Success in the New School Year

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  1. William Butler Yeats
    Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939)
    -- William Butler Yeats

    "Knowledge is power and enthusiasm pulls the switch."
  2. school year
    the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying
    New School Year Success


    "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
  3. decision making
    the cognitive process of reaching a decision
    And, when that happens you will see a positive impact on their attendance, class participation, personal decision making, and academic achievement.
  4. springboard
    a beginning from which an enterprise is launched
    We want them to understand that education is their springboard to their future success.
  5. ownership
    the state of being in possession of something
    The key is educational ownership.
  6. roadblock
    any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective
    Identify five potential roadblocks to your success in school activities.

    10.
  7. underscore
    give extra weight to
    -- Steve Drake
    These two quotes underscore the importance of a quality education.
  8. classroom
    a room in a school where lessons take place
    Students learn how to overcome challenges, the importance of being positive, and how to measure their progress and how increase their chances for success in the classroom.
  9. Yeats
    Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939)
    -- William Butler Yeats

    "Knowledge is power and enthusiasm pulls the switch."
  10. educational
    relating to the process of instruction
    The key is educational ownership.
  11. meaningful
    having a purpose
    When they take ownership students take more personal responsibility to do something meaningful and positive to change their educational experience.
  12. positive
    characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance
    When they take ownership students take more personal responsibility to do something meaningful and positive to change their educational experience.
  13. success
    an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
    New School Year Success


    "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
  14. potential
    existing in possibility
    How can these six words (no, can't, won't, never, if and maybe) hold you back from reaching your full potential?

    7.
  15. discus
    an athletic competition in which a circular object is thrown
    How can we help our children learn more about educational ownership? ...ten areas to discuss with your child before the new school year begins. 1.
  16. focused
    brought into sharp clarity
    How can you stay focused and positive?

    6.
  17. pail
    a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
    New School Year Success


    "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
  18. goal
    the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve
    Discuss how goals setting can help you succeed in the classroom.

    4.
  19. Drake
    English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
    -- Steve Drake
    These two quotes underscore the importance of a quality education.
  20. participation
    the act of sharing in the activities of a group
    And, when that happens you will see a positive impact on their attendance, class participation, personal decision making, and academic achievement.
  21. reaching
    the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
    How can these six words (no, can't, won't, never, if and maybe) hold you back from reaching your full potential?

    7.
  22. academic
    associated with an educational institution
    And, when that happens you will see a positive impact on their attendance, class participation, personal decision making, and academic achievement.
  23. define
    show the form or outline of
    How do you define success and what elements are needed to achieve it?

    5.
  24. lighting
    having abundant light or illumination
    New School Year Success


    "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
  25. impact
    the striking of one body against another
    And, when that happens you will see a positive impact on their attendance, class participation, personal decision making, and academic achievement.
  26. succeed
    attain success or reach a desired goal
    As parents we want our children to succeed.
  27. attendance
    the act of being present at a meeting or event
    And, when that happens you will see a positive impact on their attendance, class participation, personal decision making, and academic achievement.
  28. Education
    the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979
    New School Year Success


    "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
  29. Butler
    English poet (1612-1680)
    -- William Butler Yeats

    "Knowledge is power and enthusiasm pulls the switch."
  30. discuss
    consider or examine in speech or writing
    How can we help our children learn more about educational ownership? ...ten areas to discuss with your child before the new school year begins. 1.
  31. help
    give assistance; be of service
    How can we help our children learn more about educational ownership? ...ten areas to discuss with your child before the new school year begins. 1.
  32. achieve
    gain with effort
    How do you define success and what elements are needed to achieve it?

    5.
  33. and how
    an expression of emphatic agreement
    Students learn how to overcome challenges, the importance of being positive, and how to measure their progress and how increase their chances for success in the classroom.
  34. switch
    device for making or breaking the connections in a circuit
    -- William Butler Yeats

    "Knowledge is power and enthusiasm pulls the switch."
  35. quote
    repeat a passage from
    -- Steve Drake
    These two quotes underscore the importance of a quality education.
  36. filling
    any material that fills a space or container
    New School Year Success


    "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
  37. school
    an educational institution
    New School Year Success


    "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
  38. importance
    the quality of being significant or worthy of note
    -- Steve Drake
    These two quotes underscore the importance of a quality education.
  39. education
    activities that impart knowledge or skill
    -- Steve Drake
    These two quotes underscore the importance of a quality education.
  40. focus
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
    How can you stay focused and positive?

