A term referring to the phenomenon of students getting sexually aroused to the thought of their textbooks. "Textbookphilia" was coined by a female student at the University of Western Ontario who noticed this occurrence while studying at Allyn & Betty Taylor library.
Person 1: "Why is that boy getting a hard-on while studying his math textbook?"
Person 2: "I think he has a classical case of textbookphilia"
Person 2: "I think he has a classical case of textbookphilia"
by Textbookphilia November 26, 2013
Get the textbookphilia mug.Textbook preaching occurs when a teacher (usually a supply/cover teacher who is relatively inexperienced) teaches pupils by relying solely on the contents of whichever textbook relates to her current lesson (e.g. a teacher covering in Chemistry reading verbatim from a chemistry textbook)
More often than not, this method does absolutely nothing to help students learn, other than reinforcing already-negative attitudes about supply teachers and forcing pupils to seek out their own means of learning.
The only exceptions include teachers assigning tasks from the textbook or simply asking students to read extracts.
More often than not, this method does absolutely nothing to help students learn, other than reinforcing already-negative attitudes about supply teachers and forcing pupils to seek out their own means of learning.
The only exceptions include teachers assigning tasks from the textbook or simply asking students to read extracts.
Pupil 1: Can you believe that? The supply teacher isn't even bothering, is she?
Pupil 2: How so?
Pupil 1: She's reading the contents of the textbook word-for-word! Classic case of textbook preaching.
Pupil 2: True that.
Pupil 2: How so?
Pupil 1: She's reading the contents of the textbook word-for-word! Classic case of textbook preaching.
Pupil 2: True that.
by The Silent King April 25, 2014
Get the Textbook Preaching mug.Learning something intellectually, as from written or verbal instruction, rather than learning through actual experience.
Although he had received a very thorough textbook education in how to deliver a baby, the intern had no hands-on experience with actual childbirth.
by NW Knows January 20, 2016
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Girl 1: How did your therapy session go yesterday?
Guy: It was a waste of time, just another textbook jockey... She was literally reading me questions straight from her computer.
Guy: It was a waste of time, just another textbook jockey... She was literally reading me questions straight from her computer.
by my mAin Hack June 22, 2016
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