| 单词 | learning |
| 例句 | Younger children can learn musical concepts long before learning written notation. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z We stand on the riverbank for a second and she’s putting her water bottle back into her bag and she’s quiet in a way that I’m learning means she’s trying to say something difficult. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The twins came just as Rachel was learning to walk. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After we finished taking attendance, Miss Watson talked for a while about what we’d be learning this year in mathematics and language arts, and we had our first lessons in those subjects. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Jangbu, upon learning over the radio that Chen was in a bad way, hurried down from the South Col to assist with his evacuation down the fixed ropes. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z My friends and I prided ourselves on learning how to throw one another to the ground and on mastering the many moves of a champion wrestler. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I had discovered that learning something, no matter how complex, wasn’t hard when I had a reason to want to know it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z His eyes had gone as deep as they had when he had spoken of learning to fly on that strange beach. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Clubs at Amsterdam Heights are about learning our history.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z He could not even go back to the scribe’s school where he had been learning to read, much less think of Zau, who charged a pupil’s fee. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He was already learning midwifery, and I think my mother understood that he would have been disappointed not to deliver our child himself. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “He will be a man of learning,” Ultima said sadly. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He had started learning karate when he was six years old. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z But most worrisome to Roosevelt was learning that Rondon had left behind food rations for his own men. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z In that moment, my spirits rallied against him — stifled — agitated — vexed and bound—and I discovered dislike even for he who commanded so much of my reverence; I could not brook his slander upon learning. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I’m not sure if learning about ancient Greece and classical philosophy is going to get me anywhere, but it’s not like trig is going to get me anywhere, either. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Every student has a learning style that is unique,” says Debrot. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Son, this isn’t about choosing sides. This is about learning responsibility.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The workers woke early, and for the first few months they were “seasoned”—learning the numbing work of hoeing or weeding or loading the barges with cut cane. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Now, with Billy speaking clearly and to the point, Rumfoord’s ears wanted to treat the words as a foreign language that was not worth learning. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Regret, I was learning, was the sharpest knife there was. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It was strange, learning to make decisions together. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Matty, just a boy when he first came here to live with the blind man, had attended school full-time for a while, and still went for added learning on winter afternoons. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He had a complicated brain and there were things going on back there from time to time that he only dimly understood, so he relied on his instincts, but he was learning all the time. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She enjoyed learning to dance more than she had thought she would. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Not in learning Italian or Swahili or Mandarin, but in language itself, its shape and structure, the Lego blocks of sounds that snap together to make words and sentences. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z My mother had an especially difficult time learning English. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z There was something earnest in the way she put stylus to paper, like a littlie learning how to read. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z No learning is worth having to endure such melancholy. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She always cried when she thought we were learning the ways of my father, the ways of the Márez. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When Ma offered to teach him to read, Pa’d say, “Hard work shrinks your mind. Got no more room up here for book learning.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I would have evaded—and for how long could I have afforded to delay?—learning the great lesson of school, that I had a public identity. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, any day that I don’t have to spend cooped up in a classroom under fluorescent lights learning about open versus closed intervals is a good day. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In Ken's case, he cultivated an image of an unassuming embassy official, interested in learning about Moscow and raising his children. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She waited several hours at the State Department before learning that Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby had already signed the document. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z We were city kids learning how to range. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z No, I’d rather be in school, learning nothing in a classroom full of children. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z That learning about the Pythagorean theorem and arpeggios and dissecting worms is the only thing that could keep her mind off it. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Many of the things I’m supposed to know seem so useless that I can’t see the purpose in learning them at all.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z There is other supporting research that shows how learning, memory, and decision making get impacted by an overloaded brain. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z After that we spent months at the Head Office in London learning how the great company functioned from the inside. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you learning anything at all in this place?” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z "When you leave, you'll need to be smart in other ways, not just book learning. One of the most important things you need to learn is whom to trust." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Of learning what Mabel's body could do for mine, what mine could do for hers. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Won’t be long, though. I’m learning a ton at the garage. The boss is letting me do all kinds of different stuff.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I never thought getting into college would be easy, but I was learning to focus and have faith in my own story. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She was learning to sew small pillows at home. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I knew it wasn’t the stimulating learning environment I was anticipating, or seeing my new set of friends. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Van glanced out the window, into the seminary, a Mormon teaching center where students are allowed to spend a period each school day learning the gospel and earning credits toward seminary graduation. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He misses being in his suite in Farnam, smoking one of Brandon’s cigarettes, listening to music with Jonathan, learning how to tell the classical composers apart. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z This is the year that teachers select students to volunteer in a foreign country and do service learning projects. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He talked about learning of the dangers of distracted driving, vowing to “take this terrible situation and help make the roads a safer place for us and our families.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She had a habit of turning everything into a learning opportunity. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z But school and learning were just as sacred to Mother. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z But it came as no surprise when, hardly three years after I had begun school, the novelty of learning began to fade. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z This latter missive was especially upsetting because I received it soon after learning that the list of victims had grown to include Lopsang Jangbu. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But this wasn’t a safe, controlled environment I was learning in. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “He selected you for a space mission? He’s learning to play ‘Heart and Soul’ on the piano and needs you to play the harmony?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Neither the loneliness nor the learning was easy for him, however. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At night, his delicate snores reminded me of a baby cricket, just learning to croon to the night. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z An example: Penelope’s frantic worry about learning the sehottische had now been wholly replaced by her concern for how the children would cope with their accidental visit to Lord Fredrick’s study. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “And these lessons and this learning will be rooted in what all of you brought to this classroom these last few weeks.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z She would watch Mia, learning to frame a shot, develop film, make a print. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The pony was learning already to fill his stomach out unnaturally large while the cinching was going on, and then to let it down when the straps were fixed. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t see the point in learning to solve useless problems, or subtracting turnips from turnips, or knowing where Ethiopia is or how to spell February.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z But after I got a patch for learning how to bring someone back to life, I quit. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I was learning how many ways poetry could have meaning. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z This idea about learning was being used successfully by practically every teacher in America. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z When Adam asked me why I was so busy, I gave purposely vague excuses about learning tough new pieces. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m learning all your hidden depths today, sweetheart.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Even learning a few simple moves would help, if I practiced enough? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It was amazing how a person could grow old without learning to put things away. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z While I was learning to use my arms just fine, my legs were more or less useless and couldn’t kick. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Tartarus was learning to control his new body. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I am learning to control my resentment, not to be so impatient, to wait for things. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Not after learning what the photograph really meant. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z "Honestly, he probably don't. Gotta show him. Not trying to be soft, but that's the way things go. Shoot, man, I been learning that a lot lately over at my place." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “I’m going to miss you,” I say, speaking in that foreign language again, the one that I’m learning is my own.“You are so sweet,” Pam goes. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Because his kids were going to see this whole thing as one large, exciting, learning experience about the First Amendment and the freedom of the press. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z But I was learning as we were talking that he wasn't so bad. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I felt like a baby girl just learning to walk, only the ground under my feet was shaking and I had no one to hold on to. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "Brother," he said drily, "you have no idea how much you're learning—Please sit down." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She listened, her ears learning how to work in this new world, and she could hear the sounds of birds chirping and trilling, and this was somehow comforting. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He quit the bakery, bought the restaurant, fixed it up, and spent a few weeks learning how to cook. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z “You might say I am working for Civil Defense doing research by learning to live off the land. Tell them not to be afraid, that crayfish are delicious and caves are warm.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “But Mexico. We could slip in, no papers. Lay low. I’ve got a plan to get there, too. I’ll sign on as a porter. And I’m learning Spanish.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Through his parents’ various marital split-ups, he’d moved repeatedly from one remote and inhospitable town to another, learning to negotiate a series of stepparents along the way. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw that in this dusty and fathomless matter of learning the true name of every place, thing, and being, the power he wanted lay like a jewel at the bottom of a dry well. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z A song I wrote about learning how to put my first bra on immediately comes to mind. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “It makes me feel like I’m learning a secret code or something. I don’t know. It’s powerful.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Or perhaps we are only at the beginning of learning to use the system, with almost all our evolution as a species still ahead of us. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z After learning about this sad history I again telephoned Francis Black. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Slowly, at the camp high school, I'm learning about where I come from, the peculiar yesterdays of my people. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Jesus was learning the carpentry trade from his father. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t see why they can’t learn it alongside her. Wouldn’t that bond them all closer, learning about Chinese culture together?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I didn’t have much learning of numbers, but it seemed like they was saving the wages to be $1.15 or $1.50 a week. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was there many years, thinking, meditating, singing his strange songs, listening to the birds, learning from peasant women how to heal sickness with grasses and herbs, to write amulets, to drive out evil spirits. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Honestly, I have no intention of learning how to clean. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Gordon’s Skill Learning Sequence is based on two main categories of learning: Discrimination and Inference. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z As for the learning itself, I figured you didn’t need a college degree to become one of the people who knew what was really going on. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I was learning to have less walls inside me too. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z So she set forth for herself and for her brother the task of learning everything about the museum. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe there was something to be said for learning how to do that, how to make the braver choice. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z But to himself he said, passing by, “It would not surprise me at all if the elder one should become a prefect with all this learning!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “To control us. And so our learning was lost, along with our leadership, and so much else. A chain of knowledge handed down over centuries, and a library to shame even your great Zosma.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I spent three or four months making up and learning songs for the elders, then I sang them when I was home for vacation. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z It means if you want to know whether — and what — kids are learning from a TV show, all you have to do is to notice what they are watching. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t care if he hoards bongs or spends his days in his mother’s basement, learning guitar. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It was the time of adapting to unthinking obedience, of learning to carry bedpans in a stack, and remembering a fundamental rule: never walk up a ward without bringing something back. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Madame Manec’s energy, Marie-Laure is learning, is extraordinary; she burgeons, shoots off stalks, wakes early, works late, concocts bisques without a drop of cream, loaves with less than a cup of flour. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z That an institution of learning should keep a library was not as obvious then as it is now—Plato, for all the reasons we have already discussed, kept no such collection at his Academy. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “Ah, such intelligence,” she beamed when I finished stuttering through the Hail Mary in English, “a true man of learning!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At that young age, George joined the Dutch underground resistance movement as a courier, learning to dodge the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z "You know why you're digging holes? Because it's good for you. It teaches you a lesson. If Zero digs your hole for you, then you're not learning your lesson, are you?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The authors theorized that the theater students benefited by spending time “reading and learning lines as actors, and possibly reading to carry out research about characters and their settings.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z We were learning about how, although the Prophet was statuesque and walked nobly, he always, always stopped and stooped to smile at children. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “If it isn’t the genius who thinks vapid video games about intergalactic zombies are twenty-first-century learning tools.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z This was good, clean fun—excellent writing, a fine learning experience. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Besides, I felt, as did many other students, that with Bantu Education, the source of all the violence, still in place, there was no point in learning. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Because learning this new thing about G’ma just makes his head spin around all the other new stuff he’s learned. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z And now, fifteen years after I’d buried him, I was learning that Baba had been a thief. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Advocates of high-stakes testing argue that it raises the standards of learning and gives students more incentive to study. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “I’m seeing a lot of growth in your work. You are learning more than you know.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z All on top of the long and monotonous years spent learning the basics of the machine that had given birth to the space program. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “It’s not like you’re learning anything by goofing off with your friends.” A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She was like Lynn in that she could do anything, including crazy stuff like learning how to use a clutch. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Though she has acquired a taste for classical music over the years—“it’s like learning to appreciate a stinky cheese”—she’s been a not-always-delighted captive audience for many of my marathon rehearsals. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Years of happy memories flooded me—learning how to ride bikes together, swapping our favorite graphic novels, baking cookies at my house, laughing and talking and planning and sharing. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Tree-ear moved among the clusters of people, learning bits and pieces as he listened. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Some expressed concern that an emphasis on rote learning was smothering creative thinking and intellectual risk-taking. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z That is exactly what I was learning on my own travels: Homesourcing to Salt Lake City and outsourcing to Bangalore were just flip sides of the same coin—sourcing. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z She was getting to know the boys, learning bits about their pasts and their families’ struggles. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z On the one hand he places learning, and on the other superstition. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z All day, he had been learning that it was not so much the physical things, or the threat of physical difficulties, that frightened him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z There comes a point when my body breathes a sigh, and there’s some kind of solace in this learning. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Writing, by contrast, was an activity I thought of as a kind of report, evidence of learning. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she looked back into the microscope and said, “John Hopkin is a school for learning, and that’s important. But this is my mother. Nobody seem to get that.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z A Communications Corporation offered to teach girls teletype machine operating and to pay them twelve-fifty a week while they were learning. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s nice to think about you off having adventures with Harry and Ron and Hermione instead of learning how to be a good Catholic and missing your baby. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Fern was still learning to tell time, so I kept hers in my drawer until she was ready to wear it. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he said something about how you can see the sweating but the learning disabilities are invisible. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “You learning anything from these oldies but goodies?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It really did make me glad to know Penny was learning the same books I loved so much. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Powers and his fellow test pilots trained for months at a secret facility in a remote part of the Nevada desert known as Area 51, learning to control the powerful experimental planes. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “As the world collapses around us, it is learning and culture that will prevent us from becoming barbarians.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z But I was raising my girl modem where she wasn’t kept cooped up, learning blind obedience. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m dyslexic, which means I have a learning disorder. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Brandon was good—way better than she expected him to be, even after learning he used to play on a team with Milo. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Following the awful Saturday in Miss Lisa’s pantry, I was committed to learning more about the white world and how it worked. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I recall learning these laws clearer than I recall learning my colors and shapes, because these laws were essential to the security of my body. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But I was not learning anything and nobody had volunteered to help me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I began talking to my parents about what I was learning from my African American friends at school. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I intend to make myself necessary to the Derby family, while learning how the upper class lives. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Upon learning that Washington intended to reject the mantle of emperor, no less an authority than George III allegedly observed, “If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Dad acquired the Rena to reward us for learning to swim. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z For the hours that Gogol is at nursery school, finger-painting and learning the English alphabet, Ashima is despondent, unaccustomed, all over again, to being on her own. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I was learning what I already knew: Most times you can’t. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was learning to use the tools. I began to try them on this small chunk of wood that had been discarded. And it—” He hesitated. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When it’s us, he’s regular, just a black guy who loves to geek out and experiment with making apps and learning coding. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z In her second week Eddie Diamond taught her how to disassemble an M-16, how the various parts worked, and from there it was a natural progression to learning how to use the weapon. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But in general, during the months that followed, two things were happening: First, we were learning more than any rats ever had before, and were becoming more intelligent than any rats had ever been. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z With a computer brain packed full of parenting advice, and the lessons she was learning on her own, the robot was actually becoming an excellent mother. