Sentences with phrase «turns elementary school children»

When a cafeteria food virus turns elementary school children into little killer savages, a group of misfit teachers must band together to escape the playground carnage.

When a cafeteria food virus turns elementary school children into killer zombies, a group of misfit teachers must band together to escape the playground carnage.

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It seems like every time you turn on the news there is a report about a child — some as young as elementary school age — committing suicide as a result...

As a former classroom teacher turned private educational consultant, I've seen my share of homework woes: inane assignments, tedious worksheets, and busywork for elementary school children.

A small staff of teachers are forced to fight their way out of their elementary school when the cafeteria chicken nuggets turn the children into...

Young people in the United States today, she says, are suffering because of «school stress, the college admissions process, high - stakes testing, cutthroat competition, the emphasis on stardom rather than on enjoyment of activities, sleep deprivation, parental pressure, the push for perfectionism, the need for escapism, the Age of Comparison, [and] the loss of leisure and childhood...» Among her favorite culprits for this state of affairs are testing in general, the SAT in particular, the «Nation at Risk» report, and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which she believes turned elementary schools and junior high schools into testing factories.

Kids with ADHD can struggle to read social cues, take turns, and play nicely with other kids their age, particularly in elementary school — and these early social challenges can have cumulative negative effects on self - esteem that reverberate through a child's life.