I passed every grade with all A's, even when it was hard to lip read and take notes at the same time. ... During this milestone, I spent plenty times reading chapter books. ... Because I would be going to a bigger school where teachers pay less attention to you and expect you to write notes as they talk, I decided to get it. ... I was able to take notes without even reading my teachers' lips. ...

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For example, in college classes you don't actually have to show up, you can go to the restroom without asking for a hall pass, you can wear hats inside, and you actually have to buy your books. ... And you have to take the best care of your books or you get fined, which means you can't write or take notes in them. ...

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Placing a teacher that has been brought up in Ireland with different values with students from the poor boroughs of New York forces the reader to take note of the differences in cultural capital. ... He goes on to describe what it was like to walk into his classroom for the first time, "When I walk in and place my books on the teacher's desk they"ll surely stop throwing things. ... He is set on teaching Economic Citizenship but is sidetracked by the students" moans and groans over opening their books. ... Demanding that they take out their books evokes more moans throughout the classroo...

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Another really good student characteristic I got from my brother, Kordell Busch, "Bro, you really just have to force yourself to study, after every class take the time to go over every note you took and keep on going over it until you can't even get it out of your head anymore.... Just think, partying gets you spending money that you could be using for more important things like books or a new laptop. ... " Whenever I see you have nothing to do, I hear you on the phone with one of your friends complaining about how there isn't anything to do when you can be on your compute...

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On the perimeter of the classroom (the wall) are stations, one is a reading station with books organized and labeled according to difficulty, and bean bags for them to sit on; next is the computer center which is made up of about six workstations and a flip chart with the children's names to show who sat their last and who's turn it is next; also there is a listening station with audio tapes and equipment to hear passages from their reading books. ... If the negative behavior persists I send a formal note home, the next step is a phone call to parents, then a conference. ...

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Checking out five books from the schools library, I eagerly started my research essay about the early development of pottery in Mexico's history, this essay was my choice, I loved ceramics and it related to my culture. Sorting through books and online periodicals it wasn't long before I had enough notes to create a decent timeline of my topic with a work cited. ...

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As well in class, I would listen to the teacher carefully and totally stay focus on him or her by taking notes down and asking questions if there is anything I do not understand. ... Muhammad's teaching, my correspondence, my visitors- usually Ella and Reginald- and my reading books, months passed without my even thinking about being imprisoned. ...

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He goes on to note that a similar pattern of deficiency in knowledge achievement is revealed by the NAEP studies of mathematics, history, literature, geography, and civics. ... Parents, Patrick went on to note, can play additional key roles in the achievement of high academic success. They can provide learning resources in the home like books and magazines. ...

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I grew up as a normal little girl embarking on her life journey. It all began in Ohio where I was born. My sister watched attentively waiting for her baby sister and future best friend to be born. When the doctor handed me over to my sister, she held me tight in her arms telling me that she loved me...

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