educationese

[ ej-oo-key-shuh-neez, -nees ]

noun

1. the jargon associated with the field of education.

Word History and Origins

Origin of educationese¹

education + -ese

Example Sentences

In Holsinger’s book, school officials, speaking educationese, promise that as 100,000 children compete for 1,000 spots — the dreaded 1 percent rears its ugly head — there will be “a visionary, equitable, and inclusive admissions process.”

From Washington Post

And in any case, they would have to be translated into modern educationese: Thou shalt model caring behaviors in interactive relationships with thy peer group.

From Time Magazine Archive

This is almost impossible, because those in charge of our teachers colleges are bred on educationese, a term implying minimal knowledge of subject and maximal knowledge of "techniques."

From Time Magazine Archive

It deplores neologisms but scatters its own through the text: educationese, initialese, sequelant, beslang.

From Time Magazine Archive

In what Thomas W. Braden, president of the state board of education, calls a deathblow to "educationese," the state is drastically upgrading its teacher certification requirements.

From Time Magazine Archive