teachable
capable of being instructed, as a person; docile.
capable of being taught, as a subject.
Origin of teachable
1Other words from teachable
- teach·a·bil·i·ty, teach·a·ble·ness, noun
- teach·a·bly, adverb
- non·teach·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·teach·a·ble, adjective
- non·teach·a·ble·ness, noun
- non·teach·a·bly, adverb
- un·teach·a·ble, adjective
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How to use teachable in a sentence
In fact, I use this as a teachable moment in my classes to show that scientists can be wrong.
Now, some in an industry often associated with toxic masculinity are challenging stereotypes and taking steps toward greater inclusivity, creating teachable moments in the process.
We can only hope this will be a teachable moment for sports organizations in how not to handle a player who is opening up about their history of depression and anxiety — and that we’ll see Osaka back on the court soon.
When Naomi Osaka Left The French Open, Everybody Lost | Sarah Shachat | June 1, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightGoing forward, Raviv and her colleagues write that the pandemic can be something of a teachable moment for educators, clinicians, and policymakers.
How the Closure of In-School Learning Damaged U.S. Children's Mental Health During the Pandemic | Jeffrey Kluger | April 29, 2021 | TimeIt’s so simple that I didn’t think there was anything about key lime pie that could qualify as a teachable moment.
This key lime pie is a great tool for building kids’ — or your — confidence in the kitchen | Allison Robicelli | March 19, 2021 | Washington Post
And so now we need to remember a very wise maxim: A teachable moment only has value if you are willing to be taught.
The students, a handful of them Democratic activists, nod appreciatively at what the president might call a “teachable moment.”
The Democrats’ Last Woman Standing: New Hampshire’s Maggie Hassan | Allison Yarrow | November 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTI realize what clearly many others seem to forget—that not every moment is a teachable one.
Why It Makes Sense That Michelle Obama Would Trade Places With Beyoncé | Allison Samuels | June 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt takes far less than 46 days for a teachable moment to devolve into an airing of fetid undercurrents from the American id.
What Got George Zimmerman Charged With Second-Degree Murder | Jelani Cobb | April 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST“This is a teachable moment for the White House,” Garrett said.
There's a pleasure in helping a lad who seems in any way teachable.
A Final Reckoning | G. A. HentyIn the Menon also the same question is broached as in the Protagoras, whether virtue is teachable or not?
It was the young footman, Samuel—a civil fresh-coloured person, with a teachable look and a very obliging manner.
The Moonstone | Wilkie CollinsThe language of Scripture was undeniable in its inculcation of a teachable and childlike spirit.
The Church Index | William PepperellThey are the most easily teachable people in our way of thinking and of doing.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II | Burton J. Hendrick
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