1.   The teacher paired students with partners for the assignment.

2.   After a week of orientation in August, during which students cover such topics as lesson planning and classroom management, each student is paired with a teacher.

3.   For a student thinking of becoming a technician, two nonprofit groups pair high school students with mentors working at dealerships.

4.   For most exercises, each student is paired with a partner of similar strength.

5.   Norma Martinez Rogers, a professor at the nursing school, helped start a program that pairs minority students with mentors who support them throughout the school year.

6.   The district also operates a student mentoring program, pairing troubled students with local college and high school students with good track records.

7.   The program is a year-long endeavor that pairs high school students with working men and women who act as advisers and mentors.

8.   The school is also creating a mentoring program, pairing students who have just arrived from other countries with natives of New York City.

9.   MBA Enterprise Corp. pairs business students with companies in rapidly developing countries.