Edu-babble
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Edu-babble is a noun meaning (education, derogatory) Jargon on educational topics; writing or speech containing a large amount of education jargon.
Meaning
(education, derogatory) Jargon on educational topics; writing or speech containing a large amount of education jargon.
Example Sentences
Overwhelmed teachers yearn to escape the edu-babble of conflicting and unworkable policy directives
Already notorious for edubabble, officials may have hit new depths with a four-page progress report used by the St. Louis public schools.
These terms, this way of talking, is what we like to refer to as “Edu-babble.” Orwell liked to call it doublespeak. Edu-babble is just that, with some hip catchphrases attached. And by hip I mean impractical.
Word Forms
- edubabble
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include edubabble, eduspeak, jargon, ecobabble, jibber-jabber, abracadabra.
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