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z In an instant I can see him living the same kind of life my father did: staying in Abnegation, learning a trade, marrying Susan, and having a family. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He was already in college, learning how to make money off money. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Learning sequences in music: A contemporary music learning theory. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z You might think that unskilled jobs would be a snap for someone who holds a Ph.D. and whose normal line of work requires learning entirely new things every couple of weeks. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He spends his first months learning all about English art. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I tried to imagine what it would have been like to study in such a place, to walk across marble floors each morning and, day after day, come to associate learning with beauty. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Maybe I’m not the smartest person in the world, but at least I keep trying. I keep learning,” she said. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “I got to get them sheets washed and ironed and then I got to get to this old chifforobe you done let go dry as Texas. And then we cooking—” “No learning lesson today, Minny.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Amari thought briefly of her father, who loved meeting men of other tribes and learning their languages. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Communal learning lends itself to performing in a circle, and indeed most game songs are performed in a circle. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z And he tried to put on what he thought very grand and stiff manners, but as a fisherman's hut is not usually a good place for learning grand manners, the result was dreadful. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Schools located in ghetto communities more closely resemble prisons than places of learning, creativity, or moral development. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z There is nothing so encouraging in prison as learning that the people outside are supporting the cause for which you are inside. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And while I waited I went on learning. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Knot had taken on the project of teaching Nailer to read, and it hadn’t taken long for Nailer to begin resenting the tedium of book learning. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Virgil spent his hour with Ms. Giegrich, learning about numbers, and Valencia spent her time with Mr. King, although Virgil wasn’t sure what Valencia needed to learn; she seemed pretty smart. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z And if you want to know what kids aren’t learning, all you have to do is notice what they aren’t watching. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course this magic depends on one’s personal history of learning. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Sometimes learning can be just as painful as not knowing.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z They were springing up all over South Africa because we were supposed to be learning about and embracing one another in this post-apartheid era. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I went to school, feeling that my life depended not so much upon learning as upon getting into another world of people. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He had book learning and was almost twenty- one; still he could make a ten-year-old schoolboy feel proud as a man. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, learning how to shoot was wack, but I still had a pretty good time, when I think about it.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z We were different, but most days we believed Ms. Laverne when she told us how special we were, how smart, how kind, how beautiful—how tons of successful people had different ways of learning. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I’ll lie and insist that there’s been a computer error and that I am supposed to be in the Distinguished Scholars class, even though I suck in English and have a learning disability. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Cooter saw I was starting to believe and said, “And if family breeding contests don’t count as some up-north, big-city learning mess, I don’t know what do.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z This meant not only that we were learning, in a real way, how to cohabit as a couple but also that Barack got to know my family in a more intimate way. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Let’s go show my family I am learning to walk normally again!” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I myself tried to be mindful of that wall, learning from other First Ladies’ experience, taking care not to directly or overtly insert myself into West Wing business. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “If you take each problem a step at a time,” he continues, “you’ll grow the answer organically. The process will take root in your brain. This is true learning.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It was merely a question of learning to think as they thought. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The Discourse is a strange work because it is both autobiography and philosophy; Descartes teaches us how to think by telling us the steps he went through in learning how to think. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The halls of the castle were silent as they strode to her room, taking the empty servants’ passages to avoid any too-curious courtiers learning more about her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Instead of getting random answers correct, her students would show real improvement on the easier types of questions they had previously missed, an indication of actual learning. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I was finally learning the proper way to do all those skills I used to improvise on the trampoline. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z So he decides to set aside his disdain for institutional learning, left: over from his days at theology school in Amsterdam, and enroll in a painting class at an art academy. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She thought too many tests were a waste of valuable learning time—my kind of teacher. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I was quickly learning that I was not considered African American, even though I was from Africa and I was living in America. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z What I was learning, too, was that in the eyes of a campaign operation, any minutes or hours a candidate spends privately with family are viewed basically as a waste of that valuable time. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Telling the difference between instincts and learning isn’t all that easy—especially when it comes to learning how to navigate secrets and lies. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z This site would be helpful to those learning new instruments, as well as experienced musicians who are just looking for some new music to play. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He had a good mind, not so stubborn against learning as hers seemed to be. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The men stopped but Nathan wanted to keep singing, because it felt like he was learning songs from Pond again. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Your father has been learning to cook since I stopped eating,” Lourdes says. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or this? ‘A little learning is a dangerous thing. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z But I was learning the history of American slavery myself. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “You don’t know how many hours I spent learning how to field and hit a baseball.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z But that’s balanced out by the good things that came in reaction to the swastikas—like the paper chain and Link learning the truth about his heritage. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z She liked teaching children, and hopefully there might be a library where she could extend her own learning as well as that of her charges. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z But Link seems to be 100 percent serious about learning his part for December 4. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Teaching and learning occurs between the art forms and any number of diverse subject areas. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The first exercise, learning how to fall, was conducted in the gym on a big expanse of mats. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “That is not hard to guess. Now you know better. Well, that is one of the three foundations of learning: see much, study much, suffer much.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z His father glanced at his hands, as though learning a new piece of information. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z But after we were taken, we spent the next few years learning in special schools, living somewhat normal lives until they were finally able to finance and build the Maze. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Above all, though, we celebrated each new bit of learning or progress. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I mean, on good days, what I was learning in college excited me in ways the street and its erratic and petty rules never could. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z It was an odd and new sensation, to be seen after a lifetime spent feeling as invisible as the very air, and I was still learning to return those smiles. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Only now do I understand—Darin always listened more than he spoke, watching, learning. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I say, “We’re learning a lot about this state of ours. Fd never seen much of Indiana before I started, but now I know it really well.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “It’s been three years, Jackson. A cat can do a lot of learning in that time. I read the dictionary four times last month.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “You must be the fat man,” said Tock, learning not to count too much on appearance. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He began to apply the basic principles of language acquisition to music learning, and called his method the mother-tongue approach. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He had been trained since earliest childhood, since his earliest learning of language, never to lie. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z It felt like I was learning how to walk all over again, trying to keep my balance in this awkward position, while simultaneously trying to forget how much pain my legs were in. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She seemed so earnest in her love of the religion and so dedicated to learning everything she could in the class for new converts, my father was immediately attracted to her. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She just started learning numbers, and so everything she sees, she counts up. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z But it was a silent rage, a crafty rage; he was learning war. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember how I hated the idea of serving him and learning from him. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z She walked through the halls of the British Museum for a couple of hours, learning the names of paintings and drinking a series of Diet Cokes from small bottles. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z All of these settings are part of a person’s enculturation, or learning one’s culture through experiences, observations, and both formal and informal settings. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z They were now spending lesson after lesson learning how to look after flobberworms, which had to be some of the most boring creatures in existence. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Everything was about learning lessons and money and how the world worked. My parents wanted me to do better than they did.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Men, I was learning, were sinvergüenzas, which meant they had no shame and indulged in behavior that never failed to surprise women but caused them much suffering. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z A man with a bad leg needed book learning to find his place. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z It’s okay; I’m learning that sometimes plans change, so I guess I’ll find out. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z We spent the days learning from our teachers. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z But, the researchers concluded, the rats don’t appear to encode that experience as learning and memory unless they have some downtime after the experience. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They were learning the alphabet that day, and six children at a time were sent to the blackboard to write the letters they had memorized. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Kaede especially enjoyed talking to Shae, who told stories about her training as a guard; about learning to fight and to ride with a sword. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I would stand for hours on the doorsteps of neighbors’ houses listening to their talk, learning how a white woman had slapped a black woman, how a white man had killed a black man. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They looked very interesting, but to my embarrassment I found that I had spent so much time learning aeronautical jargon, I had not picked up on the everyday talk. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The “Total” column represents their cumulative classroom learning from all five years of elementary school. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Tree-ear was learning a new skill now—the draining of the clay. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact, one of the only times Ernie didn’t wear his shades was whenever he was doing karate, which he had been learning since he was seven. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The skill I was learning was a crucial one, the patience to read things I could not yet understand. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Otherwise, Ezzo warns, sleep deprivation might “negatively impact an infant’s developing central nervous system” and lead to learning disabilities. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Every day, I had physiotherapy and had to do exercises, learning to get my arms and legs working properly again. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I am learning he has a wicked sense of humor and think this is an admirable trait. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Most folks that I know don’t read so much and don’t have great book learning. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess you could call it a "failure," but I prefer the term "learning experience." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He is the lord overcomer of obstacles, the god of good luck, the god of wisdom, the patron of learning. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Fort Hare could be a rather elitist place and was not without the hazing common to many institutions of higher learning. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Beside her, in my spanking- new outfit, scrubbed and shiny, I feel like a recently hatched chick, untested and only just learning how to navigate the world. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “It’s understandable. Your newly upgraded brain is learning to flex its muscles.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I spent some of my endless hours of leisure learning to shoot a gun, which I thought might come in handy someday, if not in the war then back on the streets of New York. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Kemp hadn’t the time in, but he was learning the basic rule. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “The student who is learning how to read?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “I am not ashamed to say how little learning I have had,” Mr. Muhammad told me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I says to myself, ‘If I ain’t a gentleman, nor yet ain’t got no learning, I’m the owner of such. All on you owns stock and land; which on you owns a brought-up London gentleman?’ Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Hardly enough for a cash crop, but they were learning, and in another year, after another harvest, they would be experienced old farmers and sugarers, they told each other. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Matt felt slightly better after learning this information. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not yet,” I tell him, “but Captain Smith says I’m learning well. Come on, I’ll show you a few things.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “You know Mama don’t really want us learning root. If she thinks something bad happened, or that you’re scared, she’ll make both of us stop.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Learning to look like this involved learning to isolate mathematical shapes within more complex objects. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “What a beautiful mouse!” said Miss K, who was young and enthusiastic and eager to give her pupils learning experiences. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z He flashed a brilliant smile, looking at me appreciatively in a way I was learning to recognize. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z People were falling in love, getting married, going to drug rehab, learning how to ice-skate, getting bifocals, studying for exams, trying on clothes, getting their hair cut, and getting born. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The moment the children received permission, they applied themselves to finding the best strategies for “earning without learning,” as Constance called it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He set about learning the art of silverwork with Aureliano, who had also taught him how to read and write. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Ms. Gruwell thought it would tie in to what we had been learning in class. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But as I was learning, part of being a CO was appearing indifferent to such details. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They soared with her out over the countryside, learning to catch rats, mice, and pigeons. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “I think so, too. He certainly has no gift for scholarship. They should’ve apprenticed him to a painter when he was young instead of sending him to all those expensive schools for learning disabilities.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I got so excited to be in a learning center and meet a teacher again that I forgot this was a place to teach people how to read. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Listening to Springbok radio is an excellent way of learning how to speak English,” he said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re learning to read already. I can teach you whenever we have time. It’s not so hard, I promise.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z At that moment he was like a child astonished at the fullness of knowledge and learning which unfolded itself before his eyes. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She was learning, she related glowingly at recess, to “understand” her father. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z “Ready? For what? What in the world have you been learning?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She’d spent time in Louisiana and Virginia, where her father opened colored institutions of learning, and California. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z This book guides professionals to work through music, harnessing the processes that underlie music learning, and outlining developmentally appropriate methods to understand the role of music in children’s lives through play, games, creativity, and movement. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z It would be a start to the learning. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He did not like fighting to start with, and far from learning to love it, as some men do, he felt an increasing revulsion for violence. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “But becoming fearless isn’t the point. That’s impossible. It’s learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it, that’s the point.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Vice President Andrew Johnson, whose luck held when his assassin backed out, now stands in the next room, summoned there after learning of Lincoln’s condition. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t feel like something that would end with me learning a lesson about forging my mom’s signature. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z "As it chances, I own this particular establishment, so arrangements were easily made. I am most anxious to keep the Lannisters from learning that Cat is here in King's Landing." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It’s one of the things I remember most about that time: Cal, sitting on a rock, reading Hermann Hesse and learning about the Buddha. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He can’t quite capture on paper what he has in his head, but he’s learning. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Not from the salt in my tears, but because I haven’t closed them since learning Hannah cried when I left the room. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z That’s probably what had tempted her through the window so many times, learning every trick she could to sneak closer to the new pretties, to spy on the life she would eventually have. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z This place in Mount Vernon was where Rose was now spending her afternoons in classes and learning. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z But the Renee tape is one of his favorites because of how beautifully it illustrates what he considers to be the secret to learning mathematics. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z There was even something to look forward to when school started— renewals of old feuds and friendships, weeks of learning again what one half forgot in the long summer. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “I am learning the Language of the World, and everything in the world is beginning to make sense to me . . . even the flight of the hawks,” he said to himself. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Trust me: that Eddie kid is not learning any lessons,” I joked. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z His little brother—all elbows and knees and Adam’s apple, and still learning so much from his bhaiyya. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z And it would be a shame and an embarrassment, after so many years of learning, even to think of quitting. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z In all ages, rich, energetic, and successful nations, when they have carved their place in the world, have felt hunger for art, for culture, even for learning and beauty. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I had spent years learning about Bigger, what had made him, what he meant; so, when the time came for writing, what had made him and what he meant constituted my plot. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Actually, the chaplain was learning to love it in his clearing in the woods. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Part of each day he studied with the Master Chanter, learning the Deeds of heroes and the Lays of wisdom, beginning with the oldest of all songs, The Creation of Éa. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I guess maybe my biggest achievement was learning that there’s more to life than taking the big drum solo. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I see. And what else have you been learning about? Did I hear you mention the Oblation Board?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Can grow up learning and voting and walking and riding wherever we want. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Mrs. van D. was trying to do everything at once: learning Dutch out of a book, stirring the soup, watching the meat, sighing and moaning about her broken rib. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Sometimes I do,” said the Wart, “and sometimes I don’t On the whole I can bear a good deal of learning if it is about natural history.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z After almost six months without schooling, my enthusiasm for learning had been dampened. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I was learning in the obvious academic ways, holding my own in classes, doing most of my studying in a quiet room at the Third World Center or in a carrel at the library. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I had done enough talking and learning and hoping to be transported home. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Like learning names would explain why I was so miserable in college, or make me feel grounded in some way I never had. But no.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Miss Celia says, “I guess I have some learning to do.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He knew that her sending him out with Toomer had a lot to do with his father and things he was and was not learning as the son of a fighter pilot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved the fact that Damaris was Black like me, smart, and also reveled in spending her summer learning about cell reproduction and the best way to solve algebraic inequalities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Personally, I think there are just a few things he has not yet learned about life, and that is that you cannot get through it without learning how to communicate with people.