Older classmates often bring relevant examples of issues under discussion and can add insights.
GEORGE LLANES A Poet of Bensonhurst George Llanes was a sensitive, studious child, the kind that classmates often teased.
While Mrs. Obama's parents pushed her to achieve, she says teachers, counselors and classmates often questioned her abilities and potential.
For her to ask a question, any question, was a big deal, especially since her classmates often picked on her when she spoke.
Sexton and his classmates often spent their afternoons at Charlie's home, in Crown Heights, listening to classical music and discussing books that he had recommended.
While Mr. Obama elicited chuckles with that memory, he and other participants also recalled examples from more recent and tragic stories of young people who killed themselves rather than endure further abuse from classmates, often for being gay or for being thought to be gay.
Her classmates often ask her for help in doing homework and provide her with support when it comes to physical activities.
When I was growing up, and periodically going to India to visit my grandmother, my classmates would often ask me about the trains.
Low-income students who hold summer jobs or are idle, the research has demonstrated, forget more math and reading skills over the summer than their affluent classmates, who often receive intellectual stimulation in the summer from canoe trips, language camps or ballet lessons.
The Wanderer's classmates will often step in and say, "You're slowing us down!
