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Usage
What does classroom mean? A classroom is traditionally a room in a school where a class is taught. The word classroom is commonly used to refer to such a room at every level of education, including elementary school, high school, and college. It can also be used in a more general way to refer to any space where students are being taught by a teacher. Some classrooms might not even be in a room—some schools have outdoor classrooms where students are taught outside, for example. The word is sometimes used in a figurative way to refer to the primary place where someone learns and gains experience outside of a formal educational setting, as in My grandfather didn’t have much formal schooling—the farm was his classroom. Example: I try to set up my classroom to be a space that allows each student to learn in their own way.
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Darlington told BBC News that while education technology, or EdTech, can have a place in the classroom "when gamification is used, children spend hours online to 'earn' the latest outfit".
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
The findings highlight the value of helping children build essential reading skills through consistent support, both in the classroom and at home.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Education Minister Edouard Geffray told the France Inter radio station students should return to the classroom to avoid failing exams.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
She wants to better prepare students for a changing workforce and ensure classroom instruction “keeps pace with a rapidly changing workforce” in the age of artificial intelligence and other technologies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
She goes back inside the classroom and comes out with a black jacket with the Black Alliance logo on it.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
PUF contributed $66 million for a new building on its Fort Worth campus that features classrooms and lab space for its healthcare and teacher education programs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Its education apps, including Gmail, Docs and the Classroom platform, are used in classrooms across the country, and its low-cost Chromebook laptops are the devices US schools most often issue to students.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Some nod to what’s happening in America, such as when Carrie discovers the school library and gravitates straight to books that have been banned from classrooms and community libraries across the country.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
Arey would work to implement campus safety plans, support additional academic advising and career education and more closely “examine spending, contracts, program outcomes and administrative costs to ensure resources reach classrooms and directly support students.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Hitler’s secret police, the Geheime Staatspolizei, or Gestapo, hounded Catholic priests, nuns, and other church officials, instructing priests what to say in their sermons and classrooms.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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