Sentences with phrase «who get good grades»

Because statistics show that students who get good grades are less likely to get into a car accident, car insurance companies see them as lower risk and, in turn, offer savings on their rates.

Senior citizens can receive a discount on their Huntington Beach renters insurance based on their age alone, as can college students who get good grades.

Students who get good grades can avail discounts.

When comparing policies, look for ones that offer discounts to younger drivers who've taken driver's education or who get good grades in school.

But the DMV says that teens who get good grades get into fewer accidents.

Students who get good grades in school can also receive discounts on their driving plan.

Lots of people who get good grades do law review / journal and tend to become obsessed with their grades.

Some private lenders also offer discounts for students who get good grades.

I can also be precise about what I mean by acting white: a set of social interactions in which minority adolescents who get good grades in school enjoy less social popularity than white students who do well academically.

Some judges hire people based on their grades — these are typically judges who got good grades — and they usually aren't the best judges, frankly.

Students who get better grades are perceived as more responsible and less reckless.

Not exact matches

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

Economists such as Carleton University professor Frances Woolley note that we've moved to this rebate system because everyone wins: well - off students with mediocre grades (who wouldn't have gotten into university at all back when I went) are now effectively subsidizing the smart kids and the ones who need financial aid.

According to The News & Observer, Wednesday's report «found a new culprit: the Academic Support Program for Student - Athletes... The report describes a fairly broad group of academic and athletic officials who knew about athletes getting better grades in classes that only required papers, yet taking little or no action.»

I've watched people who went to the top schools, got the best grades and worked for all the right companies flame out.

In preparing to teach a course, I looked through a folder of accumulated notes and realized that I first taught the course to an adult class consisting of three women: Jennifer, a widow of about 60 years of age with an eighth - grade schooling, whose primary occupations were keeping a brood of chickens and a goat and watching the soaps on television; Penny, 55, an army wife who treated her retired military husband and her teenage son and daughter as items of furniture in her antiseptic house, dusting them off and placing them in positions that would show them off to her best advantage, and then getting upset when they didn't stay where she put them — she was, as you can imagine, in a perpetual state of upset; and Brenda, married, mother of two teenage sons, a timid, shy, introverted hypochondriac who read her frequently updated diagnoses and prescriptions from about a dozen doctors as horoscopes — the scriptures by which she lived.

As it turns out, those who are considered be physically «above average» are liked just a little more by teachers, get better grades and, ultimately, have a better shot at going to college.

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!!!

: I don't know Food Trends and Technologies: Naturally perceived treatment of spices Irradiation Steam processing Cold Pasteurization The biggest challenge the food industry has to face: being clean and balanced, but make sense Communication Who inspired to get into food: Alton Brown Good Eats A A Milne: Winnie the Pooh Favorite Quote: You are brave than you believe, stronger than you see, smarter than you think Tao of Pooh Favorite Book: Harry Potter Favorite Kitchen Item: Kitchen Aid Favorite Food: Spaghetti and Meat Sauce Advice to get into the food industry: Don't be afraid to have a bad interview, if you can show growth, you can still get the job Any Advice: Don't worry about grades too much.

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.

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!

At the other extreme are the striving children of well - off parents who feel pressure to perform on grades and to stack up extracurricular credentials to get in to elite schools.

This is what I found: the kids who were getting very good grades and were touted by the school were doing way, way, way too many hours of homework.

For kids who are going to be first - timers for kindergarten, first grade, middle school or even high school, this can help them feel more comfortable with the new place and get a better idea of where to go once they're there.

If your child is entering kindergarten or first grade, it might be a good idea to have a play date with one of the children who will be in their class a week before school starts to help them feel more comfortable and get more excited about seeing their friends again in school.

Students who think nothing of cheating to get better grades.

Studies show teens who get the slumber they need have better grades and higher standardized test scores.

These drinks seemed like a good compromise at the time, given that we were dealing with a student population who had believed since 6th grade that getting soda at school was their «right.»

Children who get unstructured playtime outside are healthier, earn better grades, and receive other benefits — learn more in this video from the Nature Kids Institute:

But when you get a legislature with a terrible grade, a governor with a terrible grade, and people holding their noses, it's not good for respect of the system, and when respect of the system goes down, you got a lotta people who feel they don't have obey the law.»

It is our responsibility to ensure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will to pursue education can still get the best education possible and should not be held back by financial constraints,» the Vice President underscored.

The MTA chief, who got sky - high grades for restoring the subways within days after Hurricane Sandy struck, was the subject of much of the buzz yesterday at an Association for a Better New York breakfast that included City Council Speaker Christine Quinn as the featured speaker.

In a Michigan State study, students who were given a rationale for why learning is important from their peers got much better final grades than students who were given the same rationale from the teacher.

It's not always the graduates of top universities with the best grades; companies often hire the scientist who was in the right place at the right time and managed to get noticed.

(Dating a med student — and gently remind them after they get their well above passing grade how unnecessary the I'm going to fail out of medical Dating a med student who spends more time with his books than you?

His dream for Eliza is to get her to study in the UK — but, to secure the scholarship lined up for her, she has to get excellent grades at the final high school exam... as well as sever ties with her slacker biker boyfriend Marius (Rares Andrici) who wants her to stay in Romania because he loves her.

In the state of Oklahoma, low - income high school students who agree to make good grades in a prescribed curriculum, attend school, and stay out of trouble can get free tuition at public and private colleges in the state.

A new poll has revealed that high school students with a desk in their bedroom get better grades in exams, as 51 % of parents with children that achieved five or more A * to C graded confirmed that their child's bedrooms were equipped with desks or dedicated study areas; compared to just 18 % of those who failed their GCSE's having a desk.

However, as the remarks of Barack Obama, who would later win a seat in the United States Senate, suggest, it is the fact that reading a book or getting good grades might be perceived as acting white that makes the topic a matter of national concern.

The bright kid who can't help but get good grades is not subjected to scorn.

While there will always be some students who struggle or who don't put in the work to get a good grade, a high number of students getting lower than expected results could highlight a problem with your content rather than the blame falling on the students.

Some people who get high grades will make a big effort and move up through the pack and we need to acknowledge that, but we also know that there are students in our schools who can do quite well without stretching themselves — they coast in some cases.

A Department of Education 2008 report determined that students who seek to master an academic topic with mastery - oriented goals show better long - term academic development than do their peers whose main goals are to get good grades or outperform others, thus the value of including feedback other than formal grades and of metacognition.

When a school screens applicants for academic talent, it ends up with pupils who perform well on tests, earn high grades, and get into competitive colleges.

These students, I believe, suffer the most since they are often the teacher - pleasers, the ones who get ignored since they do their work and produce good grades and test scores (of course, I'm generalizing here).

Summer school is mandatory for those who are not getting good grades.

Students who set high academic goals, have self - discipline, motivate themselves, manage stress, and organize their approach to work learn more and get better grades (Duckworth & Seligman, 2005; Elliot & Dweck, 2005; cited in Durlak et al., 2011).

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.

Along with suburban public schools, they have to face off against parents who are hyper - focused on college admissions, and hell - bent on making sure their kids get good grades.

For example, how well do students who had Teacher X for 7th grade math perform once they get to algebra?