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps you can best contribute to animal welfare by learning about their behavior and sharing what you have found out—by speaking, writing, painting. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Not learning, only working, he told himself fiercely. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Surely it was a lot for them to process, but I was learning that each child took in what she could and from her own perspective. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Of all the stumbling blocks inherent in learning this language, the greatest for me is the principle that each noun has a corresponding sex that affects both its articles and its adjectives. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z His speech was extremely slow on account of a learning disability. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I don't have the learning to prove him wrong, though I know he is. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It was part of Kira’s learning to name and sort the threads. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was also learning to breathe despite my asthma so I could keep on singing. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I really don’t get it, boys. What’s the point of learning this mush?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z There has been learning, but there has been no teaching. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be angry at me, Ruthie. You took a step, your very first step. You’re learning to walk all over again. Just like a baby.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z But as it was a personal choice between learning cudgel and wrestling from Constance or quarter staff from Matthias, to a mouse they had opted for the latter. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I told them that years ago it would have been unheard of for a white student and a black student to be standing together, and learning together on an equal basis. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I was used to learning sports with a group of kids on a field or a track—not in some garage with me as the center of attention. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Now, she was learning English in a Catholic classroom, where no nun had ever mentioned the words she was needing. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Moreover, it was a great relief for me not to spend full time learning X-ray analysis of proteins. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I was learning about shades of black in America, and about how your skin tone determines where you stand on the beauty scale. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Time for another day of higher learning,” Aech said, standing up. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Human minds, for all we’re learning about them, sometimes remain mysterious, human acts inexplicable. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z James was always willing to tell Dicey what he was learning, even though he seemed to have no interest in discussing other things with her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I told him, “Oskar’s CPU is a neural-net processor. A learning computer. The more contact he has with humans, the more he learns.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Finding it, learning its name, cutting or pounding or dashing its brains to make it into something my family would tolerate. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe learning how or why or something would help me feel not quite so confused and alone. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time she cut one, she would glare at me, and I don’t think she was thinking thoughts about nurturing one of her students in wisdom and learning. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Jethro could remember the early days of the war when he had felt resentful upon learning that Halleck was Grant’s superior officer. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z So I held on to my sacred language while learning the words and the ways of the whites. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “All of flying is easy. Just takes learning. Like everything else. Like everything else.” Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z But more often her efforts were disappointments, the uneven products of a girl still learning; usually she threw her experiments away. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m learning Hindi now, which helps keep my mind off the things I don’t want to think about. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z As with other human learning potentials, there is a wide range of music aptitude levels distributed among the human population. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z This chapter addresses the issue of several types of musical inclusion, including music and gender, and music for children with autism, ADD/ADHD, learning and physical disabilities. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Even when he was just learning to walk and run, he’d go around kicking at whatever he could.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z I, on the other hand, was still learning about public life. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Still, they weren’t learning anything that would help them much, until they turned to the map of Ravenskill. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The Greeks, the early Church Fathers pointed out, acknowledged their debt to the Egyptians, and it was easy to see that the Egyptians had acquired their learning from the Jews. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He always closes his eyes and smiles when we reach the last lines of the passage, Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “And learning who you are is what you’re here to do.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z My father said it was because she had been deprived of learning for so long. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z What life was about for me in those early years was being with the woman I was learning to call Mama. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “I feel very close to what I know of Armenian culture through Saroyan’s stories and look forward to learning even more.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It was an integral part of the learning of precise speech. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The shock of hearing Haymitch’s voice yesterday, of learning that he was not only functional but had some measure of control over my life again, enraged me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The lady who thinks it's so terrible to waste learning time cutting and gluing paper. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z For a moment he was more impressed than ever with the Second, with the things she could do, the things she was learning, but then his jealousy and frustration returned. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Could he adjust to a communal learning process? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He never did trust Mama again, though, never did perch near and watch her at work, tipping his head side to side as though he were learning her actions. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z After learning about the challenge, the school librarian assembled a cart of books related to ciphers and codes and made a temporary “no checkout” rule for them, to ensure they stayed available for everyone’s use. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z This aside, however, there are pressing 21st century learning issues that demand multicultural teaching material. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Although more and more people were learning how to read, the artisans still had signs above their shops, not wishing to lose a possible patron merely because he happened to be illiterate. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z So memory, as it matters in rhetoric, is not simply about rote learning any more than oratory is about recitation. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I had been so busy learning to pick cotton that I had forgotten all about him. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “You ever think it should be two days of school followed by five days off? That’s obviously the best schedule for learning.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z With a mournful melody, it tells of a rabbi teaching the Hebrew alphabet to his young students, just the way I was learning those letters in heder. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z They were learning more and more about what South America’s top spies were up to. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Worried he’d lose his sight, he took to wearing a blindfold around the house, learning to navigate our living room and kitchen by feel. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In fact, that’s exactly what she planned to do—draw this feeling in her notebook, maybe a few sketches of June learning to draw. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was hard to imagine her learning to be a socialite. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z There was an especially distinct learning curve when it came to understanding sports. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He's a man open to learning life’s lessons! Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He thought for a moment that it would be better to pay her fee and leave without learning a thing, that he was giving too much importance to his recurrent dream. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Since I loved music, learning to play piano seemed like a good choice, even though I’d never actually seen a piano, let alone had any idea of what it took to play one. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I would be better occupied in learning the stonecutter’s trade as well as I can. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z When it was his turn to read novels out loud, he liked The Swiss Family Robinson and Robinson Crusoe, stories about people shipwrecked on islands and learning how to survive. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “You have spent ten entire years just learning to fence?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The Tap-Out has not only contributed to my growth as a person, but has proven to be a fantastic learning experience in business and commerce. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z "Learning how to drive an automatic is like learning how to do a girl push-up," his dad said. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The long summer vacation—a peculiar and distinctive American legacy that has had profound consequences for the learning patterns of the students of the present day. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Normally, I didn’t mind the learning part of school as much as most people did, but that day, I considered skipping class. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z To tell them was to risk the unthinkable: it was to risk learning that they already knew. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And he's serious about learning the craft—he wants to get paying work as soon as possible. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z So he focuses on work, learning more and more about art and sharing what he learns with Dries, and with Vincent by letter. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z We spent the afternoon with English for You and Me, learning how to diagram sentences—as if there was some reason why anyone in the Western Hemisphere needed to know how to do this. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “After three years of largely listening and learning, I believed that I knew things about the situation in Vietnam worth passing on in my own voice.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Even way back last fall, had Mom been worried that some danger was coming, and she wanted Emma to be ready for it by learning about codes? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “I can print it, I'm learning to write it in cursive.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Natural history thus slowly detached itself from the wider world of learning and began to form an enclave on its own. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The wait was much longer this time, and I was learning about the strange summer hibernation of Susquinian when I felt a light touch on my shoulder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Some lessons incorporate the arts, but do not incorporate the learning objectives and other criteria that fully integrate them, while others follow a deeper level of integration. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Most eight-year-old males begin to spend time away from their mothers, traveling with the big males, learning the sorts of things they need to know when they are grown up. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z And when she was released from the hospital we sent her back to school with the idea that a learning environment was exactly what she needed. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Yeah, he was learning how to shoot, and the gun accidentally jumped out his hand and punched him in the mouth,” Genie blurted. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z But the collateral damage of this era of narrowed learning is far harder to measure and will be recognized, if at all, only years into the future. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z It be like learning how to play hard-to-get, how to entice, how to be sweet honey always. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z In the early 1970s, when Joy was learning about programming, computers were the size of rooms. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Werner tries out various theories on Frederick, but Frederick, he’s learning, moves about as if in the grip of a dream, his trousers too big around the waist, the hems already falling out. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z At my age then, I wasn’t much of a judge of literary or academic quality, but Zora’s learning was real. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He hears about sneaking out of the palace and joyriding around the countryside, learning to sail, being propped up in director’s chairs. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I grew up learning to be afraid of la migra and listened to my parents and family members go on and on about papeles. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “We are a kind of animal that has evolved for social learning,” says Nicholas A. Christakis, a physician and Yale professor, who is an expert in social networks across time. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Gorillas get by just fine without learning how to spell. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z It was so bad that the teacher decided we weren’t learning anything and we got a free study period instead. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He explored her slowly, learning by heart the smoky scent of her body and her clothes, which had been washed with ash and pressed with a coal-filled iron. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He would like to be thought of as the discoverer of new laws of learning—the Einstein of psychology. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It might have been that my tardiness in learning to sense white people as “white” people came from the fact that many of my relatives were “white”-looking people. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He made me promise that when I start learning college subjects in a couple of weeks I won’t read any books on psychology—that is, until he gives me permission. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Dobrynya fought with practiced movements and the ease of a man who spent years learning his art. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It’s only the boys, and not all of them either, since most of the parents don’t approve of learning French or the foreign element in general. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, we are learning more efficient ways of catching fish, and that is good because it means more people can be fed from the oceans. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z What 1 like to emphasize is that learning is a lifelong process. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z What they offered was an essentially segregated learning environment that not only taught skills but also brought accomplished blacks together in a way that reinforced racial confidence. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I consulted the book both at home in my room and at the daily learning academy other people called our school. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Fred the Shark was making a pattern, slightly irregular, like a kid learning to play an instrument. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Why are you wishing Penny immortality and world domination while she’s learning how to say ‘one’ in Spanish?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And one thing I was learning at school was that kid dynamics could be messy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z To accept one’s past—one’s history—is not the same thing as drowning in it; it is learning how to use it. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z I remember watching the newbies come in to practice and thinking how far I’d come since my days of learning how to hold my épée. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Government issues, I was learning, were elaborate and unending. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Instead he had an overwhelming feeling of a kind of passion: for knowledge, for learning of all sorts—and for the children who sat that day at the small desks, as Gabe did. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The so-called “GPs” grew up in this community, their worlds saturated by experiments and observation and learning. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Thank goodness. Adults can be so serious and dull. And as you all know, reading and learning are anything but dull!” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z And maybe I’m even learning to love my face. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I think maybe I am spouting a foreign language all the time these days, except that it is really my own language and I am just learning to speak it. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z I was learning to tease Hamlet and enjoying it. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “If you’re not getting your class, why are you learning calculus on your own?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I had always been an A student, and I loved reading and learning. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I can tell that Janae is looking for something interesting to say, as if she didn’t just come down from upstate after meeting new people and having new experiences and learning new things. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z All in all, I think there are about twelve of us from different grades, now thrown together, learning addition and algebra, “Cielito Undo” as well as “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He likes to play with how things are usually done, even as he is still learning his craft. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Vincent is still learning how to paint well in oil, and struggling with faces and figures. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I was learning under fire how the press, when it wants to, can twist, and slant. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z My shoes skid nicely across the waxed floor, and all those nights in dark apartments, leading girls and learning the steps, have paid off. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z While it is certain that she was extremely bright, she was truly exceptional when it came to learning foreign languages. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “Did you know Ben-Ben’s been learning about the physics of hitting a baseball?” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z There were no words; there was no learning; there was no music or poetry or thought. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z And how could I explain to Grandma that learning to drive was kind of a sacred thing, and you don’t want your kid sister and your grandma along? A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z At the same time I was discovering the richness of the English language I began imitating how white people talked, in the hope of learning proper pronunciation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z If Ernie knew that because Genie was fascinated by learning to shoot, he would test it out for him. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Being that grandchild was just a little one, she was learning her words. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Tried to make sure she kept up her learning. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z “Now tell me . . . ,” he says through a bursting breath, “what do you think learning strategy has to do with . . . bravery?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The smallest part of Rowan’s day, just before dinner, was spent in book learning—but Rowan found that the mental training helped him retain the things he learned without the repetition of study. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I could not push down the excitement I felt on learning that I was not the only person on earth unhappy about how we were being treated by the white people. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Was I a witch because the only time I felt good about myself now, like a real, whole person, was when I was learning magic? Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But Bobby approached with dedication the daunting task of learning many of the substantive ones. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Humans learn best when learning through multiple senses. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z What are some ways to work with the specialists to benefit the student’s learning experience? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I was still but a prentice in the art, but slowly and painfully I was learning. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z And I’d know that I was still on the track of learning about Bigger, still in the midst of the modern struggle for solidarity among men. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Now that there were no servants, Helen was learning to cook. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z A good way to internalize the rhythm is to by first learning the rhyme, then adding the body percussion. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z In addition, there is an intrinsic relationship in the discrimination of phonemic sounds and musical sounds for children learning to read. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Then, learning that Oliphant was heading across the Atlantic for a meeting on radar, Thomson asked him to make “discreet enquiries” about the American reaction to the documents. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z And as if to seal the deal, instead of learning to play electric guitar, I’d gone and chosen the cello. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I lacked even a basic knowledge of grammar, though I was learning, beginning with nouns and moving on to prepositions and gerunds. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “It was required in school. I’ve been learning about how to set up a successful colony since I was five.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Biddy was plumb full of chat and tole Lizabeth ’bout how she learning to cook. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Well, I have as much respect for ancient learning as you do, but I don’t know that I’d want to stake my life on some home remedy from the Middle Ages.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “This place is like darkest Africa. Like the Amazon jungle. Like were learning to live among the natives here.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z David Rockefeller, a member of the Harvard College Class of 1936 and longtime University benefactor, has pledged $100 million to increase dramatically learning opportunities for Harvard undergraduates through international experiences and participation in the arts. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “He was talking about learning,” said the Wart. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Me, I’m still learning, but John Mark says if I played in a league with other kids my age, I’d destroy them. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z But for those who’ve lived as refugees longer than memory, learning to believe in the nutrient cycle requires something close to a religious conversion. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z New Jersey motorists, learning about the invasion on their car radios, headed west, “disregarding speed laws and curves in their race to escape the death rays.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “By the end of the year, I’ll be the one learning. From you!” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I am learning that a life isn’t real unless someone else knows its reality. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The first method is to teach a song by rote, a technique also known as aural learning, or “by ear.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Walter was learning some of this history as the months passed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Thenceforth he studied the high arts and enchantments, passing beyond arts of illusion to the works of real magery, learning what he must know to earn his wizard's staff. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “How about if I excuse you from homework for learning how to play?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “You women had better stop giving teas and brunches and settle down to the business of learning how to draw,” Ignatius thundered. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind was learning to work in different ways, becoming stronger. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Discrimination learning occurs by rote, and occurs when a teacher teaches the basic building blocks of music—vocabulary and aural and rhythmic patterns. