[ccmay]

My wife started college as an education major, but quit in large part because of meaningless edu-babble like that. She also realized that her fellow el-ed majors (with a few exceptions, of course) were easily the academically weakest group of students on campus.

I say these two observations have some correlation. In many locales, the average parent is going to be smarter than the average teacher, so I think they use gibberish to mask this reality and intimidate parents. It's not like medical jargon or legalese that actually has a purpose and meaning. It's just smoke being blown by an insecure guild.

-ccm

[Riverine]

"It's just smoke being blown by an insecure guild."

nice turn of phrase.