remedial
- adjective
- /rɪˈmiːdiəl/
- The school offers remedial classes for students who struggle with reading and writing skills.
- remedial courses
- remedial education
- remedial classes
These people need remedial ethical training in science.
- These people need remedial ethical training in science.
- I took an entire year to pass one math class that was a basic remedial math class.
- It's sort of like remedial, you know, people skills for, for super high IQ engineers.
- If you don't get the lesson, it shows up wearing another pair of pants or skirt to give you some remedial work.
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Some students are restricted from taking music classes due to remedial course enrollment.
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And it had remedial math and remedial English.
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So, so I was in remedial classes from the time I was a little kid.
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I mean, this kind of work seems a little remedial for someone like yourself.
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My mom taught remedial English at West Virginia State College.
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These people need remedial ethical training in science.
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I took an entire year to pass one math class that was a basic remedial math class.
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We'll give him remedial schooling and then a job training program.
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And I'll be seeing many of you back here next semester in remedial chemistry.
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However, community college students who are referred to remedial coursework make up a very diverse group.
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Etymology
The word remedial comes from the common word remedy, which means 'a cure' or 'a fix'. So remedial classes or programs are meant to 'fix' weak skills and help someone reach the expected level.