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educationese

American  
[ej-oo-key-shuh-neez, -nees] / ˌɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪ ʃəˈniz, -ˈnis /

noun

  1. the jargon associated with the field of education.


Etymology

Origin of educationese

education + -ese

Example Sentences

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It deplores neologisms but scatters its own through the text: educationese, initialese, sequelant, beslang.

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A few are talking back�indignantly and in the same old rich, deep-purpled educationese.

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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.

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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.

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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."

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