Word: preps
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...teenage years wore on however, math became more difficult, my tankini remained topographically uninspired, and summers got rapidly less awesome. PSAT prep books replaced those salty Judy Blume novels from the local library, and lemonade stands, once plentiful on my block, were suddenly in short supply...
...thing that we've talked about a lot is the professionalizing of the work…the broader community has made high demands of this industry, and workers want training and prep to meet those demands and also level of skill," she said...
...kids and faculty at James G. Blaine Elementary, an all-black, inner-city school that spans pre-K to eighth grade, have been drilling for much of the day. At 2:45 in the afternoon, Rasheed Abdullah, the kinetic lead math teacher, stages what could be called a prep rally with 11 third-graders. The kids, who are at neither the top nor the bottom of their class, have been selected for intensive review--as has a contingent from other grades--because their test scores hold the key to putting the school over the top on the pivotal Pennsylvania System...
...finally went to prep school in Ohio, did a great job academically, and after three years, he’s coming to Harvard,” Murphy said. “That’s persistence...
...First year, he didn’t get in,” Murphy said. “Second year, they encouraged him to go to prep school, but he decided to do independent study...