noun
- jargon or specialized language used by educators and education professionals that is often difficult for outsiders to understand
Usage: informal; often pejorative
Examples
- The principal’s memo was full of educationese that parents couldn’t understand.
- Terms like ‘scaffolding’ and ‘differentiated instruction’ are examples of educationese.
- The teacher tried to avoid educationese when explaining the new curriculum to families.
- The education conference was heavy on educationese but light on practical advice.
- Parents complained that the school’s policy documents were written in confusing educationese.
- She translated the educationese into simple terms that everyone could follow.