    6.
  41. progress
    the act of moving forward, as toward a goal
    Students learn how to overcome challenges, the importance of being positive, and how to measure their progress and how increase their chances for success in the classroom.
  42. achievement
    the action of accomplishing something
    And, when that happens you will see a positive impact on their attendance, class participation, personal decision making, and academic achievement.
  43. identify
    recognize as being
    Identify five potential roadblocks to your success in school activities.

    10.
  44. helping
    an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
    Why is helping others so important to your success?

    8.
  45. can
    airtight sealed metal container for food or drink, etc.
    How can we help our children learn more about educational ownership? ...ten areas to discuss with your child before the new school year begins. 1.
  46. student
    a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
    When they take ownership students take more personal responsibility to do something meaningful and positive to change their educational experience.
  47. personal
    concerning an individual or his or her private life
    When they take ownership students take more personal responsibility to do something meaningful and positive to change their educational experience.
  48. challenge
    a call to engage in a contest or fight
    Students learn how to overcome challenges, the importance of being positive, and how to measure their progress and how increase their chances for success in the classroom.
  49. measure
    determine the dimensions of something or somebody
    Students learn how to overcome challenges, the importance of being positive, and how to measure their progress and how increase their chances for success in the classroom.
  50. learn
    gain knowledge or skills
    Students learn how to overcome challenges, the importance of being positive, and how to measure their progress and how increase their chances for success in the classroom.
  51. overcome
    win a victory over
    Students learn how to overcome challenges, the importance of being positive, and how to measure their progress and how increase their chances for success in the classroom.
  52. elements
    violent or severe weather
    How do you define success and what elements are needed to achieve it?

    5.
  53. enthusiasm
    a feeling of excitement
    -- William Butler Yeats

    "Knowledge is power and enthusiasm pulls the switch."
  54. important
    significant in effect or meaning
    Why is helping others so important to your success?

    8.
  55. responsibility
    the social force that binds you to a course of action
    When they take ownership students take more personal responsibility to do something meaningful and positive to change their educational experience.
  56. maybe
    by chance
    How can these six words (no, can't, won't, never, if and maybe) hold you back from reaching your full potential?

    7.
  57. setting
    the physical position of something
    Discuss how goals setting can help you succeed in the classroom.

    4.
  58. learning
    the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
    Why is life long learning so important?
  59. activity
    any specific behavior
    Identify five potential roadblocks to your success in school activities.

    10.
  60. child
    a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
    As parents we want our children to succeed.
  61. key
    metal device that allows a lock's mechanism to be rotated
    The key is educational ownership.
  62. element
    a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances
    How do you define success and what elements are needed to achieve it?

    5.
  63. decision
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
    And, when that happens you will see a positive impact on their attendance, class participation, personal decision making, and academic achievement.
  64. teacher
    a person whose occupation is instructing
    How can you help your teacher succeed?

    2.
  65. area
    the extent of a two-dimensional surface within a boundary
    How can we help our children learn more about educational ownership? ...ten areas to discuss with your child before the new school year begins. 1.
  66. needed
    necessary for relief or supply
    How do you define success and what elements are needed to achieve it?

    5.
  67. reach
    move forward or upward in order to touch
    How can these six words (no, can't, won't, never, if and maybe) hold you back from reaching your full potential?

    7.
  68. increase
    a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous
    Students learn how to overcome challenges, the importance of being positive, and how to measure their progress and how increase their chances for success in the classroom.
  69. five
    the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
    How can these five words (yes, I can and I will) help you in school and in life?

    3.
  70. words
    language that is spoken or written
    How can these five words (yes, I can and I will) help you in school and in life?

    3.
  71. parent
    a father or mother
    As parents we want our children to succeed.
  72. quality
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something
    -- Steve Drake
    These two quotes underscore the importance of a quality education.
  73. pull
    apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion
    -- William Butler Yeats

    "Knowledge is power and enthusiasm pulls the switch."
  74. why
    the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
    Why is helping others so important to your success?

