes i drink and should cut down.But I don't eat veggie or fruits.I might eat a apple but I don't like none of it really.I eat corn and taters buts thats it.When i was like 9 my school had this rule that you had to eat all veggie and fruits or you sat there till you was done.Let just say I didn't make good grades cause I was always in the lunch room till the end of the day or if i did force them down i'd get sick.My mom talk to the school after coming home sick all week.So to get them to stop doing that my mom had to pack my lunch.Well alot of kids started packing there lunch to and they stop that rule cause nobody was getting school foods and lost alot of money.Every since then i can't put veggie of fruit in my mouth but corn, taters, and a apple.What should i do to get health without eatting veggie and fruits or im I to far gone to help.thanks

A district deputy superintendent says the grade - changing was a long - term policy designed to prevent confrontations between teachers, parents and students and to better students» chances of getting into college.

So if there's a consumer grade product out there, we're always gonna say ours is better because we've got healthcare manufacturers that make our products.

I got my first designer handbag when I was in the 3rd grade... a Louis Vuitton (my mama raised me with good taste... what can I say haha:p).

Ever since my first grade days, which had been prefaced by Sesame Street (in those days you didn't fight to get your children into the best pre-schools, but I certainly will say I did for my own sons when their time came), the written word always had its own place in my heart.

The new transcripts «get kids focused on doing their personal best on meeting or exceeding standards rather than getting a better grade than the kid next to them,» said Pierce.

For example, Sally may say that getting a good grade is important to her.

It's partly trying to say, «Let's do one thing well., If kids can't read by the third grade, we know the chance of their school success is very grim, so let's focus on this one thing,» third grade reading,» make sure we do it well and get schools, communities, parents,» everybody,» focused on this one literacy goal, and get the mayor trumpeting the importance of literacy all the time.

«To be respected was to get good grades and do your best,» she says, remembering the looks on her family member's faces as they reviewed her report cards.

He says, «It's not just about getting good grades, but what I will face, what I want to do.»

Among those who fail to make the grade at the age of 11, they say only 7 % go on to get the benchmark measurement of five good GCSEs, including English and maths.

Teresa Tinsley, report co-author, said: «Languages are already one of the harder GCSEs and teachers fear that with the new exams it will be even tougher for pupils to get a good grade.

«What we know from the research is that students get better grades, and have a more positive attitude and approach to learning new things when parents engage in learning with them at home,» said Dr. Mapp.

They will say that between January and June 2012 it was decided that too many students were going to get a C grade or better in GCSE English, so a decision was taken to push up grade boundaries for the exams marked in June to bring down the numbers of good grades for the year as a whole.

In other words, you have to get together and say, «For fifth - grade mathematics, what are the important topics in which our students aren't doing well?»

«Background characteristics (e.g., race, gender, neighborhood poverty, free lunch eligibility, being old - for - grade, and special education status) are all related to high school grades and test scores, but they do not tell us any more about who will pass, get good grades, or score well on tests in high school, once we take into account students» eighth - grade GPAs, attendance, and test scores,» the authors said.

Another girl said proudly that her grades were getting better and better.

23 per cent of employers said they thought 1 is the best GCSE grade that students can get now, while a further 13 per cent said they didn't know at all.

The «Diplomas Now» Way: Better Identify At - Risk Kids, Do Whatever It Takes to Get Them to Graduation Day The Seventy Four, Mar. 16, 2016 Researcher Robert Balfanz says by ninth grade, he can identify 75 % of the kids who will drop out from high school... read more.

Laura Bravo, 35, whose son is in the sixth grade at IS 318, said she knew the school had challenges but hoped it would get a better ranking.

Getting students interested in STEM fields starts as early as the elementary and middle school grades, Docktor said, and helps prepare students for careers as well as building problem - solving and teamwork skills.

«You can't get good grades because you're lucky to have a whole bunch of high - income students,» Olsen said.

He said some friends are already getting better grades since UCLA became involved with Mann.

Edgenuity, the company that developed the course, said most of the 1,900 districts that buy its courses don't allow students to pre-test out of any part of the English courses; those that do generally require students to get a grade better than 60 % and don't let them skip writing assignments.»

Hofmann also touched on the issue of academic challenge, saying that, in general, she finds it easier to get good grades in her Virginia public school than back home in Berlin.

«You need to be a pretty darned good math student in order to get from the ninth - grade year of math to college statistics as a senior,» Hill said.

«You have a better chance of winning at Harrah's than getting into our ninth grade class as it is now,» Gilyot said.

We know what we're going to do to get better, no matter what the grade says.»

«It's fun because we get to do everything and learn and be good» said Bernard Davis who is beginning first grade at Elm City College Preparatory Elementary School.

Further, while there might be some argument for an annual test that could contribute to closer monitoring of those symptoms, there is no argument that convincingly says that such tests must be given to every student in every grade in order to get a good picture of how schools and school systems serve historically disadvantaged children.

«At our school, it's cool to get good grades and to want to go to college,» senior Taylor Brown said.

And the government is said to be planning to scrap the traditional benchmark on which secondary schools in England are measured - the number of pupils getting five good GCSEs (grades A * to C), including maths and English.

«We've got so much research to support that students have a much better chance of being at grade level when they have a quality preschool experience,» said Atkinson, who added that doing more to keep teachers in the classroom and providing that level of continuity in the classroom for students was another critical area to address.

I say we can do even better — let's get 95 % of our students to read at grade level by the end of first grade.

Critics of the existing system point to the year - on - year rises in the numbers of pupils achieving top grades as a sign that GCSEs have become easier, but supporters say teenagers are working harder than ever and teachers are getting better at preparing them for exams.

It says they are a «damaging trend», not in the best interests of pupils and driven by the league tables, where schools are measured on how many pupils get at least a C grade in English and maths.