Educational Approaches

verb to legally take another person's child into your own family and take care of him or her as your own

adjective having been legally taken into another person's family and raised as their own child

• The couple decided to adopt a child from an orphanage.
• My sister adopted a rescue dog from the shelter.
• I heard she adopted a new style for her hair.
• The company adopted a new marketing strategy to increase sales.

adjective relating to or involving exploration or investigation

• The researchers conducted an exploratory study to gather preliminary data on the topic.
• We're just doing some exploratory research to see what we can find out.
• We're just poking around to see what we can uncover.
• She embarked on an exploratory journey to discover her true passion.

noun a person of liberal views

adjective relating to or characteristic of liberalism; open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values

• The liberal party proposed a new bill to promote environmental protection.
• My friend is very liberal when it comes to sharing snacks.
• She's a total lib when it comes to social issues.
• His mind was a liberal oasis in a desert of conservative thinking.

noun a person who holds moderate views, especially in politics or religion

verb to make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent

adjective average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree

• It is important to maintain a moderate level of exercise to stay healthy.
• I think we should take a more moderate approach to this problem.
• Let's just chill out and take a more moderate stance on this issue.
• She has a moderate amount of patience when dealing with difficult situations.

adjective allowing or characterized by great or excessive freedom of behavior

• The permissive nature of the new policy allows for more flexibility in decision-making.
• My parents are pretty permissive when it comes to curfew.
• Dude, my teacher is so permissive, he lets us do whatever we want in class.
• The permissive attitude towards corruption in the government is like turning a blind eye to a ticking time bomb.