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as in educational
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of or relating to teachers or education
pedagogical methods the pedagogical value of the field trip
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Recent Examples of pedagogical
But most of the podcast’s lineup reflects his pedagogical aims.
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Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Instead of allowing a disability exception, colleges with tech bans should provide peer tutors, teaching assistants, and writing centers to help students who require extra assistance—low-tech strategies that decades of pedagogical research show to be effective in making education more accessible.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
Time and time again, college students willfully engage in religious discussions if the intentions of all parties are authentic – often occurring between friends and faculty who adopt critical and inclusive pedagogical approaches in the classroom.
—Matthew Mayhew, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But Bad Apples is clearly not really interested in pedagogic realism.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
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Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Instead of allowing a disability exception, colleges with tech bans should provide peer tutors, teaching assistants, and writing centers to help students who require extra assistance—low-tech strategies that decades of pedagogical research show to be effective in making education more accessible.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
Time and time again, college students willfully engage in religious discussions if the intentions of all parties are authentic – often occurring between friends and faculty who adopt critical and inclusive pedagogical approaches in the classroom.
—Matthew Mayhew, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But Bad Apples is clearly not really interested in pedagogic realism.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedagogical
Adjective
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Widespread expectations that women will prioritize housework and childcare also diminish young women's educational prospects, motivating them to leave rural areas.—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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The information provided in this article is for general informational and educational purposes only.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The petulant, back-stabby intrigue between various parties here sometimes makes the hero rather unsympathetic, with photogenic singer-actor Pena Hernandez’s puppyish turn not conveying a great deal of complexity, let alone artistic o intellectual potential.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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His portrayal of a pompous, yapping intellectual who's rotten to the core rings uncomfortably true, as do the performances of Thatcher and East as their characters nonverbally communicate their discomfort to each other.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps most consequential in this move will be the expansion of the states’ authority and responsibility for educative quality within their jurisdictions.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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While apples-to-apples comparisons aren’t possible, a look at the streaming businesses is educative for identifying longer-term trends.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Pedagogical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedagogical. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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