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| He decided to drop out of a system dedicated almost solely to imparting information over develop more quickly creativity and innovation because my school was interfering with education. They were accused of increasing /developing the crisis. The measures would INCREASING / DEVOLPING inflation | He decided to drop out of a system dedicated almost solely to imparting information over STOKING creativity and innovation because my school was interfering with education. stoke something (up)= to make something increase or develop more quickly . |
| Sophia wrote a severely critical article about AP courses. She knew he was about to make some severely critical comment. She launched a severely critical attack on the new management. She shot him a severely critical look. | /ˈskeɪðɪŋ/ Sophia wrote a scathing article about AP courses. criticizing somebody or something very severely in a way that shows no respect |
| Sophia's rant about the disconnect between AP courses and real learning is supported by a 2016 study by researchers at Harvard University and University of Virginia. His version of events just isn't supported by the facts. If you tell them what happened I will support you ... (on it). his prediction was not supported/ proven in reality | /bɔːrn/ bear= bear, bore, borne to support the truth of something food-borne, mosquito-borne, and water-borne = carry “our plan has borne fruit” = our plant has produced/brought about fruit . * very close in meaning to bear = give birth |
| APs renamed Absolutely Preposterous Weapons of Mass Instruction strongly criticizes how courses only teach students what to think, not how to think. | APs renamed Absolutely Preposterous Weapons of Mass Instruction decries how courses only teach students what to think, not how to think. (formal) to strongly criticize somebody/something, especially publicly |
| One of the larges OVER AN EXTENDED TIME studies of how students experience elementary school. a OVER AN EXTENDED TIME study of aging | One of the larges LONGITUDINAL studies of how students experience elementary school. /ˌlɑːndʒəˈtuːdnl/ concerning the development of something over a period of time |
| His lectures PROVIDE information but ask students to think The organization DISTRIBUTES free health care to the poor. to PROVIDE/ DISTRIBUTE justice/advice | His lectures DISPENSE information but ask students to think /dɪˈspens/ distribute or provide (a service or information) to a number of people. |
| Testing SUPPRESSES real teaching and learning She managed to SUPPRESS a yawn. They hope the new rules will not SUPPRESS creativity. The government failed to SUPPRESS the unrest. She pressed her hand against her mouth to SUPPRESS her sobs. | Testing STIFLES real teaching and learning /ˈstaɪfl/ to prevent something from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed |
| I felt I was SUFFOCATING in the airless room. stifle somebody Most of the victims were SUFFOCATED by the fumes | /ˈstaɪfl/ to feel unable to breathe, or to make somebody unable to breathe, because it is too hot and/or there is no fresh air |
| Test culture has AFFECT/ INFLUENCE our perspective of what it means to educate. Testing AFFECT and distorts the story of learning for both teachers and students. It’s funny how having all that money can AFFECT/ INFLUENCE your judgment. His judgement was AFFECTED/ INFLUENCED by prejudice. | /wɔːrp/ = to affect (influence) someone in a way that makes them have strange opinions or thoughts; twist, bent, misshape Test culture has WARPED our perspective of what it means to educate. |
| We need to change the story of learning one is telling students. Once we have done so, we must then assess how that story COMPARES/ MEASURE UP/ SEEMS REASONABLE against what we truly want for our students. | (used especially in negatives) to seem reasonable; to make sense That can't be right. It just doesn't stack up. (used especially in questions or in negatives) to compare with somebody/something else; to be as good as somebody/something else synonym: measure up (to something/somebody) Let's try him in the job and see how he stacks up. stack up against somebody/something A mobile home simply doesn't stack up against a traditional house. |
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