educationese
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of educationese
Example Sentences
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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."
From Time Magazine Archive
It deplores neologisms but scatters its own through the text: educationese, initialese, sequelant, beslang.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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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