High
school students desiring to access undergraduate programs should not prepare personal statements that appear to have been written by older, more experienced candidates.
Not exact matches
On a separate note, I'm sure Steve would agree that business
schools would do well to help
students learn how to promote a culture of innovation using lean startup methods even if they never have any
desire to be entrepreneurs.
A high
school student's
desire for a unique Christmas gift for his mom became a million - dollar idea.
Even when confronted with assignments specifically designed to engage them, and even when
students are aware of the teacher's
desire to engage them,
students describe their
school experiences in disengaged terms.
Not every
school is a fit for every
student, and it is important that the one you choose really is a match for your family's wants,
desires, and culture.
I am surprised though how these
students admitted to it and even boldly pointed out to the
school administration that the number of tests and work they assign contribute to their
desire to cheat because their workload is so great.
In addition, a
student participating in or
desiring to participate in an athletic activity and the
student's parent or guardian shall, each
school year and prior to participation by the
student in an athletic activity, sign an an acknowledgment of receipt and review of a sudden cardiac arrest symptoms and warning signs information sheet.
The dairy industry's
desire to increase its flavored milk sales in public
schools is not a sufficient justification for taking potential risks with
students» long term health.
Children are our most vulnerable population and the dairy industry's
desire to increase flavored milk sales in
schools is not a sufficient justification for increasing any potential risks to
students» long - term health.
Prairie Moon Waldorf
School is committed to providing assistance to qualified
students desiring a Waldorf Education and in need of financial support.
Ruby said she understood the
school's
desire to connect with
students at a difficult time of year.
Certainly if we are teaching to tests we won't have the kind of
schools that we
desire and that our
students deserve.»
If I succeed in getting in one of my
desired schools in Canada (I am an international
student), I'll let you know.!
«Despite the terrible job market for academic scientists, many mentors of undergraduate STEM [science, technology, engineering, and mathematics]
students still express disapproval if one mentions a
desire to teach in the public
schools after graduation instead of pursuing a research career.
Devoutly wishing to enhance minority
students» access to academic and career success, and disdaining universities» self - serving
desire to assemble racially diverse
student bodies at the expense of young people already shortchanged by inferior K — 12
schools, Sander and Taylor show that large minority admissions preferences are hypocritical and a severe disservice to many able
students.
«Two different
schools, with both principals side by side, working together on their
desire... to improve science education for their
students is pretty awesome.»
However, the high
school students who spend a summer at the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering's (CSNE's) Young Scholars Program (YSP) have already demonstrated a strong interest in neural engineering and a
desire to pursue higher education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Sofia Coppola's moody thriller — in which a wounded Union soldier (Colin Farrell) recuperates at a Southern all - girls
school in 1864, inflaming the passions of the few remaining
students and teachers alike to ruinous effect — examines the nuances and contradictions of longing and
desire.
They also need to be reasonably confident that the available resources and institutional arrangements have a fighting chance of producing the
desired outcomes — that salaries are high enough to draw talented applicants, that
school districts can provide
students with up - to - date textbooks and technology.
In our research, we've long pointed out that merely cramming computers in
schools or simply handing them out to
students won't produce the educational gains well - intentioned people
desire when they start with technology.
The random assignment to the two separate groups of
students who are otherwise similar — in their measured characteristics and the fact that they expressed a
desire to attend a charter
school — enables us to isolate the impact of attending a charter
school.
Still other
students attend Brandeis at the behest of their parents, who
desire the diverse environment that neighborhood
schools can't provide.
Attention to
student - centered teaching methods or improved
school climate reflect the
desire to harness the power of relationships.
Or it may be that demographics matter because changes in the demographic composition of local
school districts increase the
desire among families to sort
students into similar peer groups.
The Street Cents project had taken what our
students bring to
school everyday — their enthusiasm, energy, and
desire to make a difference — and used it in a productive way.
State funding systems are not closely linked to
desired educational outcomes: despite the fact that all states have adopted educational standards, the commission found that only a few states have developed funding systems that enable
schools to teach all
students the content of state standards.
A stated
desire to increase the amount of time
students spend in
school should be compelling enough justification for a waiver from this misguided policy.
These efforts are driven by the
desire to hold
schools accountable for the performance of all their
students — a hugely important goal that history does not allow us to take for granted.
Largely as a result of my teaching experience at St. Jude, I arrived at law
school with a deep
desire to combine the new set of skills I would develop in law
school with my passion for improving educational opportunities for under - served
students.
