pupil 
pu·pil (pyo̵̅o̅′pəl)
noun
- a person, esp. a young person, under the supervision of a teacher or tutor, as in school
- Civil Law a minor under the care of a guardian
Etymology: ME pupille < MFr < L pupillus, pupilla, orphan, ward, dim. of pupus, boy, pupa, girl: see pupa
pu·pil (pyo̵̅o̅′pəl)
Converse of object
- exclude: This not only helps with listening skills but also doesn't exclude pupils who haven't had a formal music training.
- ask: The teacher asked the pupils to investigate palindromic numbers.
- encourage: The school encourages pupils to express themselves through music.
- enable: It may well enable pupils really to sharpen their questions!
- motivate: We will test these with the schools that participated in the survey to ensure they inspire and motivate the pupils.
- impair: For more severely visually impaired pupils, the teacher should verbally describe everything he/she is doing.
Adjective modifier
- secondary: All new secondary school pupils will have cards issued to them annually thereafter.
- former: Can you suggest any other former pupils from your school?
- bilingual: The conference will consider ICT practice which supports EAL and bilingual pupils in their distinctive learning situation.
- talented: All schools should have monitoring procedures to ensure that gifted and talented pupils continue to make appropriate progress.
- disruptive: A report by The Association of Metropolitan Authorities says schools are expelling disruptive pupils to safeguard their reputation or position in school league tables.
- primary: In 1998, there were 17.6 primary pupils to every computer; last year there were 7.5.
Modifies a noun
- attainment: Secondary Schools There has been consistent improvement in secondary school pupils attainment, particularly at GCSE level.
- referral: Dyslexia Tests Query: We are a small secondary pupil referral unit.
Noun used with modifier
- school: The law which covers school pupils has been strengthened.
- minority: The percentage of ethnic minority pupils in small schools is relatively low, with few having more than 5 per cent.
Possessives
- progress: Mr Gibson: The pupils ' progress is measured against targets.
- learning: Gradually, teachers will internalize these common approaches to better support their pupils ' learning.
- self-esteem: Assessing pupil's Self-Esteem through formal and informal methods.
Preposition: with
- impairment: Consideration will also be given to facilities for pupils with sensory impairment.
As every teacher, like every drill-sergeant or animal trainer, knows in his practice, teaching and training have virtually not yet begun, so long as the pupil istoo young, too stupid, too scared or too sulky to respondöand to respond is not just to yield.Where there is a modicum of alacrity, interest or anyhow docility in the pupil, where he tries, however faintheartedly, to get things right rather than awkward, where, even, he registers even a slight contempt for the poor performances of others, of chagrin at his own, pleasure at his own successes and envy of those of others, then he is, in however slight a degree, co-operating and so self-moving.
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