student teacher

noun

: a student who is engaged in practice teaching

Examples of student teacher in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For the past five years, Metcalfe has worked as an adjunct professor at several universities and as a clinical supervisor for student teachers. Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024 Julie Mugford, a twenty-one-year-old student teacher with gap teeth and dark curls, had met Bamber while waiting tables at a pizza parlor called Sloppy Joe’s. Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024 The school has a student population of just over 1,000 and a student teacher ratio of 14:1. Jolan Kruse, Journal Sentinel, 23 July 2024 Before teaching, student teachers are assigned homework that goes over the next day’s lesson plan. Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for student teacher 

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Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of student teacher was in 1847

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“Student teacher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student%20teacher. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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