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visiting teacher

American  

noun

  1. a teacher in a public school system, assigned to give home instruction to sick or disabled pupils.


Etymology

Origin of visiting teacher

First recorded in 1920–25

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About 100 boys and girls gather excitedly in front of a mosque as a visiting teacher begins his lesson.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2022

U.S. public school districts generally provide such children several hours per week of instruction by a visiting teacher.

From Science Magazine Feb. 9, 2022

The visiting teacher also wrote an apology: “No matter the good intention. ... I still want you to know I’m an idiot and I am sorry.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 2, 2021

Harold Flender’s novel focuses on the relationship that starts up in Paris between a Black musician and a visiting teacher.

From New York Times Nov. 20, 2020

It is then, and only then, that there can be a need for a qualified and competent visiting teacher in order to bring to full fruition individual teaching efforts.

From Arohanui: Letters from Shoghi Effendi to New Zealand by Shoghi Effendi

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