teach-in
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7.0
- noun
- /ˈtiːtʃ ɪn/
:
encuentro educativo
- teach-ins and protests
Examples
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"The first Earth Day drew an estimated 20 million people in the United States to lectures, meetings, teach-ins, and a variety of celebrations."
Academic text (1990) -
Have you talked to your friend Professor Coleman about giving a lecture or a teach-in at Duke?
Blog text (22) -
The former Dean of Students, now in her 70s, who was just starting her career here in 1968, tells us about the teach-ins and the protests.
Fiction book (1999) -
Along with more conventional and sanctioned organizing tactics such as membership drives, demonstrations, strikes, and teach-ins, those of us
Academic text (2005) -
The university organized a teach-in to discuss the impacts of climate change on society.
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During the teach-in, the professor encouraged students to share their views on the controversial topic.
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Many students participated in the teach-in, which focused on important social justice issues facing the community.
Synonyms
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3.7
A small class where people discuss a topic with a teacher
65
3.8
To give a talk that teaches people about a subject, often at a university
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2.8
A talk on a subject that anyone can attend
How Formal
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365
3.1
2
7.0
209
3.7
718
1.8
∞
1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Teach-in comes from putting teach and in together, literally 'teach' 'in' a meeting. It began on university campuses in the 1960s as long sessions to learn about and discuss important public issues, which is why a teach-in today is an extended meeting for teaching and open discussion.