educationese
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of educationese
Example Sentences
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In Holsinger’s book, school officials, speaking educationese, promise that as 100,000 children compete for 1,000 spots — the dreaded 1 percent rears its ugly head — there will be “a visionary, equitable, and inclusive admissions process.”
From Washington Post
And in any case, they would have to be translated into modern educationese: Thou shalt model caring behaviors in interactive relationships with thy peer group.
From Time Magazine Archive
This is almost impossible, because those in charge of our teachers colleges are bred on educationese, a term implying minimal knowledge of subject and maximal knowledge of "techniques."
From Time Magazine Archive
It deplores neologisms but scatters its own through the text: educationese, initialese, sequelant, beslang.
From Time Magazine Archive
In what Thomas W. Braden, president of the state board of education, calls a deathblow to "educationese," the state is drastically upgrading its teacher certification requirements.
From Time Magazine Archive
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