Education Flashcards
relating to a young person who is not yet old enough to be considered an adult
juvenile
a young person, usually an older child
youngster
to get understanding of or information about a subject
to acquire knowledge
someone who takes care of a person who is young, old, or sick
caregiver
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
guardian
the subjects studied in a school, college, etc. and what each subject includes
curriculum
a person who has a first degree from a university or college
graduate
a lack of the ability to read and write
illiteracy
to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something, especially young children or plants, and help him, her, or it to develop
nurture
the study of the methods and activities of teaching
pedagogy
the money paid for an education
tuition
to put yourself or someone else onto the official list of members of a course, college, or group
enroll
to continue making an effort to do or achieve something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time
persevere
to keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring
procrastinate
to change what someone is saying into another language
interpret
to often repeat an idea or belief to someone until they accept it without criticism or question
indoctrinate
involving different subjects of study in one activity
multi-disciplinary
kept separate or treated differently according to race, sex, religion, etc.
segragated
providing skills and education that prepare you for a job
vocational
a way of doing things where someone becomes closely involved in managing and organizing things and in making decisions
hands-on
an official record showing that you have finished a training course or have the necessary skills, etc.
qualification
a person who leaves school, college, or university before completing a qualification, or a person who lives in an unusual way
dropout
something you must do because of a rule or law
compulsory
education at college or university level
tertiary education
the subjects or books to be studied in a particular course, especially a course that leads to an exam
syllabus
always behaving in an honest and moral way
principled
the ability to produce or use original and unusual ideas
creativity
the ability to quickly shift between having laser-focus and seeing the bigger picture
mental agility
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
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
learn from memory
to learn by heart
to not go to class without permission
to skip class
a video conferencing tool where instructors and participants engage with each other and with the learning material
virtual classroom
to have the best marks, grades, scores, or results compared to all the other students
to come top of your class
someone whose performance is exactly on the border between two performance categories
a borderline candidate
to be extremely good at something
excel
a pupil having special ability in a particular subject or activity
gifted student
you take a test easily and with great success
pass an exam with flying colours
not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
lenient
to succeed very easily in something, especially a test
to sail through an exam
having no effect or achieving nothing
futile
making something seem better or more important than it really is
inflated opinion of something
a young person who has very great ability in something
child prodigy
a student who is studying for their first degree at a college or university
undergraduate
