Sentence examples for achievement instead of from inspiring English sources

In high school he was scheduled to receive a certificate of achievement instead of graduating with a diploma.

That has set the nation's eighth-largest school system on a quest to reshape its 15,000-member teaching corps by rewarding student achievement instead of seniority.

Rebel pilots constantly saying "Good shot;" should save praise for moments of real achievement instead of spreading it around in this meaningless feel-good gesture.

Parents may foster self-esteem by expressing affection and support for the child as well as by helping the child set realistic goals for achievement instead of imposing unreachably high standards.

When I turned around to admire my achievement, instead of the nice, straight furrow I expected, I saw a ragged, weaving mess that looked like the work of a drunken sailor.

Using a single test score as the sole measure of achievement instead of a student's yearlong performance in class leads to what Isaacs and others have labeled "perverse incentives," including disregarding whether students can actually apply what they have learned.

And human capital would be expanding by having schools focus on the long lower tail of under-achievement instead of meeting targets which cause schools to focus on pushing marginal students over arbitrary thresholds.

Vote to repeat those sorts of achievements instead of empowering the enraged mobs.

But if you wanted something more than a veteran hand on the tiller, he might have disappointed you because he spent so much time on past achievements instead of on new ideas.

With Miller, 32, clearly back in menacing form, it was hard not to project further ahead to the Olympics in Vancouver, which will offer Miller an opportunity to put the focus on his talent and careerlong achievements instead of the mixed signals he sent at the last Winter Games in 2006 in Turin.

It's like Facebook, but for gaming achievements instead of baby pics!