Noun
second grade (plural second grades)
(US, education) The period in school that comes after first grade and before third grade.
All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on to greater things. Bob Knight
Schooling after the second grade plays only a minor role in creating or reducing gaps. James Heckman
I grew up taking piano lessons and liking Wagner when I was in second grade. Tom Verlaine
I didn't only have a perceptual problem, I was also so nervous and so upset. The process just didn't work. I lost enthusiasm for school and I flunked second grade. The teachers said I was lazy. Bruce Jenner
The first music I ever got into was the '80s alternative bands that my brother listened to, like The Cure and The Smiths and R.E.M. and Fugazi. I can remember specifically saying The Cure was my favorite band back in second grade. Conor Oberst
I'm a great believer that the most important years are the sort of early years but the preschool years and then into the first and second grades. If you get a good base in the first and second grade and you can read, you can do anything. Barbara Bush