Devil's Dictionary of Education

by Tyrrell Burgess

Overview

-A satirical dictionary of key words in education-Inspired by Ambrose Bierce's popular The Devil's Dictionary-The perfect gift for teachersThis A-Z dictionary of educational terms offers funny and thought-provoking definitions of what they *really* mean.administration: n. the whole duty of schools since l988 bar chart: n. patronizing attempt to make statistics palatable by packaging them like chocolatesconsult: v. to seek approval for a course of action already decided upon so as to reassure the perpetrator that he can proceed with impunityeducated: adj. systematically misledgraffiti: n.pl. reliable indicators of the morale of a school, particularly those in the girls' lavatoriesspeech: n. that which in most people precedes thought by anything from half a second to a lifetimeHUMOR / EDUCATION

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826463234
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/17/2002
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

Tyrrell Burgess was Emeritus Professor in the Philosophy of Social Institutions at the University of East London, UK.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	vi
	List of Abbreviations	vii
	A Learner's Lexicon	1
	Afterword	143