book learning

idiom

: knowledge gained from reading books

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The workshops underscore a commitment to making anatomy education engaging and comprehensive, addressing the frustrations of traditional book learning. Dasia Williams, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2024 The very premise of quizzing can appear to be a fetishising of book learning: of facts memorised for their own sake, instead of being learned from any true engagement with life. Ben Huberman, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 Baxley is most likely just being political, following other politicians trying to poke at liberal arts and book learning, trying to get the state out of the business of making better, smarter citizens, trying to turn education into cold, crass, cash calculus. Derek Newton, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2021 His schooling in South Korea and at Columbia had primarily emphasized book learning and theory. IEEE Spectrum, 27 Aug. 2022 In-person learning includes more than book learning, like social interaction, dedicated learning spaces (not dining room tables) and much more. Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2022 Life was largely agricultural; book learning hardly mattered. Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022

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“Book learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/book%20learning. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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