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Understanding these distinctions can help to guide educators in addressing different learning needs of children. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I am learning to pass, to look like everyone else, even though I feel broken inside. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Enhancing student learning through arts integration: implications for the profession. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Una and her father had a conspiracy about learning—secret books were borrowed and read and their secrets communicated privately. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “It is an evil thing that you cannot go on learning,” he said. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z After learning more about chickens and completing Lessons 1 and 2, you may wish to retake the quiz or write a 1,000-word essay on why you ought to be able to keep chickens. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Of learning that family is the only home worth claiming. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z They prevented people with feeble eyes from learning to see the world on their own. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I got to stay in our apartment all day, learning some stuff from Nana and then mostly from my computer. 1,508 days of studying from the comfort of my bedroom. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They looked like us, but their cognitive abilities—learning, remembering, communicating—were far more limited. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a sensation of such grace and power that Lyra, sharing it, felt like a young bird learning to fly. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z In the Army, there is an old expression that the officers make the orders and the sergeants do all the work; this year, as a cadet platoon sergeant, I was learning how true that was. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But what she wanted to do, in essence, was create a learning epidemic to counter the prevailing epidemics of poverty and illiteracy. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, I guess I agree with them. That if everyone would just keep learning about the world around them, they would have far fewer problems.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I very often got a ducking when I was learning! My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “Back on Tinian, the second atomic bomb was being assembled even as the world was learning about the first,” remembered Paul Tibbets. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s the same as learning a piano piece, Callie,” she would say, “and you can do that fine. All you have to do is practice it over and over until you get it right.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z And my dad liked learning about the diatoms. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z She has no interest in learning how to drive the new Toyota Corolla it is now necessary for them to own. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Cabot Searcy began to care about learning not for the sake of making good grades, but because he still wanted to change the world. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z There is the soldier who lost a leg and is learning to walk with a prosthesis. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Inference learning occurs conceptually, where the student is able to identify, create, and improvise with musical materials already learned. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He intended, he said, to devote the rest of his life to learning the remaining twenty-two letters of the alphabet. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Since high school, I have maintained a voracious appetite for learning, from Dickens to Langston Hughes to writings about nanotechnology, chemistry, and biology. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After she had offered the challenge, all he could think about was learning in school how shark teeth angled inward so fish could swim in but not out. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Yes, that’s true,” admitted Rhyme; “but it’s not just learning things that’s important. It’s learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things at all that matters.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z And, doggone-it-all, learning a lesson that way just don’t stick in your head. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She wanted a birthday cake with her family, and she wanted Layla to sing “Happy Birthday” in French like she’d done every year since she started learning the language in eighth grade. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z So I spend the first few minutes practicing without a knife, finding the right stance, learning the right arm motion. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The words of the lullaby rushed to his mouth, and his lips quivered at the chance to sing the song he had put so much effort into learning. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I love reading and learning, but I can't stand everything else. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z According to the goddess, in older times darajas had begun their formal training with the splendor around age ten, and spent an additional decade learning its nuances under the tutelage of several masters. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The boomer ethos in which I’d raised my own daughter was obsessively protective, perpetually on guard against everything from lead paint and genetically engineered food to helmetless bike-riding, drinking, smoking, sex, and possible learning disabilities. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo still helped, but she spent several hours a day with the old man, learning to read. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m talking about people and learning how to get along with others. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, I'm looking forward to learning from the Carver squad. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Today Marcus had no intention of learning—at least, not lessons. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I began to despair, but reminding myself of my skill in learning, I vowed to master this new subject. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Lecture cds for learning sequences in music: A contemporary music learning theory. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z "So babe, if you see him, treat him regular. He's forgiven. He's got enough on his plate, and something tells me he's learning his lesson in a much harder way than he ever thought." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z For why should I get excited learning boring chemical facts as long as the chemists never provided anything incisive about the nucleic acids? Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The Legendary Alston Boys’ maneuvers always came from learning something new while on an adventure, something that Otto catalogued for later. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They used the live animation of Saturday morning cartoons to teach lessons about learning the alphabet. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ludus had been designed as a place of learning, so the planet had been created without a single quest portal or gaming zone anywhere on its surface. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And I think I know who left that bruise on me when I was just a baby learning how to say Momma. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There was no apprenticeship period, no learning curve. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z How does a person go about learning how to act toward another person? Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z At CTW, the idea of learning through repetition was called the James Earl Jones effect. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe that was why Ray insisted on learning tae kwon do as soon as he could. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Others had had laryngectomies, or else defective hearing, or learning disabilities, or for an unknown reason had begun speaking much later than was normal. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I explained that I was learning to see the world through a broader lens. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He was like a baby learning to walk. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z On learning of this request the crowd outside the Tribune booed and hissed, correctly interpreting the move as an attempt to gain time to lobby for more votes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She speaks Spanish too fast, but I’m learning to understand her better. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The Afrikaner was traditionally hostile to Africans learning English, for English was a foreign tongue to the Afrikaner and the language of emancipation to us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The college had been founded in 1596 by Sir Thomas Gresham, a financial adviser to Queen Elizabeth, as the first seat of advanced learning in England outside Oxford and Cambridge. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Her hair is crazily curling down past her back, the Spanish she speaks like a song I am learning to sing. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He puts more spicy sauce on his pork, looking guilty, as if learning something in science class is a crime. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I’m meant to say that they have learning difficulties or that they have special needs. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Trefusis and I sate awkwardly in silence, the pretense of tuition abandoned; knowing that the coming lesson would be but a simulation of learning; and being unwilling to begin this pretense without an audience. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Growing up and learning his trade from his father at Eton, he had used simple hand tools—saws, hammers, chisels, wood planes, and sanding blocks. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z At first I would just ask her things like how were the sisters learning—things like that, and she would say “Fine, Brother Minister.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He was going to have to stay there today, missing rec, learning that actions had consequences. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She says it once more, learning something about herself, as we cross another block. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Science and learning in general were the preserve of a privileged few. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Working on your political education, and learning to be a teacher. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you know what can happen in a year? Houses fall. Kingdoms fall. While you sit in your laboratory learning the properties of metal?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z "Yes, I guess I'm learning now," I said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z These soon took a pleasure in doing their work well, in keeping their persons neat, in learning their tasks regularly, in acquiring quiet and orderly manners. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Also, Devin was a hataalii and knew many songs for the ceremonies, so learning the water monster songs would be easy for him! Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Mr. Neely sped through a two-minute lesson on what we were actually supposed to be learning from this whole dissection business, but none of us were listening. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z George and Frank working on the barn, or Byrd making mint tea for everyone, or Axel learning to walk on George and Emmett’s front porch. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Handel was the more adventurous pan-European traveller, learning his craft in Italy and then, in his twenties, settling for good in England, where he was to create the great body of his masterpieces. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z In learning the skills of an artist, she has learned to look and watch and wonder. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Together they opened a series of small piece- goods stores, painstakingly learning the details of small- business entrepreneurship. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I write about poetry; the new Roman Catholic liturgy; learning to read; writing; political terminology. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I am learning a lot about Sam Gamgee on this journey. First he was a conspirator, now he’s a jester. He’ll end up by becoming a wizard — or a warrior!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Annabelle is learning that he likes the company of the ladies. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I wished I could go right on thinking we were having breakfast, paindng signs, and learning our rights. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z You are getting very intelligent and learning real well. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Robots have learning capacity, you...you fool—” And Bogert knew that she had really lost her temper. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z It is a blessing to have options for choice and change in the learning of such unconsciously coordinated acts. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Edna taps the learning packet icon on her tablet and skims over the directions for the project. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “I—I’m dumb. About book learning, I mean. Do you think you could teach me anything without—bawling me out?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Carlos would say Bri was brave because she was the sister of a Marine, but Alex was learning there were a lot of different ways of being a fighter. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z It hardly mattered what she studied, as long as she was learning. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Since so much of learning anything depends on the atmosphere in which it is taught, Finny and I, to our joint double amazement, began to make flashing progress where we had been bumblers before. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z "But learning things at school isn't going to take away your independence—it's going to add to it." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Even though I spent last year as a student teacher at Wilson High School, I’m still learning my way around the city. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z About how important it was to keep learning. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And he kept wanting to ask Dad about what he was learning. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z He had once been keen on English and Shakespeare, but after the separation he seemed to become apathetic about learning. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was upset enough as it was about his learning German. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “And I’m not learning to play. I just need practice.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I couldn’t hope to bull through it the way I had learning my runes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was learning that even where and how he sold his products was an extension of his worldview. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The hours of learning balance were helping her now. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But Milton, upon learning of Riddle’s wishes, solved the problem for him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In the back of his mind, he started to wonder if he had a learning disability. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She was supposed to be learning things as she went along, gaining strength for her final battle. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z But if you are employed as a lady’s maid your employers seldom have a chance of learning whether or not you are a good cook. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Jay didn’t care too much about the learning part of it, but he liked school because he got to play ball and dominoes with the other boys at lunchtime. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It combines learning how to handle die specific processes for the company whose calls they will be taking or making, and attending something called “accent neutralization class.” The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Our requirement was for the right to do something useful with our days, like studying or learning a trade. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And when his parents were killed in a mining accident, the mate went to live in the grove with her, learning to nurse the tender shoots into towering giants with rustling fan-shaped leaves. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z In between marathon bicycle rides I spend most of my time taking care of chickens, learning how to wire up small explosive devices, and trying hard not to suddenly scream my head off with nerves. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “He thinks I’m not learning enough math—that I won’t do well on the exam.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The American system of higher learning seems to have become a great equalizer. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “It's the tortoise and the hare, though, K. I learn faster than other people, but they keep learning. I've slowed down, and now they're coming. I know I'm seventeen. But I'm past my prime.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z So it happened that Ralph was not only a learning experience for Room 5, he was to have a learning experience of his own. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z No, white people had no hearts—that I had been learning every day of my life. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z So the engineers, who knew more about flying vehicles than any others, began scaling the next learning curve. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I was not learning it all over again but for the first time, apparently, since Mother claims I did none of these things as a baby. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The depressing thing is that so many of the ideas on which our psychologists base their beliefs about human intelligence, memory, and learning are all wishful thinking. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, well, if it is learning you are after, you have come to the right shop. But don’t you find it rather dull?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Learning to dance felt like learning to belong. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She had a sudden image of herself, learning. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We had all been in the big classrooms before, and our learning felt like a race we were losing while the other kids sped ahead. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I am learning the pathways of the heart, Eleanor thought quite seriously, and then wondered what she could have meant by thinking any such thing. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “Oh yeah, I’m sure he’s going to like hearing about my ‘learning’ condition,” Tats says. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I knew learning to read wouldn't change the fact that Fatima was trapped here like I was, cleaning floors, dusting baseboards, and peeling potatoes. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I spent my life learning to feel less. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z On my way, I was learning, was the product of Barack’s eternal optimism, an indication of his eagerness to be home that did nothing to signify when he would actually arrive. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Norman was a sailor who took advice from men of learning. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We are supposed to be learning about explorers. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Pascal, learning of this last result, carried out similar experiments in tall buildings in Paris and, as quickly as possible, published an account of them. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z If there was one thing I was learning about the town of Manifest, it was that Secret was its middle name. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “That’s a trigger for her. But she’s learning. Being out of the system forced her to refine those social skills on her own.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “June is totally obsessed with learning a sit spin.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In 1983 T. Berry Brazel- ton wrote that a baby arrives in the world “beautifully prepared for the role of learning about him- or herself and the world all around.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I remember best going with the younger daughter, Helga, to visit the neighboring farms, eating thick, dark bread in farmhouse kitchens, and learning to wear clogs. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z But is the commercial theory of learning true? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was to become the center of learning in the Eastern world—and one of its first scholars was the mathematician Mohammed ibn-Musa al-Khowarizmi. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He had been learning about journalism at school, from a textbook, and it seemed to him that his father had abridged some basic journalistic principle. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Short of going to the Wrights and letting them teach us on their actual flying machine, it was the only way of learning how to fly. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Second, a long cultural revolution had to take place, in which book learning came to seem of lesser importance than direct experience. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “It was last year, but I’m learning and growing every day.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z After learning about the challenge, the school librarian assembled a cart of books related to ciphers and codes and made a temporary “no checkout” rule for them, to ensure they stayed available for everyone’s use. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I’m going to spend the summer learning things I really want to leam! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The folding is familiar—I once spent two days learning to fold my notes just this way, instead of paying attention in math. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He is very resistant to certain aspects of learning. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z It was like learning a new language, except there were nearly two hundred unfamiliar letters, and you had to invent your own words a lot of the time. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was eager to show her all the new skills I was learning, and to introduce my friends on the Jet Stars team. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z An image of black men learning anything suggesting self-defense seemed to terrify the white man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Learning a new language made me really excited about learning more. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z At moments like that, she seems like a wolf learning the patterns of sheep. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He was merry, and we sate in an office in the warehouse while he feigned instruction and I feigned learning. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He spent some time talking to the sentries and learning how they were organized. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It kept wandering up to the dormitory where his, new broom-stick was lying under his bed, or straying off to the Quidditch field where he’d be learning to play that night. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Brown divulged what he was learning at the weekly Klan meetings: the identities of the Klan’s local and regional leaders; their upcoming plans; the Klan’s current rituals, passwords, and language. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “He was learning to shoot and the kickback hit him in the mouth. Knocked a few of his teeth out.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The robe did not belong to her, though she was learning its story through her work. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked back at Zed, who had been studying me with the same look that I see in the neighbor’s cat’s eyes when she watches baby birds learning to fly. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The word bo was short for bonjour, started by some chaps learning French in secondary school and wanting to show off. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z As I draw my finger through the gooey cream, I think about the words “learning differences.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z You couldn’t grow up in my hood without learning how to defend yourself. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z But he was excited at his intuitive understanding of the camel driver’s comment: maybe he was also learning the universal language that deals with the past and the present of all people. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z School had nothing to do with learning and knowing and getting the right answers. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z But he was learning cunning, he would not be followed. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I was rapidly learning to distrust everything and everybody. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But I had no connection to the history I was learning. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Her job through two marriages—the first for sixteen years, the second for fourteen—had been to mother her children; but now she had to run a family, and she was learning late. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z My own mother had said that losing your innocence and becoming a man was learning to sin. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, Piper could almost imagine they were normal teenagers, enjoying each other’s company and learning to be together as a couple. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Each student gains importance and dignity as he or she participates in teaching and learning to set goals, make plans, choose behaviors, evaluate results, and learn from each experience to do things better. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Even so, she said, Richard was a kid, a kid who was capable of making an exceedingly dumb mistake, but one who was also capable of learning from it. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “So I’m just learning,” said Tucker, and threw himself into a wild twirl next to Papa Bellini’s pipe. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I says, ‘You mean the lady got the henna hair? That’s my friend Miss Reilly. I’m learning her how to bowl.’ A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “They are fine for rote learning, but the study of naming requires a level of dedication that ravel such as yourself rarely possess.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He says we will graduate knowing how to read and write because we’ll spend a million hours learning how to read and write. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z A natural extrovert, he would leave the hotel as soon as we arrived and hit the streets, learning by seeing and talking to people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As ever, he wants to keep learning, improving his skills as an artist. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Everybody, he is learning, likes to hear themselves talk. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Good boy. That means you’re learning. I’m proud of you. More proud than you could know.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z For example, medieval Islam, centrally located in Eurasia, acquired inventions from India and China and inherited ancient Greek learning. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Everyone has his or her own way of learning things,” he said to himself. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I was learning already from the frantic light in her eyes the strain that the city imposed upon its people. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know if it’s from listening to Lola B so much or from learning about Mexican punk from Mrs. H, but it’s of...cool. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I knew now why learning my family’s magic was so important. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Grab a textbook from the bookshelf. I hope you’ve been learning about the Roman Empire; otherwise you will have a lot of catching up to do.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Most of the kids are from farms themselves and other rural homes and are learning to read and write at all ages. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Your sister, even though she avoids the work, is a skilled spinner and will be a skilled wife. She needs practice in learning both, my son,” their mother said with a smile. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z But Jean de Satigny made fun of her artistic impulse, saying that if she wanted to do something with her hands she would be better off knitting booties and learning to make pastry. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z What was worse, it was possible to get a university degree in biology without learning any genetics. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Nobody seems to be amazed that Penny is soaking up and learning thousands of words,” Mrs. V replies with a shrug. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I went from learning about Grandma to bar mitzvah lessons in the blink of an eye. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Besides,” Friedrick continues, “you must be asked such things constantly. I find I am more interested in learning about the woman than the magician. I hope that is acceptable.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z For Terryl, the exhilaration around learning was a sign of the enthusiasm she tried to instill in her children, tried to exhibit for them. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Outside of the Korean Peninsula, there’s no place easier than greater Los Angeles for a Korean to float around Without learning another language. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “And I’m not saying I agree with that, but after learning what I did about my G’ma, I understood why she never told my dad.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z He could introduce them to Devin, who would have an easier time learning the water monster songs. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Then she asked what else I was learning besides the piano. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He was a small child learning to get around by himself. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Another thing to say for the demoness was her genuine interest in learning about people as people. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Nathan devoted all his concentration and brainpower to learning the songs. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z My learning came quick, even if my healing did not. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z When our elders presented school to us, they did not present it as a place of high learning but as a means of escape from death and penal warehousing. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Our major project this quarter is an interactive learning initiative. Over the next nine weeks you will become an expert on an individual from history, learning enough to become that person and assume their identity.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “Moss is learning to speak. He keeps hearing his parents say his name over and over—Morris, Morris!” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He studied via distance learning over the TV, Tam Lin sent off the homework, it came back with excellent grades, and Celia praised Matt lavishly. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, at one point while I was learning, the truck jolted forward several inches. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z If Z was the bomber, maybe learning that Kaitlin was with the paramedics would stop him from whatever he was going to do. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She did not know he was learning that virtue from her father. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “And you’re learning an instrument at the same time? Are you insane?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Later, in graduate school at Indiana University, it was my hope that the gene might be solved without my learning any chemistry. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z After a series of unsatisfactory report cards, my mother had begun to think that what many of my teachers were telling her was correct: I might have a learning disability. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z And those bright angels were youths in dirty corduroy trousers, some study-raddled and some learning the small vices of their fathers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Every year, he dispatched his most promising graduate astronomers to the great European centers of scientific learning, such as Cambridge, Manchester, Paris, or Gottingen, Germany. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “But isn’t it about learning statistics and understanding how those stats impact Washington Heights and other neighborhoods in New York?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z But what is important to Gilbert is not just book learning, or even the performing of experiments. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We no longer work in the fields but spend the hours learning to fight in combat as rumors spread that Youns have invaded our borders. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But I think we shall have trouble learning how to lie, having for so long practiced the art of going round and round the truth without ever lying about it, or reaching it either. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z To Milkman’s father, college was time spent in idleness, far away from the business of life, which was learning to own things. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z And since my dad lost his job, he’s been taking his commitment to my learning seriously. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z But ever since he had been a child, he had wanted to know the world, and this was much more important to him than knowing God and learning about man’s sins. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not easy, but Zannikos worked his way up to short-order cook, learning English as he went along. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z But our leaders were making speeches about how America’s middle class had to stop dreaming and start learning how to really work. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But when I asked her if I could spend today with Mr. Keller learning stuff, she seemed happy to say yes—I think she felt bad about the auction letter. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Even the affluent young are increasingly unlikely to spend their summers learning how the “other half” lives, as lifeguards, waitresses, or housekeepers at resort hotels. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Dear Diary, For the past four years we have been learning about tolerance and how you should accept everyone no matter what. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He’d confessed to me, last night, that he’d been secretly learning and practicing on his own these last couple of years, and I was blown away by how much he’d progressed all by himself. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I’d like to spend a year in Paris and London learning the languages and studying art history. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z For the student, music not only strengthens emotional and cognitive development, but also allows a new outlet of expression, and a new means of learning through listening and making sound. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The new knowledge thus represented the triumph of experience over theory and learning, and was celebrated as such. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “I’m not lapping you anytime soon. And if this is about sex...I love Tim, okay? But know that there’s been a learning curve.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z To learn music using the Suzuki approach, the child must replicate the steps of language learning by listening to excellent recordings so that beautiful music becomes part of their natural environment. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He was learning how to negotiate with imperious Yankees. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Can’t say he’s learning much. But he seems to like us, all right. He says you have a great reputation in Europe.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I were anywhere else, no black child on the place would be learning anything.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z And as far as the art is concerned, she’s learning how to pose better every day, and doesn’t ask for much: she’s fine with nothing but bread and coffee, as Vincent is. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I think of what David said, about observing us and learning from us. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Unfortunately,” Darkness said, “your generation is less concerned with learning the stories as well as sharing them, and more concerned with modern conveniences. As such, we are losing our memories.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z You could have been here, at this school, learning from teachers who’d pay proper attention to you. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “James Washington, your sister is learning,” Mrs. Fuller said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I suddenly felt very guilty, for in all the excitement of slowly learning about Father and living in the demon land, I had not really had time to think about Mother. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The Greek Kings of Egypt who succeeded Alexander were serious about learning. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z By such lessons did I become acclimated to scientific calculation in even the meanest function, so learning the secrets of tare and gross. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z After learning the details of Vivian’s deposition, I had begun to have doubts about my friend. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But given what we are learning about intelligence, the idea that schools can be ranked, like runners in a race, makes no sense. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Thomas was quickly learning that jokes about Frypan’s cooking were just that—jokes. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Who, over the course of a hundred and fifty years of life, not to mention nearly two years of my personal tutelage, has managed to avoid learning a few important facts. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The basic approach utilizes discovery in terms of music learning, and also is synchronous with many of the 21st-century learning approaches discussed in Chapter 1. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z If a spat with Delly can reduce him to arguing with himself, he’s got no business learning how to assemble a gun. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z They are a part of life here, just as integral to my initiation as learning to fight. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I was learning that some things take time, and worrying wouldn’t change that. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “I used it when I was learning them, but I know them now.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z What if, in spite of everything, he still felt some loyalty to his theatre family and, learning of my association with Falconer, he had come to expose me? The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, the sun of Naples might be conducive to learning something about the biochemistry of the embryonic development of marine animals. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Objects he’s got, color he’s learning, but he's still feeling dissatisfied with the way he portrays the human figure. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The movie Malcolm X, which was originally contracted as X: The Movie, shows him learning how to read the dictionary as if he didn’t already know how. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Since I was the ringleader, he’d try to distract me by asking what skills I was learning in gymnastics. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Learning sequences in music: A contemporary music learning theory. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “We have much thirst for learning. I shall have Jesse, our carpenter, make plans to build a small school.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Hearing this type of talk confused me even more about the objectives of all I was learning. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved the dance, and particularly enjoyed learning the lyrics, because they were poetic and it improved my vocabulary. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I felt as though I was learning history afresh. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even as a little girl she hungered for learning as a child does for cookies in the late afternoon. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z For example, individual teachers may prefer one gender to another, but the entire educational system in general, favors girls’ learning styles and behaviors over that of boys. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Perhaps you should he more secret and guard your Lord from shame,” I say, for I am learning to speak her pious language. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Since he pledged himself to art, Vincent has gone back and forth between drawing and painting, learning about one from the other. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I figured out pretty quickly that a lot of the kids at my new school had learning challenges or behavior issues, which is why the classes were kept small. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z So even if I’m getting intelligent and learning a lot of new things, he thinks I’m still a boy about women. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Here I am, so focused on learning to speak another language, and I barely use the words I already know. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z No wonder Paul almost blew his hand off when he was learning. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z "Is that so? What you learning down there?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I am ten, learning to embroider circular stitches, to calculate fractions into percentages, to nurse my papaya tree to bear many fruits. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z This would be a good place to start learning more on the subject of modern folk music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “You two learning from your uncle how to work the roots?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Sprat went on to acknowledge that there were some hardliners who were so hostile to all aspects of ancient learning that they wanted to abolish Oxford and Cambridge. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Most people around here didn't even know about me training at Malloy's for years, punching the bag, and learning how to snap my jab and move my feet. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Like a kid learning his favorite superhero is not only real, but knows his name. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z If our mothers cared about history at all, they’d know that this street dates back to the colonial times they’re supposed to be learning about. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Users with less expertise were more accurate in predicting the learning curves, though their guess, too, fell short: they predicted twenty minutes. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z She was learning also to overyeast the bread and weight the mugs, so that much of what she served was merely air or iron. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides being a trading hub, Alexandria also had a long history as a center for culture and learning. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Throughout my years of education, only Ms. Gruwell took action to help me with my learning disability. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “No. I mean ... I remember riding one, but not learning.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Throughout the modern, thinking world, but especially in Britain, men of learning ventured into the countryside to do a little "stone-breaking," as they called it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “First at the junkyard...that was a karate kick, wasn’t it? How long have you been learning karate?” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I'm learning to break out of the fear now, taking small steps each day. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He is trying it out, he is just learning. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The grammar school curriculum consisted of grammar, logic, and rhetoric—a three-part system of knowledge called “the trivium” that was regarded as the foundation of learning. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He was learning how to match the feeling he had about an object with what was formally understood about its style and background and value. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z But I began to see that Chet was weakened by the very genuineness of his interest in learning. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I was learning how to write efficiently, how to think critically. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I was just learning my letters and figured I knew just about every word ever invented, but that word I’d never seen. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z I worried about how much Andrea might have changed since learning the Charleston, and when she came to the door, my heart sank. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z On some days I found myself thinking every waking moment about nothing else but my safety—consumed with learning skills that would keep me alive. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Here he was, a man with an insatiable appetite for learning, forced for most of his adult life to live in intellectual isolation. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z For Lucy there’s no pain, no rehab, no learning to live disabled. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z It’s definitely been a learning experience for all of us. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “Or perhaps Mrs. Baker will assign selected lines to you. Do you think that you might enjoy learning a line or two?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z It was bad enough learning crystallography without having to acquire the witchcraft-like techniques of the biochemist. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Even if it means I have to deal with those snotty new girls at school. Lettie’s never going to quit when she finds out I’m learning to work root.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Hated himself for learning to sail, for wanting to sail. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Ironically, in the universities of medieval Europe every doctor came to accept that Galen was the embodiment of medical learning. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I was learning how a boy is supposed to live, learning our traditions, how to be brave, how to protect the cattle—and not to involve myself too much with women. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z We assume that a large brain, the use of tools, superior learning abilities and complex social structures are huge advantages. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, she was in high school going through the things high school girls go through, playing tennis and learning piano, and when Tateh was divorcing Mameh she got lost in all that. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z In his letters, he talked about learning more than just the care of the horses: the other soldiers taught him how to use a sword and a bow, how to ride, how to drill. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Finish learning this song as quickly as you can. You will be leaving for the Third World in three nights,” Darkness said, shocking Nathan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Maybe it's the shock and anger of learning I have to leave, but something wakes up inside me, something as powerful as a searchlight, and I jump up and stamp my feet. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I suppose I was in shock, but whether it was the shock of learning about something horrific, or the shock of learning about my own ignorance, I’m not sure. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I called the nuthatch “Barometer,” and when he holed up, I holed up, lit my light, and sat by my fire whittling or learning new tunes on my reed whistle. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z This may take some practice if you're not used to it, but it can be useful practice for anyone who is learning about music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z I am learning a lot and getting smarter every day. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Timbre, tempo, and dynamics are so powerful that a few adjustments here and there can change the entire learning atmosphere of a classroom. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Part of his story was probably true,” the king agreed, “for it is the Paper of Answers. I spent many long years learning how to read it.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Was it a tremor, or just a child learning the complicated business of managing her own fingers? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “It would be an amazing learning experience,” I added. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The independent learning setup only served to fuel my competitive streak. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “But we here have to go on learning. The government has ordered all other schools to stay open. I’m sure things will settle down and will return to normal soon.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought of the tiger cub growing stronger in her reserve, safe for now from poachers, playing with her brother and learning to hunt. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “She’s learning how. Let her help. I want my own birthday party.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I stare into space and picture those poor students still stuck up there in room 230, learning about triangles. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z In elementary school, or any early formal educational setting, children often learn music from a music specialist with a set music curriculum and learning goals. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The alchemists had pursued a secret learning, convinced that only a few were fit to have knowledge of divine secrets and that the social order would collapse if gold ceased to be in short supply. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He tells me school is easy now, you don’t have to sit in a ditch learning your sums or the glorious history of Ireland. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He didn’t want me to be afraid of getting a bad grade, as long as I was learning. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Absolutely. As a matter of fact, we’ll use this test as a learning tool to study for the real competition. But anyone is free to see the test and check their responses.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Till you’re blue in the face. But it’s all rote learning, it doesn’t sink in. The minute your back is turned they’ll go right back the way they were.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z While I was learning to swim, Irene had spent her summers building fences, moving cattle, branding, and helping the neighbors who bordered her parents’ ranch, and their neighbors. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Children, now attending the schools that their parents had been so excited about, were learning that many of their white teachers did not think they were capable of being educated. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As for me, I went on with my own life—going to school, learning poetry, reading. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Her learning issues have a known cause: chemotherapy, administered in high doses, to treat childhood leukemia. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Yet as weird as these singularities behave, they were no longer mysterious to mathematicians, who were learning to dissect the infinite. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “I was learning. I’m good enough for a country wedding and that’s about it.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Genie nodded, hoping it was more dog tricks, like Samantha learning to talk. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z But instead of learning what the future held, I'd been dragged to downtown San Jose so my parents could fill out paperwork with our immigration lawyer. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “I mean, I’ve been going out and learning about artists of color.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z An aspiring writer could be forgiven for thinking that learning to write is like negotiating an obstacle course in boot camp, with a sergeant barking at you for every errant footfall. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He identified numerous social problems plaguing black families, such as high levels of unemployment, discriminatory mortgage practices, and the gutting of early-childhood learning programs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He had been up most of the night with his manager and Harry Cat, learning new pieces. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that I was in seventh grade, art class had gotten far more sophisticated, and I looked forward to learning new creative skills. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But Im keeping up with my reading and learning new things every day and I know its going to help me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I’m learning to keep my head about me. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z It was the beginning of my learning curve on Haiti. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Della Porta was a Neapolitan nobleman who had made a profession out of occult learning. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z After two years of study—the graduates of three-week and six-week courses were more admired by the peasants for learning at such wondrous speeds—my mother returned to her home village a doctor. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched him now, his hands working gingerly, as if he were learning to use them for the very first time. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I am also learning that I can feel two very different feelings at the same time. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Yet he could forget his learning too, baldly enjoying the phenomena produced. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Through no fault of their own, those second graders had lost a year of learning. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Oh, it was not anything. I was thinking about Kay learning to be a knight” “And well you may grieve,” exclaimed Merlyn hotly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ay! My man of learning!” my mother smiled when I entered the kitchen. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Shin made little progress in learning how to manage money, sometimes spending more than he could afford on dinners and airline tickets for friends. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Are you getting graded for learning this stuff?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z He was at the University learning all manner of names, right? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It never quite rivalled those institutions, but this was still a significant step in the spread of learning in England. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Conceptual framework: National Core Arts Standards: A conceptual framework for arts learning. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z You and Gina can choose to be friends for life, right here and now, even if you’re still learning how to be one. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z But he doesn’t ask me about what I’m learning, or what my research papers are about, or what books I’m reading. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "And I intend to read Emerson, too . . ." "Very good. Self-reliance is a most worthy virtue. I shall look forward with the greatest of interest to learning your contribution to my fate." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “If we can double it, and speed up the learning process at the same time, the possibilities are enormous.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z And I knew he wouldn’t want any and everybody monkeying with his car or learning how to drive on it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She’d meant the letter to show him how well she was doing—how she was learning and studying as well as working, but the black stain ruined it. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z There are no events but thoughts and the heart's hard turning, the heart's slow learning where to love and whom. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Shayla, it’s great you’re learning about Emerson. Especially at your age. I don’t think I’d even heard of him until I met your father, who used to quote him all the time.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The very idea of schooling used to be about learning so that we could improve our lives and the world. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Or has she calcified her feelings, protected herself, as he is learning to do? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She was soon able to read Urdu— and had started learning English. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Good. You are already learning. This is important for you to remember because I will not always be here to remind you.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “So,” he said, “the stupidest things can be set to music. You’d be better off learning love songs.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not good for learning English, though, because everyone on the show speaks it so poorly! Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “It’s learning what others have discovered about the world, and then—when you bump up against a question that no one has ever answered before—figuring out how to get the answer you need.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I spoke to parents and ANC members and told them that every home, every shack, every community structure, must become a center of learning for our children. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Unless he really did have some kind of problem—poor vision or some learning disability that people in this time would see as stubbornness or stupidity. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Almost instinctively he went about learning the truth and at the same time disbelieved it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Oppression and the fear of learning have obliterated almost all memory of ancient Alexandria. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The great forests of weed were delicately traced, and in them there hung motionless many schools of sticklebacks learning to do their physical exercises in strict unison. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Wouldn’t you rather be learning the truth about magicians? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Stated positively, they believed that learning is a social activity; learning is a rite of passage into the group. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I also sold at the back doors of the wealthier clients in town, trying to remember what my father had told me and learning a few new tricks as well. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Adult-led learning situations may be able to tap into or approximate the multi-modality that may increase arts and learning connections for children. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “I’m also learning a lot about the history of Judaism,” I admit. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Standing onstage in the empty concert hall in Würzburg, learning how to tease the loudest voice out of my belly while Maria stands in the back row of the balcony. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We spent a third of the class time learning “aeiou’s,” a third learning how to count to twenty in Tsonga and a third how to sit and stand upon command. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been so focused on what I was learning that I hadn't heard my mother come in and begin cooking. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “So, I did my part. I quit. Now we have to keep working on your learning how not to quit on everything and everyone because they disappoint you or hurt you or make a mistake.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I became paranoid; my health suffered and learning became impossible; I considered dropping out of school, but my mother begged me to stay. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But it’s there, when things die down, that the learning and memory get strong but, more than that, that the greater powers of decision making come into play. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Danny was working on an experimental psychology project that had to do with the relationship between reinforcement and rapidity of learning, and I was doing a long paper on the logic of ought statements. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z A significant improvement occurred in his learning curve in 1956, when he was thirteen. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I’d wanted to hear all about your new friends, about the new songs you’d been learning, and who snored at night. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z You and I, you and I, you and I. We were learning to adapt, to knit ourselves into a solid and forever form of us. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She was learning something, doing something she had not known how to do. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “Little brother is learning how to cuss,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Seems as if I know, but I can’t remember learning it. Seems as if it’s along the road. We’ll know it when we get there.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I was learning rapidly how to watch white people, to observe their every move, every fleeting expression, how to interpret what was said and what left unsaid. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But after learning about the fate of those rebels, the princess was spending most of her time in her rooms, and had declined Celaena’s repeated offers to go for walks. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Maybe even right around the time I was learning it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Where his father had the gift of gab, Kermit had a gift for learning foreign languages. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z This site allows you to track any changes regarding teaching and learning in the arts. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z It would take Pong more than twice that long to get down the twisting mountain track, but he couldn't leave before learning how Father Cham was. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z There’s a line, “instincts don’t rule out learning.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z All his talk about respect for one another, respect for different opinions, respect for honesty and real learning. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z He was learning a lot of new things. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not fair that you guys agreed to play ‘The Final Countdown,’ and me and Chris have spent a lot of time learning it....” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z But the way I figured it, if he was big enough to act like Old Yeller, he was big enough to start learning to earn his keep. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z They were honoured for their learning, and Albert the Great was made a bishop. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried his hand at many sports but had little patience for learning the finer points of any of them. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man’s voice stood out from the others, high-pitched, shouting gibberish, like a child learning to speak. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Our passion for learning, evident in the behavior of every toddler, is the tool for our survival. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that Salva was learning more than a few simple words, he found the English language quite confusing. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z "Right. He used to box. He said if you can concentrate on learning to box, you can concentrate on learning anything." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s time for you to start learning something beyond scrubbing the floor,” said her stepmother, and held out her hairbrush. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been looking forward to learning to fly more than anything else. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Helmuth is about to bite into the cake when Hugo says, "So tell us, my boy, what are you learning in school these days?" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Then, to show off her English that she’s learning in night school, she adds, “My darling daughter, she needs to understand it is necessary to go forward, not back.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She says to us, “Contests are silly. Let’s spend our Saturdays for the next year appreciating art and learning craft. Sound good, guys?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Like French and German,” added another student, officiously showing off his learning. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z As I flipped through, I noticed that there were at least four topics I didn’t remember learning anything about. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z After all, I'm good at learning songs by heart. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “It’s always a pleasure to see the young take an interest in learning.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Baba Joseph, perhaps noticing, set her to work feeding a young calf that was learning to do without its mother’s milk. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z While their parents were at work, the kids were at school, learning the rules of the new culture, and sometimes using this new knowledge against their parents. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “I confess I am, and so much else besides. I welcome you to our great city of learning and hope that we may be of service.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “You wouldn’t believe what we been learning!” she said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “She’s never been selfish before,” he amended, and some of his anger was dissipated before the satisfaction of his new learning. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z After hearing that for maybe the fiftieth time, and learning more about my family’s baseball legacy, it occurred to me that the trunk might not be real. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z My mother told me that when I was learning how to knit. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “I’m only here to ask you one question. As you know, I have spent the last ten years learning. Now I have come for you to tell me if I’m ready.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Maybe someone will feel the same way after learning about my experience. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Across the room, my mother would be learning her lessons on the harpsichord. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Vera’s legs were weak; like a calf that is learning to walk, she was wobbly and disoriented. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The F.O.I. spends a lot more time in lectures and discussions on men learning to be men. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. I see that....Well, I thank you, Genry. But my business is unlearning, not learning. And I’d rather not yet learn an art that would change the world entirely.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I knew from my own life experience that when someone shows genuine interest in your learning and development, even if only for ten minutes in a busy day, it matters. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z That’s how things were out here in the wild, she was learning. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z You have progressed from a state of “wanting to die” to the much more positive outlook of “learning to live.” Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z So he remained shut in at the mercy of Santa Sofía de la Piedad's loving eyes and Úrsula’s mental quirks, learning in the narrow world of the house whatever his grandmothers explained to him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z They'd stood on stages in front of big crowds and were learning to absorb the anxiety and controversy that came with having a father, maybe especially a black father, in public life. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It is hard now to imagine the difficulty of learning to start, drive, and maintain an automobile. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She was learning how to twirl a baton. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Kepler, reasoning from astrology, dated the moment of transition to 1563: the great planetary conjunction of that year had transformed the world of learning; certainly it had led to a flood of astrological publications. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z After the training camp, his coach said that he was second string and that when he starts learning the system, he will be first string. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z The figure 1 was a pretty baby girl just learning to walk, and easy to handle; 2 was a baby boy who could walk and talk a little. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I needed you to focus on learning the songs with as few distractions and as little stress as possible.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Patients in traditional forms of psychotherapy while away their fifty minutes reliving childhood conflicts and learning to blame their unhappiness on how their parents treated them,” Pinker wrote. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I end up learning their names as they sit there, drinking. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I'm sure I'll enjoy learning new ways to pray to the God in the sky. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Sam had shared Deen’s sleeping cabin and been always underfoot, learning the island from the tall boy who would be leaving now, so suddenly. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “It’s just that I’m still learning. I’m not very good.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Maybe I need to figure out a way to be talking about these issues more, and create a space where learning and talking about women is normal and doesn’t get shut down right away. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Perhaps the biggest surprise was learning about cold weather. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now you are relearning. You are learning honesty. I’m sorry to punish you, Matty, but Village is a population of honest and decent people, and I want you to be one of us.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z And yet I was learning to harness it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The students were taught how to identify Jews by learning the physical traits that the Nazis claimed characterized “inferior” people. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing. He is going to train me, starting as soon as possible. He says it will not be too difficult for me, for I am not without learning.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a plethora of evidence regarding the critical role that the arts play in children’s lives and learning. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Maybe Emerson was right when he talked about learning through suffering. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Tyler had always loved what Dad called “book learning,” which was something the rest of us, with the exception of Richard, were perfectly indifferent to. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Similar to other sequenced learning approaches, such as Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development or scaffolding, Gordon’s approach relies on a gradual increase in skill level difficulty as the student progresses. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z When we were learning about chemistry, one girl stopped the class to ask a question. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Once they became aware of how much learning there was to be had in the libraries of the Tower and they became hungry for it, they were sent away. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Again, the pews were overflowing with people interested in learning more. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Parents often learn the instrument along with the child, acting as musical role models, and maintaining a positive learning atmosphere for the child to succeed. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Trainers put young unleashed birds who are just learning to fly and hunt on a hack board, a sort of artificial nest. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Her freedom, her independence, her period of learning—about herself, about the world, about her career. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Father, on learning that we would miss our lessons, said, “A good thing, too. A boy needs piano like a snake needs a hoop-skirt.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z For her, like Dr. Gazzaley, the applications are potentially widespread—someday we may be able to treat attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities, and attention-related memory loss without drugs, which can have side effects. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I spend that first week—and it does feel like spending, like not seeing him is costing me something—doing all my normal things: reading, learning, not dying. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He was learning to take Basil in his stride. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But in fact there was something that would keep Deborah from learning: she didn’t have enough money. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z You think it was easy sitting through all that tolerance education, learning every day that the bad thing I did was a thousand times worse than I thought it was? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Conversely, we would have had a very hard time learning his language and understanding his way of thinking. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't mind learning new forensic skills from the coach. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He was learning how to catch her off guard. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z They follow their mothers around, waddling along on their flippers like children learning to walk, making crying sounds and sounds of pleasure that only the young make. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The excitement I had once felt about school and learning simply went away. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z By this definition, though, going to the ballet is an experiment, while learning that the seats are uncomfortable and the drinks sold in the bar overpriced is a chance experience. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Give all lessons an auditory/visual/tactile/kinesthetic component to support contextual learning for students of all challenges,” Sobol says. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Vonetta didn’t seem to care that we were in some sort of Black Panther summer camp, learning to become Black Panthers. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the kind of place that would exhibit particular patience for anyone, male or female, who took too long to scale the learning curve. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z My next class was English for students with learning disabilities. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I’m learning more and more each day, perfecting my mind, my body, and my aim. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z With more than five thousand students, it was a factory of learning. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Not for nothing had Julius spent hours with Boots, learning his language, translating it for the princess. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He loved learning how the clocks in the station worked, and there was a kind of satisfaction in knowing how to climb through the walls and secretly repair the clocks without anyone seeing him. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z A few days later Nat was ready to start learning Spanish; he had a dictionary, a grammar, and a New Testament. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Every step I took felt new, like I was learning to walk all over again. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z As it was, they had their hands full just learning how to fuss. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He was only an intern; he was just learning this stuff. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z While white girls learned to waltz and sit gracefully with a tea cup balanced on their knees, we were lagging behind, learning the mid-Victorian values with very little money to indulge them. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And last he bought a typewriter and set about learning to use it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In the dark warmth of that house Ged spent the winter, hearing the rush of rain and wind outside or the silence of snowfall, learning to write and read the Six Hundred Runes of Hardic. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Five a month, when he could be learning the skill that would bring him dozens! The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Ella, pet, try to keep him from learning about the spell on you.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He was trying to think clearly, but since learning that Capricorn was back he couldn't pull his thoughts together. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But Uncle Cent and the other Goupil directors feel he would benefit from more time working at the branch in The Hague, learning still more about the business. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As I write this, organisms endowed with genomes are learning to change the heritable features of organisms endowed with genomes. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Besides learning about Garfield's vital signs each day, readers knew when Garfield slept restlessly, how much pain he had, and how often he moved his bowels. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I used to think that had to do with his learning disabilities or whatever, but now I’m not so sure. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z They turned out to be a good tool for learning English. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, his success in demolishing the supposed antipathy between garlic and magnets remained hidden from history until very recently; it is della Porta who established the new fact within the world of learning, not Garzoni. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Without people or laughter or learning, the domed building was just a fancy tomb filled with dry and dusty books. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Like many other researchers before him, Gordon realized we are lacking in terminology to explain all of the complex processes that go on with music learning and listening. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z It’s so hard to explain the way it felt to be a little kid with a culture that was mine and another culture that I was learning. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Children’s clapping games and rock passing games provide very simple but accessible examples of polyrhythmic learning. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z She learned how to control the light and the camera to get the effects she wanted, like a musician learning the intricacies of an instrument. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z After a while, he is learning, even total darkness is not quite darkness; more than once he thinks he can see his spread fingers when he passes them in front of his eyes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “I could wish,” he said, “that Mr. Sharpe had not instituted these regulations respecting your learning. I am sensible they do seem ...” I stepped closer to the table. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I wanted to lie in a French crib and start from scratch, learning the language from the ground floor up. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The constant learning and yearning for knowledge was what helped her finally move away from the bustle of Philadelphia to settle into the quieter, safer suburb of Ewing with my sister Kathy. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I love listening to Pa speak French to his colleagues and that’s why I like learning the language, even if the teacher is mean and I don’t like her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the kind of wisdom that someone acquires after a lifetime of learning and watching and doing. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Together they were learning to take small steps. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “It’s true that he works alone, but he is learning from the games of other players all the time,” he said. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z So I concentrated on that, too: learning what I could about the things right in front of me, like lobstering and shepherding and the constellations riding the night sky. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “You play the part of the student who is learning how to read.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The masters said that even a little learning made a slave discontented, unfit for a life of slavery. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I was learning from books what my father had learned by doing, but we worked together to master challenges of converting metric measurements to the equivalents in inches, feet, and yards. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “No, Pop. There’s lot of smart kids. But I’m learning. “The skyline, Manhattan’s skyline has changed. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z There was a computer interface there, which Citra used for her studies—because unlike Faraday, Scythe Curie did not shun the digital when it came to learning. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z There are some ways to avoid having to do the transposition yourself, but learning to transpose can be very useful for performers, composers, and arrangers. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z "It was a real learning curve for us," Witzke went on. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z But under the deceptively clean and level slate the topography was the same, and instead of San Francisco or Europe or Mars I would be learning the old landscape, brook and hill and tree. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Like singing or writing. Do you paint or anything like that? My Micah is a beautiful painter and Ezra is learning piano.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Washington, for his part, obliged his Virginia critics by urging his stepgrandson to attend Harvard in order to escape the provincial versions of learning currently ascendant in the Old Dominion. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z They might have called on teachers, might have demanded some kind of national literacy campaign for children of the poor—white and nonwhite—at the earliest levels of learning. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t like she was learning a new fact—she had understood it all along in every way except with her brain. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z That fault could properly be laid to Ernest Lawrence, who was still learning how to balance engineering and hard science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It sort of hurts, but still, I love learning about him. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z So stoic was his expression, so even his tone, so bland his smile that his moods were difficult to discern, but Roza was learning them. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “I didn’t think learning root was going to be so boring.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He’s reading self-help books and learning new things about himself and the world. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “I jumped at the chance. I had been helping out in my uncle’s factory, wanting to do my share, so I was learning what hard work was.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “Grab a textbook from the bookshelf. I hope you’ve been learning about the Roman Empire; otherwise you will have a lot of catching up to do.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She wouldn’t even mind learning how to electrify things. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “And just when he had gotten it to the point of learning to eat nothing at all, the ingrate up and died. I suppose you have heard that story?” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Now there was so much more to ask, so much more to understand, and because it was all new, she felt like she was right there on the learning curve with the engineers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z And yet it was for him, for Sonia, that his parents had gone to the trouble of learning these customs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z White said he thought it was a useless emotion, having felt guilty about his divorce from his first wife and learning nothing from that emotion. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z With one, you can lose your entire past; you start afresh, learning how to tie your shoelaces, how to eat with a fork, how to read and sing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Enhancing student learning through arts integration: Implications for the profession. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Dries tells his parents of Theo: “The longer you know him the more you like him, and I am learning to appreciate his great gifts and talents more every day.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The nuns deeply trusted the role of memorization in learning. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z So I am learning to pretend, to smile and nod, to display empathy I do not feel. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “I’ll wait, and in the meantime, you could be learning to like me. Would it be a very hard lesson, dear?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Candice was regretting not ever learning how to cook on her own. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But Winnie was independent-minded and intent on learning, and it would be useful because I was gone so much of the time and could not drive her places myself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z White and his men had earlier confronted Morrison after learning of his deception. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Mo stared at the address as if he were learning it by heart, then put the piece of paper in his new wallet. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Wasn’t learning to lose gracefully part of your training?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We thought we were learning about the place where Miss Honeywell was, not preparing to write a report on a country we hadn’t heard of before Mr. Mwila brought us up to our classroom. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Never learning how to dress properly, or how to act at a formal dance. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Don’t be. It’s been a learning experience, one I never could’ve gotten at Harvard.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z In the country the repository of art and science was the school, and the schoolteacher shielded and carried the torch of learning and of beauty. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Schindler knew little about the nuts and bolts of manufacturing and wasn't interested in learning. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Danny remained convinced of his original argument that experimental psychology had nothing to do with the human mind, though he began to see its value as an aid to learning theory and intelligence testing. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I was fast arriving at the point where many a black child, eager to continue learning, had to drop out because parents could not afford school fees, books and uniforms. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, Sonny, you’re so smart,” Dorothy sighed on the couch in her living room when I told her how I was learning trigonometry. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Motor skills can be added to a song to increase the learning dimensions. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He was having trouble learning the subject because he didn't have much interest in it. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “Well, I suppose I best be on my way. I ain’t got no hankering to interrupt any more learning!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “I’ve got a lot of learning to do. I’m so sorry I hurt you in the process.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z They were learning how to kiss now, taking their time in the darkness, savoring the taste of another mouth, the shape of other lips. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They marched in darkness that was pitch and bumped into each other blindly, but they did not panic, and they were learning to march without swinging their hands. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I was learning that silence can say a lot. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Music Learning Theory explores how we learn when we’re learning music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z His city was constructed on a lavish scale, to be the world center of commerce, culture and learning. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I felt strange. Because their methods were different. They were learning usages that my group hadn’t learned yet, so we felt stupid.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “You’re both going to have to remember that when we start learning root magic.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The elderly teacher was a man without learning, without the wisdom that some unlearned men acquire with their years, without even the saving grace of kindness. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z We wrote that we were all well, having a lovely time, learning good trade skills. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “The idea is to constantly learn. You are always taking an examination. There is no end to learning... There is no real end to what can be done by whom.” The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Over the years she had been slowly learning more about Joe’s parents and what exactly had happened back in Sequim and before that, at the Gold and Ruby mine. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The board was smarter than her old one, learning her moves in a matter of minutes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The afternoons were spent at a gymnasium learning how to fence. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z It looks like it’s written by someone just learning to spell. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I was always learning things about Baba from other people. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “He selected you for a space mission? He’s learning to play ‘Heart and Soul’ on the piano and needs you to play the harmony?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Those subjects, the ones who walked in nature, did a better job at learning. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They may also be diagnosed with learning disabilities, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders, depression, and suicidal tendencies. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He was convinced that babies started learning things from the very minute they were born, and that it was wrong to keep them in a nursery. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m learning that Elisabet’s sudden conversational turns are always for a good reason—usually someone’s safety, probably mine. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Enjoying living was learning to get your money's worth and knowing when you had it. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z But those thoughts were trumped by another one, which was the thought of Ernie learning to shoot. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He studies in his apartment, and occasionally up at one of the libraries at Columbia, learning about the matter-of-fact aspects of his profession: electricity, materials, lateral forces. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In any case, learning to write a secret code like that is really interesting. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I’m learning a whole new language for the first time. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z No one ever gets punished in this house, because Mom says we should “experience the consequences” of our actions so that we can “benefit from the learning opportunity.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The dad said: “Let him spend the night in jail; it’ll be a good learning experience for him.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Mama, I’m learning too much tap. I’m afraid I’ll never learn to be a ballerina here,” I whispered into my mother’s ear one afternoon after class. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z There are six self-contained learning communities in our wing of the building—children with various conditions, from preschoolers to kids who ought to be in high school by now. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z We were learning; we barely knew what we were doing. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Well, he’s right at the age where he’s learning so much. He grabs toys when we hold them in front of him—my father says he’s learning small-muscle control. And he’s really cute.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Styx was learning all kinds of stuff from us, just like we were learning all kinds of stuff from him. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Watch always,” he told them, “for signs of improvement, faster learning, quicker reaction in group A as compared to group B, and both as compared to the control group.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z And maybe it wasn’t that they were teaching me, but that I was learning from them. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And there were plenty of examples to prove that learning made a boy leave the farm to live in the city—to consider himself better than his father. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Everything has been hard for me—getting out of bed, learning to use crutches, going down the stairs, walking again. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She begrudged them the few crumbs of learning she threw at them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Chicago, I was learning, was a much bigger city than I’d ever imagined it to be. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z "Primus is certainly learning caution," said Secundus to his four other dead brothers. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z One of the first steps in learning to read music in a particular clef is memorizing where the notes are. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z She didn't say anything about him learning how to drive a manual transmission. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z How wonderful they had seemed the first time Prosper had seen them with his very own eyes, after learning so much about them from his mother. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The poor Wart realised that now he must choose between confessing himself a human, and learning no more of their secrets, or going through with this ordeal to earn his education. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “A lot of wizards think it’s a waste of time, knowing this sort of Muggle trick,” said Fred, “but we feel they’re skills worth learning, even if they are a bit slow.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Our “learning community”—what a joke— has been together since I started school. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “For one thing, I’m going to use it to fuel our lessons and power our learning.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z A few times a year, Bannon’s would hold recitals for the students at each level so that parents and families could see what we were learning. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Of the Huntsmen there was no sign; and Gwydion believed that Arawn, learning of the Crochan’s destruction, had summoned them to return. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z But his affection for me at length overcame his dislike of learning, and he has permitted me to undertake a voyage of discovery to the land of knowledge.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z Strange about learning; the farther I go the more I see that I never knew even existed. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Begin by learning the song and performing it in unison. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “My man of learning,” she smiled and kissed my forehead. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He described his time with Lupa and her pack, learning their language of gestures and expressions, learning to survive and fight. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z What they don’t say out loud, what they mean, is that time working can be time spent on other activities that they prefer, like homework and learning to cook. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Homework came in overwhelming waves, especially chemistry and calculus, which I had a hard enough time learning even with formal instruction. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The first task in accomplishing that is learning exactly what one must do to survive. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The lady turned to me and said, “Well, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. Leaving your poor grandmother while you hang around that Holly Paine learning goodness knows what.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Back home with Jay and Doc, learning to work root. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But they found a good and proper group in the American wing where they spent a lovely and informative hour and a half learning about the arts and crafts of colonial days. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Aside from the formal curriculum at the university, we would spend our time learning the language, learning the country, and learning more about ourselves than we ever imagined. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But without students occupying those desks and their homework tacked on the wall, that empty summer classroom seemed laden with the memory of past students and past learning that took place within those walls. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She remembered a boy at the Home telling her about learning to float. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Of learning that she’s kept him from experiencing something, even if it is a tornado drill, just because she doesn’t believe in him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Franck and Saint-Saens were both expert organists, and learning the organ, then as now, meant learning Bach inside out. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “You seem interested in learning English,” he said. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, both music aptitude and music achievement are dependent on audiation; i.e., our music learning potentials and our music learning achievements are based on our music thinking. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z So do the chimps.One day, perhaps quite soon, scientists may not need to use animals for testing drugs and for learning about human diseases. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z These schools offer an environment that is simply not conducive to learning. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z It is learning to understand the meaning of a work of art. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I am disappointed that I won’t be learning to use a musket. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Some of Vaughan’s children, including Martha’s father, went to live with Osage families, where they grew up speaking Osage and learning the traditional dances. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Some parts of that learning could be taken over by the advocates of the new chemistry, but much of it had to be abandoned as incomprehensible and unreproducible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When kids watched “Oscar’s Blending” or “Hug,” were they watching and learning about the words, or were they simply watching the Muppets? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those who say so are the enemies of reason and learning,” Hamlet scoffed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She spent each contented night by the fire, learning from her gran to prepare and mix remedies. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Upon learning that we had all fought for the so-called army, in different parts of the country, we calmed down and talked about what bases we were from. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z When the tears slowed, Papa told me, “This morning, I said that you did a man’s work. But you was still a boy. Now you are learning to be a man.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s attacking art with the force and fury of a storm, and the tenacity of a tradesman learning a craft. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She’ll be just learning to talk now, all “Dada” and “Mama” and a secret language incomprehensible to anyone but a parent. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I was fourteen, I should have been going to school all this while and learning something. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z While we were learning to be code talkers, the war had gone on. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He returned to the beings of land, eager to begin learning the ways of the water monsters. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z On the positive side, children are learning from a professional, trained to teach music to children. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z At the same time that he was force-feeding us tribalism we were learning other ways of life, modern ways, from mingling with children whose parents had shed their tribal cloth and embraced Western culture. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z That, the researchers said, was not a good way to enforce long-term learning and memory. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The kitchen was where Ralph spent his free time too, learning to cook. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Wizards speak truth, and it was true that all the mastery of Names that Ged had toiled to win that year was the mere start of what he must go on learning all his life. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He remembered the carol he had been learning for this very night, and words came to him. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Then he would let loose annoying bursts of learning. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven years of bondage, all the while learning a craft he hated, with never a chance for the one he loved? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z In any case, I too am learning, ordeal by ordeal, my indignity. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He was advised to be content with knowing that they could work miracles for him, provided he did not insist on learning their nature. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And even when Candice made a mistake, her grandmother would tell her it was just a learning experience, and to keep trying. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z For my part, I felt that I had somehow committed a sin of betrayal by learning English. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And the new, new thing, I was also learning, is the degree to which it is now possible for companies and individuals to source work anywhere. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z There was probably two days’ worth of learning there. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z In the beginning, only he carried a rod and Joe tagged along, observing and learning. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mounted on the dragon’s back, she oft felt as if she were learning to ride all over again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The other night Dr. Strauss was saying that an experi- mental failure, the disproving of a theory, was as important to the advancement of learning as a success would be. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z A close parallel exists between the two, for most of the business leaders are connected with the schools of higher learning, either as teachers or directors. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Abigail had bought Candice the globe a few weeks ago; she wanted her to get a jump start on learning the countries. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I told her I was learning how to be brave. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “You spend so many hours sitting there every day, Neel. You must be learning something!” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Welles replied that he didn't "know what the legislation would be....Radio is new,” he continued, "and we are learning about the effect it has on people. We’ve learned a terrible lesson.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “How could you? The Protectorate looks to you as a voice of reason and learning.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z To all of them Samuel communicated his love of learning, and he set them apart from the prideful ignorance of their time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And maybe I was learning that sometimes saying nothing is a very good choice. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The skies that the young pilots and navigators were learning to fly in were already unsafe. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Thousands of students also rode the buses to school from the time they were little, learning the transfer points and schedules by heart. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z And then we opened up Jane Eyre and picked out words that pretty much looked impossible but we figured them out because of what we were learning about letters and their sounds working together. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As the tolerance education unit rolls into its third week, the only lesson anybody is learning is that you don’t have to be a racist to be sick of tolerance education. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The Rough Guide series is a good place to start learning about this subject. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The FBI was learning, but it still had only the faintest idea of the enemy it faced on American soil. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Vincent is still learning, but already he is forging new paths for himself and those who will follow, though he doesn’t know it yet. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He’s just out-learning her: he’s putting in a few solid months of learning during the summer while she watches television and plays outside. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The learning environment of the missionary schools, while often morally rigid, was far more open than the racist principles underlying government schools. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To me, there was magic in the learning. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Francisco Pizarro, now governor of Peru, was learning that to avoid outbreaks of feckless violence he needed to keep his men occupied at all times. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z No wonder the idea of learning how to talk round a large mass of people was something that Athenian aristocrats—traditionally *So named, supposedly, because it met on a big rock above Athens. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “You will resume fighting then. Today, you’ll be learning how to aim. Everyone pick up three knives.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Earlier I was belting out lyrics to the Stevie Wonder song I’d been learning to play on the piano before we left home. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I was learning how to connect my message to my image, and in this way I could direct the American gaze. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And as the people of Chicago were learning, these newly arrived black citizens were making decisions that could affect them all. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He was learning how to plug himself into popular culture in order to understand new fashion trends. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Like Miss Preston's, the building gives off the feeling that important learning is happening somewhere, somehow, someway. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z While parents were away at work, their youngest children were looked after in church-sponsored daycare centers and their older children were busy learning at school. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She was learning to write her name in Zhaganashimowin, the white man’s language, and she taught Omakayas the things she learned. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, they were both thoroughly frightened by the rebellion on Animal Farm, and very anxious to prevent their own animals from learning too much about it. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z It said that Governor Thomas Corbett had proposed that the state’s institutions of higher learning should consider closing their budget shortfalls by drilling for natural gas on their campuses. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z It was good what he said about learning. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain splattered on the tin roof of the barn, like a drummer who was just learning how to play, uneven and off-beat. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to keep on learning and to escape the loneliness I felt for my family. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I had already been thinking about learning enough to go to work for Wernher von Braun. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I realize now that my feeling for Alice had been moving backward against the current of my learning, from worship, to love, to fondness, to a feeling of gratitude and responsibility. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I shift in my seat, trying to follow what Ms. Tannenbaum is saying about our first learning packet in social studies. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z There is the grandmother who slipped in the shower and broke her hip and is learning to use a walker. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z We were to spend three days by ourselves, in teams of two, learning to live off the land. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead she said, “I’m learning about Rusakov Particles, and about the Oblation Board.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Now I was on the brink of learning all of the letters and how to put them together to form words. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He was not attractive to look upon, very short and from an early age bald, and he was ponderous at learning. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I set myself the goal of learning at least two new English words a day. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Boy,” he said, “I just finished seven months of ranger training, learning how to kill little people like you. So why don’t you just shut up?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He was starting to really like those birds, especially after learning what the barn swallows symbolized. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Will he mind that I have no learning?” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z During the day, students of all ages sit together in the biggest room in the house, learning. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He told me about her huge appetite for learning, how she wanted to know everything, do everything, be everything. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I remembered reading about medicine back in Kraków and learning that dry toast helped settle an upset stomach. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z And always, there was the magic of learning things. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z From perspective painting, the new mathematical learning spread to cartography. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “He welcomes everyone to the school, even new ones who have no learning, who can’t even speak properly.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She didn’t mind at all and was, in fact, delighted that he was learning some Russian. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z We sit in the dark cavern of stairs, giving ourselves time like we are a starfish regenerating an arm and learning how to move again. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z But no matter how hungry Allen was, he loved learning and school, and playing on the East Selma baseball team with Taylor. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The different ways to teach a song are related to children’s different learning styles, such as aural and visual learning, and the child’s appropriate cognitive development; e.g., age and grade development. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z My daughter, as she grew, was learning to use her voice, discovering her own ways to reinforce the boundaries she needed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And they sat in their own chairs in their own house and watched Darling learning to drink canned milk out of a sardine can. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It included photography, with the class spending the period learning how to feel comfortable in front of a television camera. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z No magic meant all her years of practice and hard work learning spells would go out the window. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z They spent what remained of their honeymoon on deck, learning how to finagle their way through Ellis Island. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We were still just learning how things could change in a minute—how you could be in the middle of putting plates on the table when the phone rings with bad news. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z This is so against my religion, I’m actually flummoxed for the first time since learning the word. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The slaves, learning that they were about to be sold, would run away. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Her older brother Rufus, with whom she went to live as a child, was a teacher and a man of learning. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Mr. Bacon went on, “All things come to men who know. Yes, I’m a believer in the torch of learning.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was the question she had planned to ask before learning that Otis Amber was not who he seemed to be. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I studied in the Medica, learning more about the body and how to heal it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “What a dazzling display this has been, children! Your enthusiasm for learning is what every teacher dreams of awakening in her pupils. I must say I am pleased.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z It was an act of indolence, something to be done in a corner when you could have been learning to cook. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “I’m learning on my own,” I answered, and reluctantly showed him the book I was using. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He placed us both in special classes for students with learning disabilities. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Forgive me, Lupe. But the idea of my learning to throw a knife—it just struck me funny.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, he’s been working hard at learning French, even studying in bed until ten-fifteen. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Monteverdi brought all the tricks he was learning composing madrigals and sacred choral music into his telling of Orpheus’s descent into the Underworld to rescue his recently lost lover, Euridice. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Charlie’s learning her letters, and she wrote a bunch of them on her paper. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Here, I thought, was a way of learning correct pronunciation of all those archaic terms. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z What she didn’t know was that my problem in school was much more basic than a learning disability. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I wanted whatever I managed to do in my life to reflect the core values I was learning in school, in my church, and in my community. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I have always loved to learn, even though the learning they offered us was much less than that given to bilagaanaa children. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the agents shifted gears after learning the buyer’s race and steered him to houses in all-black areas. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z And when I started learning to read at age five, my father would brag to his friends. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The old kind of class novel—about striving and trying to move up by learning the upper-class code—is still being written. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I would spend my Saturdays and Sundays finding all of the people named Black and learning what they knew about the key in the vase in Dad’s closet. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Then I would be killing two birds with one stone, writing a novel and learning something practical as well. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “That stands for do-it-yourself, and that includes learning how to play an instrument.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I had always been a good one, although I wasn’t really interested and excited by learning itself, the way Chet Douglass was. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It would take time for her to work it out, but somehow, even in those first moments of learning of the Soviet accomplishment, she believed that this was her fight too. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Seems to me, other peoples in this world got as much trouble learning as I do. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I fear for my son, learning to be a man from such men. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My father, who had dared to talk back to the Taliban, was learning that sometimes saying nothing speaks just as loudly. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Either you paid by learning about them, or by experience, or by taking chances, or by money. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He discovers a technique of apparent learning, of the acquiring of facts rather than of the handling and use of facts. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Even without being entirely clear about just what it is, we are all learning to take it for granted. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But classroom learning just don’t work the same as when something happens to you personal. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I told myself that I'd never really cared about learning the language. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “She learning. Least she... trying to learn,” but I kind of snort at this. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Together we began learning English and mathematics from Teacher Sarah. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Her many months of learning the maze of Moscow streets alone, unwatched, paid off. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z His case was one of the flood of cases I'd found myself frantically working on after learning of a growing crisis in Alabama. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Miss Maestas sent a note to my mother telling her that I was progressing very well, and my mother was happy that a man of learning was once again to be delivered to the Lunas. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We live in a sea of images conveying the culture and learning of modern civilization. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Learning sequences in music: A contemporary music learning theory. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I had a hard time learning to control it. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z So working out DNA’s chemical structure might be the essential step in learning how genes duplicated. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “In the end, mon cher, all that matters is that you forgive yourself. You are learning from your mistake. Like I learned with Tourteau.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z She was also determined about learning; they wouldn’t skip a lesson so easily. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I was learning the craft of poetry, which really was an intensive version of what my mother had taught me all those years ago—the craft of writing as the art of thinking. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I privately wondered: What was the connection between reading and learning? Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I wish I could say I was in it for the thrill of learning, but mostly I was in it for the thrill of getting into a worthwhile college. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Early the next morning, after several hours of listening to Jenny and learning his moves, Fred was ready to shoot his warehouse scene with Cha-Cha. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z In Germany, no child finishes high school without learning about the Holocaust. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I do not like to study,” she says, shaking her head, “but Mother Ermentrude is a great patron of learning. Our library has many treasures. One day I will show you.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Samuel, do you think you can put some of that energy from your fistfights into learning to use a sword?” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “There is learning, there is understanding, and there is acceptance. It is time for you to enter upon the second stage.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Very slowly, the robot was learning to act friendly. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z So I returned to my quiet ways and to learning more of the alphabet. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z We sent photographs of humans from all over the world caring for one another, learning, fabricating tools and art and responding to challenges. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z By then he knew what had happened: ten years learning was ten years too long; too much had been allowed to happen. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Isn’t it exciting to be learning something new?” said Mrs. Sylvester. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Upon learning that Hall was the man who had invented the typewriter she used so often, the girl put her arms around his neck and gave him a huge hug and kiss. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The students have better manners, more learning, more courtesy and infinitely more understanding. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Lovey sounded out the word like I was a little kid learning to read. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Most of all it was a victory for Adolf Hitler, who was rapidly learning just how ready the world was to be deceived. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z However, learning to fly solo is just the beginning. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's opening doors on behavior. I mean, literature is good. But the literature of the future is going to be based on genetics, not on environment. Believe me, the stuff we are learning is heavy." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The rest of the time I spend learning the songs and listening to Met Bong preach the philosophy of the Angkar. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am learning, I think. As the hare said when he tried to fly,” Heqet added wryly. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Rain said the trip was the purest form of education—learning by doing. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z So she set herself to learning more about the mulefa, with a cheerful heart. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He was learning how to identify hot agents by eye, by looking at photographs of the particles. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Singers in training spent a lot of time learning to improvise with these syllables. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “My mother has been learning how to make clay pots since she retired from her neuroscience work. The metallic sculptures are my father’s, welded together with leftover computer parts from his repair shop.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Cressen's fingers went to the chain about his neck, each link forged from a different metal, each symbolizing his mastery of another branch of learning; the maester's collar, mark of his order. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And I wasn’t sure I was learning anything. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Jethro felt his face bum with anger, but something new had been pointed up to him, something in the long process of learning to which he would be sensitive for the rest of his days. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “And when you are just learning about guns always keep the safety on too,” he added. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z At the time, a black woman learning how to type was like a blind person learning how to drive. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Paris in the twelfth century was expanding fast, as was its university, which was beginning to shrug off its ecclesiastical roots and embrace a more secular approach to learning. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I mean, I was only in 2nd grade, and we were still learning addition and subtraction. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z First, to ensure that black and white children could go to the same schools while maintaining a quality learning environment. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I was learning a little English from watching TV, especially the cartoons, which were easy to follow. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “She gets on my case, but I’m learning a lot.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I just wasn’t really in the mood to be lugging books around, or learning stuff that didn’t really matter to me, or even worse, being around people that I didn’t really matter to. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z In my twenties, while taking Introduction to Psychology, I tried to tell her why she shouldn’t criticize so much, why it didn’t lead to a healthy learning environment. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t even remember learning to swim, I was so young when he taught me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Classes at the camp reminded me of school in Cuba, except here there was a sense of urgency in learning English. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z "And now it's time for you to start learning how to be a silversmith." One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The best of learning came on the morning radio, which I learned to love. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z These three volumes were found to be a work of great skill and learning in which, between 1403 and 1418, he had used all the sources available to him in Rivendell, both living and written. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Is learning English, Spanish and Dutch with no noticeable results; reads everything; goes along with the opinion of the majority. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z They’d come a day apart, she seemed familiar, he had a consuming urge to become a Runner despite learning so many terrible things. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Of course Freak has probably already guessed I'm a learning disabled, because he's had a look around my room and it isn't exactly the public library. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “I have only been an Elder-in-Training for five years now, but I am already learning..He paused. “Ever so much,” he finished in a hollow voice. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “My boy, although I have had my doubts, there are moments, such as this one, when I believe you are quite capable of learning. How about the science fair this year?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The old one was learning the young ones about babies. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s perfectly all right, not the least bit poisonous or enchanted. I can tell. I learned how when I was staying with Queen Achren and learning to be a sorceress. What you do is...” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z What a lot of interesting things I'm learning about my friend Peeta today. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z |
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