In particular, Smith says she has one big goal: for every
student — but particularly low - income, minority, and first - generation college
students — to have adequate preparation in high
school for college, and for them all to have the opportunity to go to four - year colleges without incurring significant debt, if that is what they
desire.
Balancing those funder
desires, New Visions created a Request for Proposals to all community
school districts and high
school superintendents in the city, inviting any group of educators to propose a small high
school — limited to some 100
students per grade — with a focus on the Bronx, which had the highest concentration of low - performing
schools.
It assembled panels of educators and asked them what education services, in their professional judgment, a typical
school district would need to reach two benchmarks: the current level of
student performance on exit exams and a higher level of
student performance that represents a
desired goal.
Chief among our core elements are: our college - prep curriculum in the liberal arts and sciences that fosters in
students the
desire and capacity to learn independently, think critically, and communicate proficiently; our supportive
school culture in which
students are given tools to develop character, gain confidence in their ability to learn, take responsibility for their own learning, and both support and feel supported by the entire community; and a strong co-curricular program in athletics, performing arts, and a host of after -
school clubs that pique and develop
students» interests.
«My intense
desire to see my
school excel comes not only from an unwavering belief that all
students deserve an excellent education, but also the unique role Sousa played in the civil rights movement,» said Kamras referring to a challenge to segregation at Sousa that culminated in Bolling v. Sharpe, the 1954 Supreme Court case that paved the way for the desegregation of all DC public
schools.
There was a widespread
desire for
school tours with other parents, and an agreed - upon need for programming geared to incoming kindergartners, so
students could get to know their
schools and ease any lingering anxieties before their first days in class.
In fact, during her experience teaching the children of immigrants in New York City, Warikoo observed that «even my most difficult
students, when I talked with them one - on - one, confessed sincere
desires to straighten up, earn better grades, and finish
school on time.»
School testing en masse was perfectly timed with the boon of the growing public school system and the desire to track stu
School testing en masse was perfectly timed with the boon of the growing public
school system and the desire to track stu
school system and the
desire to track
students.
At the root of outcomes - based education is the
desire to raise
student achievement and prompt the nation's
schools to fix their sights on what children learn rather than on what administrators supply and what teachers teach.
American Born Chinese is actually three concurrent and interwoven stories: The first chronicles a Chinese American boy named Jin who forges a reluctant friendship with the only other Chinese
student in his class while dodging racist bullies at
school and wrestling with his own
desires to be more American.
The organization started in response to
students» deep
desire to attend
school but their inability to do so because of limited resources.
For the principal, establishing the
desired school culture should be foremost in every interaction between the principal, staff and the
student body.
Our
schools» emphasis on and devotion to standards - based instruction and high - stakes testing reflects a
desire for
students to become proficient at memorizing terms, and facts as well as and mastering various sets of skills.
While we live in a market - driven economy ~ where winning and wealth accumulation are
desired outcomes ~ education advocates on all sides of the political aisle currently assert that public
schools are failing our children ~ especially minorities and low - income
students.
A joint initiative of the Harvard Graduate
School of Education and the Harvard Business School, the Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) evolved out of the desire to improve the management and leadership competencies of public school leaders in order to help improve student perfor
School of Education and the Harvard Business
School, the Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) evolved out of the desire to improve the management and leadership competencies of public school leaders in order to help improve student perfor
School, the Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) evolved out of the
desire to improve the management and leadership competencies of public
school leaders in order to help improve student perfor
school leaders in order to help improve
student performance.
Ebony Bridwell - Mitchell always had a strong
desire to change the way
schools were run and to ensure that policy trickles down in a way that would better serve black
students and
students from underserved neighborhoods.
Our
desire is for
students to know that their expertise, opinions and ideas are valued in all aspects of
school life.
While the Supreme Court has expressed a
desire to avoid being a national
school board, the legacy of its own jurisprudence will make it hard to avoid forever deciding the scope of
school officials» authority and
students» rights in this new and growing family of cases.
She helps these
students find outlets for their
desire to help others, and they regularly volunteer in their new
schools.
• The
desire of advanced
students to pursue subjects that interest them in greater depth than their high
school course offerings allow.
This is parallel to
students being graded on a curve, where their own effort and competence can not be counted on to get to a
desired recognition (an A), and to being designated as
student of the month in a
school year in which only 10 children to receive that recognition.