Education

Bis forBlackboard

A blackboard, or chalkboard, is a surface you can write on in chalk. Blackboards are usually used in classrooms or to write menus in restaurants.

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Cis forClassroom

Education, List of rooms

A classroom is a room in a school where students come to learn things.

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Photo of UNSW Australia, Kensington campus

Cis forCollege

List of locations, Education

A college is a place of higher learning, similar to a university.

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Eis forEnroll

Education

You enroll in something when you are added to a list, or roll.

Enrolling is usually used to mean signing up for some kind of course of education at a school or university.

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Eis forExam

Education, Abbreviations

Exam is an abbreviation of the word examination. An examination is a test or investigation of something. At school, you may take exams to test your knowledge. A doctor may give you a physical exam to check your health.

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Photo of a young person wearing a mortarboard.

Mis forMortarboard

Education, Headgear

A mortarboard is the headgear traditionally worn at graduation ceremonies.

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Pis forPrincipal

Jobs, Education

A principal is someone who runs a school, doing more administrative work than teaching. In some countries, a principal is called a headmaster or headmistress.

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Sis forSchool

List of locations, Education

A school is a place you go to to learn things, like how to read and how to write. School is a very important time in your life. You will meet friends you might have for many, many years, and you will learn all the things you need to know as an adult.

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Sis forStudent

Education

A student is anyone who is actively learning something, usually by attending a school, college or university.

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Sis forStudy

Education

You study for something when you learn about it as much as you can, usually to prepare for something like an exam or writing an essay.

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Tis forTeacher

Jobs, Education

A teacher is someone who helps other people learn about new things. In a school, a teacher teaches students how to read and write and how to do maths. As children get older their teachers educate them about more complicated things.

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Uis forUniversity

List of locations, Education

A university is a place where people go, usually after finishing school, to learn more about something so they can get a job, or simply because they love to learn. Universities give you a degree or some other certification when you have finished learning. In some countries, a place where you go for other kinds of tertiary education is known by other names, like a college or a technical school.

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Wis forWhiteboard

List of office items, Education, Types of communication

A whiteboard is a smooth, white surface you can write on. Teachers use them to help explain things to their students, and people also use them to brainstorm ideas on.
You write on a whiteboard with a special kind of marker.

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