Sentences with phrase «school underachiever»

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Bedtime Arguments and Homework Managing School Problems Back to School Structure Beat the Back to School Struggle When Your Child is an Underachiever Homework Strategies for Parents and Kids Navigating School When Your Child Has a Disability Back to School Anxiety Back To School Organization When Kids Don't Want to Go to School The Truth About Bullies Getting Your Kids to Love Reading Selecting the Right Book for Your Child

John Cusack stars as Lloyd, a lovable underachiever who falls for Diane (Ione Skye), his school's beautiful valedictorian.

The younger of the two, Pete, is a rebellious underachiever, desultorily attending summer school and picking fights in convenience - store parking lots.

Finally, school might have been more enjoyable; I might have performed better in high school rather than join the ranks of gifted «underachievers.»

«One of the biggest surprises I had in researching the book is how often presidents and first ladies are late bloomers and underachievers in school,» he says.

Knowledge of the underachiever's strengths and interests can also help pinpoint abilities which may not be evident from the student's test scores or school performance.

School personnel should consider gifted underachievers candidates for gifted education services and / or advanced classes.

His attack on the overpaid underachievers running academies was a rather spectacular show of independence, ahead of the government's plans for all schools to become academies.

Teaching Boys Who Struggle in School: Strategies That Turn Underachievers into Successful Learners

Underachievers also expressed more concerns regarding the lack of attention to multicultural education in their classes, which contributed to their lack of interest in school.

If you've already tried every motivational technique under the sun to no avail and the approach of a new school year fills you with parental guilt and dread, Empowering Underachievers: How to Guide Failing Kids (8 - 18) to Personal Excellence is a must read.

Children in sole custody settings are reported as having a notably higher likelihood — three times higher, in fact — of suffering from low self - esteem, insecurity, and rejection, being underachievers, including school dropout, substance abuse, depression, suicide, teen pregnancy, and even crime.