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contract plan

a plan used in some schools in which a student signs a contract agreeing to change a certain behavior, such as raising a grade in a class. The contract enhances accountability for behavior; it often carries with it a reward for completion and sometimes a response cost for failure to perform.

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May 10th 2024

enantiomers

enantiomers

n. see isomers.