    8.
  75. stay
    continue in a place, position, or situation
    How can you stay focused and positive?

    6.
  76. experience
    the content of observation or participation in an event
    When they take ownership students take more personal responsibility to do something meaningful and positive to change their educational experience.
  77. future
    the time yet to come
    We want them to understand that education is their springboard to their future success.
  78. want
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
    As parents we want our children to succeed.
  79. knowledge
    the result of perception, learning, and reasoning
    -- William Butler Yeats

    "Knowledge is power and enthusiasm pulls the switch."
  80. chance
    an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon
    Students learn how to overcome challenges, the importance of being positive, and how to measure their progress and how increase their chances for success in the classroom.
  81. word
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify
    How can these five words (yes, I can and I will) help you in school and in life?

    3.
  82. class
    a collection of things sharing a common attribute
    And, when that happens you will see a positive impact on their attendance, class participation, personal decision making, and academic achievement.
  83. fill
    make full, also in a metaphorical sense
    New School Year Success


    "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
  84. change
    become different in some particular way
    When they take ownership students take more personal responsibility to do something meaningful and positive to change their educational experience.
  85. ten
    the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one
    How can we help our children learn more about educational ownership? ...ten areas to discuss with your child before the new school year begins. 1.
  86. happen
    come to pass
    And, when that happens you will see a positive impact on their attendance, class participation, personal decision making, and academic achievement.
  87. six
    the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
    How can these six words (no, can't, won't, never, if and maybe) hold you back from reaching your full potential?

    7.
  88. life
    the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms
    How can these five words (yes, I can and I will) help you in school and in life?

    3.
  89. making
    the act that results in something coming to be
    And, when that happens you will see a positive impact on their attendance, class participation, personal decision making, and academic achievement.
  90. understand
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
    We want them to understand that education is their springboard to their future success.
  91. yes
    an affirmative
    How can these five words (yes, I can and I will) help you in school and in life?

    3.
  92. full
    containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
    How can these six words (no, can't, won't, never, if and maybe) hold you back from reaching your full potential?

    7.
  93. year
    the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
    New School Year Success


    "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
  94. New
    used of a living language
    New School Year Success


    "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
  95. fire
    the process of combustion of inflammable materials
    New School Year Success


    "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
  96. take
    get into one's hands
    When they take ownership students take more personal responsibility to do something meaningful and positive to change their educational experience.
  97. light
    electromagnetic radiation that can produce visual sensation
    New School Year Success


    "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
  98. set
    put into a certain place or abstract location
    Discuss how goals setting can help you succeed in the classroom.

    4.
  99. power
    possession of the qualities required to do something
    -- William Butler Yeats

    "Knowledge is power and enthusiasm pulls the switch."
  100. more
    greater in size or amount or extent or degree
    When they take ownership students take more personal responsibility to do something meaningful and positive to change their educational experience.
  101. hold
    have in one's hands or grip
    How can these six words (no, can't, won't, never, if and maybe) hold you back from reaching your full potential?

    7.
  102. need
    require or want
    How do you define success and what elements are needed to achieve it?

    5.
  103. will
    the capability of conscious choice and decision
    And, when that happens you will see a positive impact on their attendance, class participation, personal decision making, and academic achievement.
  104. begin
    set in motion, cause to start
    How can we help our children learn more about educational ownership? ...ten areas to discuss with your child before the new school year begins. 1.
  105. new
    not of long duration
    How can we help our children learn more about educational ownership? ...ten areas to discuss with your child before the new school year begins. 1.
  106. back
    the posterior part of a human (or animal) body
    How can these six words (no, can't, won't, never, if and maybe) hold you back from reaching your full potential?

    7.
  107. being
    the state or fact of existing
    Students learn how to overcome challenges, the importance of being positive, and how to measure their progress and how increase their chances for success in the classroom.
  108. never
    not ever; at no time in the past or future
    How can these six words (no, can't, won't, never, if and maybe) hold you back from reaching your full potential?

    7.
  109. long
    primarily spatial sense
    Why is life long learning so important?
Created on Sun Aug 01 17:17:29 EDT 2010

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