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Definition of Busywork
1. Noun. Active work of little value. "While he was waiting he filled the days with busywork"
Definition of Busywork
1. Noun. Alternative spelling for busy work. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Busywork
1. active but valueless work [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Busywork
Literary usage of Busywork
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Becoming One Community: Reading & Writing with English Language Learners by Kathleen Fay, Suzanne Whaley (2004)
"For the first few days of school, it may seem easier to give the children busywork
while individually conferring with students, but what is easier for the ..."
2. The Daily Five: Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades by Gail Boushey, Joan Moser (2006)
"We began with a teacher-driven model that relied on busywork and artificial
reading and writing activities (worksheets and so on). ..."
3. Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups by