Why I’m not sending my daughter to secondary school

225. to start school COL =

226. to have misgiving COL = a feeling of doubt or fear about what might happen or about whether something is right SYN doubt

227. a radical step COL = a radical change or difference is very big and important OPP slight

228. to complete (school) education COL =

229. consciousness SP/WF/DEF = the condition of being awake and able to understand what is happening around you

230. inflict on/upon sb DEF = to make someone suffer something unpleasant

231. to deteriorate SP/DEF = to become worse

232. to intervene DEF = to become involved in an argument, fight, or other difficult situation in order to change what happens

233. a substitute DEF = a person or thing that you use instead of the one that you usually have, because the usual one is not available

234. workforce DEF = all the people who work in a particular industry or company, or are available to work in a particular country or area → staff

235. technical age COL =

236. flexibility WF = 1) the ability to change or be changed easily to suit a different situation; 2) the ability to bend or be bent easily SYN suppleness

237. vocationa l learning COL = teaching or relating to the skills you need to do a particular job → academic

238. mainstream education COL = accepted by or involving most people in a society

239. artistic and musical propensity DEF/COL = formal a natural tendency to behave in a particular way

240. home education COL =

241. jump/go through hoops IDIOM = if someone makes you jump through hoops, they make you do lots of difficult or boring things before you are allowed to do what you want to do

242. stifling DEF = a situation that is stifling stops you from developing your own ideas and character

243. to realize potential COL = to achieve as much as you can achieve

244. (exemplary) teaching staff COL = the teachers at a school, college etc

245. numeracy skills COL = the ability to do calculations and understand simple mathematics → literacy

246. inadequate SP = not good enough, big enough, skilled enough etc for a particular purpose OPP adequate

247. draw on/upon sth PHR= to use information, experience, knowledge etc for a particular purpose

248. to conduct an experiment COL = to carry out a particular activity or process, especially in order to get information or prove facts

249. successive WF/SP = coming or following one after the other

250. archaic DEF = old and no longer used OPP modern

251. to tinker with DEF/PREP = to make small changes to something in order to repair it or make it work better

252. to overhaul sth DEF = to change a system or method in order to improve it

253. personalize d tuition COL = to discuss a subject by talking about or criticizing the people who are involved in it, rather than talking about it in a more general way

254. to be relevant = directly relating to the subject or problem being discussed or considered OPP irrelevant

255. to be fretful DEF = to be anxious and complaining, and unable to relax

256. to possess (excellent communication) skill

257. build on sth PHR = to use your achievements as a base for further development

258. harsh reality COL = harsh conditions are difficult to live in and very uncomfortable SYN severe

259. be au fait with sth PHR = to be familiar with a system or way of doing something

260. rhetoric DEF = the art of speaking or writing to persuade or influence people

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