Famous Quotes & Sayings

In the end, test scores and grades are not the only factor.

In smaller learning communities, students do better academically and socially. Students make better grades and graduation rates are a lot higher.

Jerry Spinelli

I'm remembering one book that I wrote, 'Fourth Grade Rats,' that took a month to write, but most of them, full-length novels, I would say about a year.

I knew him a lot of years in grade school,

The guy said, 'You probably don't remember me, but we went to first grade together,' ... Then he said, 'Can you help me find a ticket?' I told him, 'You're right, I don't remember you. And I can't help you get a ticket either.'

These people are going to be judging you, and no matter what I say, these grades are going to be final. I need all of your attention. I need 120 percent of your effort.

That means more kids have passed it before getting to 12th grade and don't have it hanging over their head right now.

It's like letting students grade their own papers.

Nikki Reed

My mom and I would make bracelets and necklaces, and I would sell it in the first, second, and third grades because that was my lunch money.

Margaret Spellings

At all grade levels, all subjects and all kids, we know where we need to work,

It's tough to be 7-5 in a Grade 1 race and get that kind of trip, to be six wide like he was.

Michael Keaton

My first day in grade school, I was plain scared. I left the comfort of my run-down house, which I loved, and went to school where it was cold, it smelled, the lighting was bad.

We're moving more than a grade level a year. That's way more impressive than anything we've done so far.

Nowadays, kindergarten is more like first grade used to be.

Running in a Grade 1 in his second race is not ideally what you want to do, but Menacing showed me a lot off the first race,

Right now we're struggling with getting practices in because of the weather, getting grades up, and getting commitments from families.

I've been sitting waiting the whole year. Since ninth grade I wondered what I'd do after high school. They say they want me, I'm there.

Kreayshawn

Sometimes I'll dress like a boy, sometimes I'll dress like a Japanese crazy teenybopper. I have clothes from the 7th grade that I've kept and still wear.

We are going to know what is going on with learning in grades 3 to 8, and we are testing for that, so the light will shine.

Louis Zamperini

I couldn't speak English. I'm in kindergarten, and the only reason I got through to first grade is because I cheated.

We like to have an investment grade ... now one of our objectives is to grow income and pay down debt.

Les Paul

We're switching the sounds, not so much the tone of the instrument. And when things seem impossible, it's back to grade school, soldering, re-developing - always building.

There's some guys looking at him, so he needs to get his grades in order. There are people that want him. He's just got to get the test score to get in.

The tool we're talking about takes more than grades into account.

We monitor their grades throughout the season, and provide a (mandatory) study hall.

The quality of the bauxite is lower than the top grades in Australia, but it's much better than those in China.

Mariah Carey

I'm stuck in 7th grade & I just keep getting let back

He was always sports-minded. He played soccer and in ninth grade was (Conneaut Valley's) starting goalie. He was very successful.

Eric Johnson

I was terrible my first year. In 10th grade I was still bad, but the team needed someone that small. I knew that I just needed to stay off my back for the team.

Melissa McCarthy

Since grade school, I focused on women's clothing.

Generally, the grades range all the way from A to F.

He's still pretty green, but any time you win a Grade I at Saratoga, it's pretty good.

I didn't know much about it. Actually, I didn't know anything. My grade school coach, Alden Dahl, he really got me interested in the sport. He really thought that I could be something special.