Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not teachable or docile; indocile.
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- adjective Not
teachable
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Examples
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A generation of the unteachable is hanging upon us like a necklace of corpses.
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A word any self-respecting dictionary would spit out: "unteachable," appeared in every report.
Who Do You Say I Am 2010
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Everyday Dubnoff Center's teachers and therapists are pulling children deemed "unteachable" back from the precipice of failure onto sure footing to become productive members of society.
Terry Gardner: The Dubnoff Center Continues To Help Kids While California Continues To Cut Funds 2009
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She leads workshops that focus on inspiring teachers to reach students our education system regard as "unteachable".
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Not bad for a woman who was written off as "unteachable" and sent to a school for maladjusted children because she was so profoundly dyslexic.
I, Coriander: Summary and book reviews of I, Coriander by Sally Gardner. 2005
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For a long time, people, including many teachers, assumed that a certain percentage of kids were essentially "unteachable" and simply resigned themselves to the failure of those kids.
Archive 2006-03-01 Matt Johnston 2006
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His success in overcoming these odds and in enabling "unteachable" students to master advanced mathematics made him a national and international hero.
AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Latino Print Network 2010
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His success in overcoming these odds and in enabling "unteachable" students to master advanced mathematics made him a national and international hero.
AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Latino Print Network 2010
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His success in overcoming these odds and in enabling "unteachable" students to master advanced mathematics made him a national and international hero.
AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Latino Print Network 2010
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His success in overcoming these odds and in enabling "unteachable" students to master advanced mathematics made him a national and international hero.
AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Latino Print Network 2010
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