Sentences with phrase «surrounded by classmates»

I was surrounded by classmates with similar passions and enthusiasm for science, not to mention a communal love for any and all things furry.

After his final class, the 12 - year - old student from Ciudad Victoria, Mexico was surrounded by his classmates, the verbal abuse soon taking a dark turn.

Surrounded by classmates who had so many options available to them while in school together, Arthur felt his script had already been written, destined to become the Headmaster.

The authors explain that although this may eliminate the concern with the CREDO study about family motivation, peer influence is still a potential bias, with lottery winners surrounded by classmates from similarly motivated families, while lottery losers are educated with many peers who did not apply to a choice school, and hence may not be as motivated (72).

KIPP students might enjoy a more positive peer environment because students are surrounded by classmates whose families are attracted to the challenging academic program provided by KIPP schools.

KIPP appears to provide hard - working, striving low - income students with an environment in which they are surrounded by classmates who support student achievement.

Students in KIPP schools may be surrounded by classmates who are, on the whole, more supportive of academic achievement than peers in traditional public schools with similar poverty rates.

Not exact matches

I was surrounded by a bunch of classmates who were guaranteed success, because no matter what they did, they had generations of wealth and connections to rely on.

On a warm summer evening in 1954, my high school classmate Gerry and I walked up to the steel fence topped by tall bronze spears that surrounded the Eisenhower White House.

He is surrounded not only by his quirky classmates, who have their own issues (Vern is hoping to marry his perpetually patient girl [Mya] and Chic is discovering something about his sexual inclinations), but also by a quirky coworker, Link (Stanley Tucci, whose performance — not just the character — is so tacky as to be distracting).

He is surrounded not only by his quirky dance - classmates, who have their own issues (Vern is hoping to marry his very patient girl [played by Mya] and Chic is discovering something about his sexual inclinations), but also by a quirky coworker, Link (Stanley Tucci, whom Chelsom calls «commendable for his boldness, what more can I say?»).

With a hyper - capable schoolkid surrounded by hilariously flawed characters, Election could be Rushmore's cynical classmate.

Likewise, how many teen comedies address money problems at all, let alone make class insecurity — and what it's like to grow up poor, especially when surrounded by well - off classmates — a central focus?

The authors would have us believe that the first student graduated because she was surrounded by highly capable classmates, experienced a campus climate in which graduation was expected, had access to superior faculty and facilities, and received more financial aid.

«I was surrounded by stories — from my classmates, my professors, and other folks I met along the way — and I learned to listen, which in turn made me a better songwriter.»

All else being equal, kids are better off if their classmates are high - achieving; poor, black, and low - achieving kids are particularly harmed if surrounded only by other poor, black, and low - achieving peers.

The project of income integration assumes that attending school with mostly poor classmates depresses achievement, and that being surrounded by more affluent students enhances it.

In a diverse community like Otis College, we're surrounded by unique perspectives from professors and classmates which help us think independently and become more open - minded and creative.

Maier also stressed the fact that pushover parents should remember that their kids will also be surrounded with children raised by pushover parents such as «bullies, dishonest classmates, or abusive boyfriends or girlfriends.»