Education Flashcards

(44 cards)

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relating to a young person who is not yet old enough to be considered an adult

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juvenile

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a young person, usually an older child

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youngster

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to get understanding of or information about a subject

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to acquire knowledge

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someone who takes care of a person who is young, old, or sick

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caregiver

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a person who has the legal right and responsibility of taking care of someone who cannot take care of himself or herself, such as a child whose parents have died

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guardian

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the subjects studied in a school, college, etc. and what each subject includes

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curriculum

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a person who has a first degree from a university or college

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graduate

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8
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a lack of the ability to read and write

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illiteracy

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to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something, especially young children or plants, and help him, her, or it to develop

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nurture

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10
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the study of the methods and activities of teaching

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pedagogy

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11
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the money paid for an education

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tuition

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to put yourself or someone else onto the official list of members of a course, college, or group

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enroll

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to continue making an effort to do or achieve something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time

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persevere

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to keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring

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procrastinate

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to change what someone is saying into another language

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interpret

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to often repeat an idea or belief to someone until they accept it without criticism or question

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indoctrinate

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17
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involving different subjects of study in one activity

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multi-disciplinary

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kept separate or treated differently according to race, sex, religion, etc.

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providing skills and education that prepare you for a job

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a way of doing things where someone becomes closely involved in managing and organizing things and in making decisions

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an official record showing that you have finished a training course or have the necessary skills, etc.

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qualification

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a person who leaves school, college, or university before completing a qualification, or a person who lives in an unusual way

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something you must do because of a rule or law

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education at college or university level

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tertiary education

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the subjects or books to be studied in a particular course, especially a course that leads to an exam
syllabus
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always behaving in an honest and moral way
principled
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the ability to produce or use original and unusual ideas
creativity
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the ability to quickly shift between having laser-focus and seeing the bigger picture
mental agility
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an amount of money given by a school, college, university, or other organization to pay for the studies of a person with great ability but little money
scholarship
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an agreement by which a student at a college or university borrows money from a bank to pay for their education and then pays the money back after they finish studying and start working
student loan
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learn from memory
to learn by heart
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to not go to class without permission
to skip class
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a video conferencing tool where instructors and participants engage with each other and with the learning material
virtual classroom
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to have the best marks, grades, scores, or results compared to all the other students
to come top of your class
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someone whose performance is exactly on the border between two performance categories
a borderline candidate
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to be extremely good at something
excel
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a pupil having special ability in a particular subject or activity
gifted student
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you take a test easily and with great success
pass an exam with flying colours
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not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
lenient
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to succeed very easily in something, especially a test
to sail through an exam
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having no effect or achieving nothing
futile
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making something seem better or more important than it really is
inflated opinion of something
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a young person who has very great ability in something
child prodigy
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a student who is studying for their first degree at a college or university
undergraduate