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adjective teach·able \ ˈtē-chə-bəl \

Definition of teachable

1 a :capable of being taught

b :apt and willing to learn

2 :favorable to teaching

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students who are teachable and eager to learn
The book's style makes it very teachable.

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And by now, coach John Fox and his staff have certainly found plenty of errors and teachable moments within the game film.

— dan wiederer, chicagotribune.com, "Three-phase review: Bears rookie RB Tarik Cohen proving fearless," 20 Aug. 2017
Norman Lear, in his boycotting of the White House reception, found a teachable moment about bringing to our attention the damaging rhetoric and policies of the current administration.

— ed stockly, latimes.com, "Calendar Letters: Words of Glen Campbell," 19 Aug. 2017
Some Naperville schools are using Monday's eclipse as a teachable moment since the last total solar eclipse visible in the United States happened in 1979, way before any of today's students were born.

— suzanne baker, Naperville Sun, "Lessons are a shot in the dark," 18 Aug. 2017
Indeed, Swift hopes to use the troubling experience as a teachable moment.

— sarah klein, Health.com, "3 Women Who Stood Up to a Groper in a Powerful Way," 15 Aug. 2017
Scene 4: The beautiful thing about Kylie’s platform is the endless well of teachable moments.

— mariah smith, The Cut, "Life of Kylie Leaves Us Knowing Less About Its Star," 7 Aug. 2017
In that light, this crisis is a teachable moment in just how deep the dangers of fake news go, and in how propaganda and psychological warfare will likely be waged in our time, not only in the Middle East.

— jonah shepp, Daily Intelligencer, "The Fake News That Provoked a Crisis in the Middle East," 19 July 2017
The contradiction creates a teachable moment to build a larger consensus about our role in international affairs.

— j. paul pope, Fortune, "5 Lessons Trump’s America Can Learn From 1776," 4 July 2017
Aimed at cooks of all levels, McFadden’s recipes aspire for teachable moments in the kitchen made possible by cooking through the six seasons: spring, early summer, midsummer, late summer, fall and winter.

— kristine m. kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "State native McFadden promotes microseasonal eating," 28 June 2017

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