Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Vicarious learning
A learning style in which a child gains knowledge, skills, and concepts from the experience of others.
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Vas efferentia
The tubes by which sperm leave the testes for the epididymis, the “holding area” where they mature.
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Valedictorian
In a graduating class, the student with the highest academic rank, generally as measured by grade average; so called because he or she is often asked to give a farewell speech, or valedictory, at graduation ceremonies. The second-ranked student is the salutatorian.
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Unwed mother
A mother who is not married at the time she gives birth to a child. Unlike the unwed father, she retains parents’ rights and parents’ responsibilities unless she chooses to give them up.
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Unwed father
Term for the presumed biological father if a child’s parents are not married and paternity has not been acknowledged or established; legally, sometimes called putative father, against whom a paternity suit may be brought in some situations.
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Unsocialized
Description of someone (often a juvenile delinquent) whose behavior is disruptive and troublesome, especially flaunting authority. The term implies that the behavior results from lack of or inadequacy of proper role-models from which the juvenile might learn more acceptable kinds of behavior.
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University
An academic institution that offers post-high school educational programs and is made up of one or more colleges, graduate schools, and professional schools grouped together, often with a substantial focus on research, in addition to teaching.
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Ungraded class
A class in which students are not grouped according to grades (1, 2, 3, etc.) but instead by their level of skill or by category (such as all handicapped children requiring special services). Many special education classes are ungraded, as are many adult or continuing education classes. Occasionally, whole schools are run on an ungraded…
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Unfit parent
A parent regarded as having a life-style or personal history so harmful to the child as to make the court bar all contact, including visitation rights, as in cases of severe child abuse and neglect or abandonment.
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Underbite
A type of malocclusion in which the lower jaw and front teeth jut out in front of the upper ones. A form of malocculsion (irregular alignment) in which the lower teeth are positioned in front of the upper teeth when the jaw is closed. An underbite is usually due to a person’s heredity and may…
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