teachercentric en · ADJ
Etymology
From teacher + -centric.
Meanings
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(rare) Focusing on a teacher.
Mr. Vanderhoek, who is keen on reinvention (before creating Manhattan GMAT in 2000, he taught at I.S. 90 for three years, subsisting on falafel and moonlighting as a tutor based at his local Starbucks), has updated the 3Rs to fit his teachercentric credo: Rigorous Qualifications, Redefined Expectations, and Revolutionary Compensation.
2008 March 14, Robin Finn, “A Product of Private Schools, Advocating for Public Education”, in New York Times:Even then the teacher must not allow the pupilcentric structure to be replaced by a teachercentric one.
1967, Edward R. Fagan, English and the disadvantaged:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more teachercentric | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| teacher-centric | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most teachercentric | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |