educationese
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of educationese
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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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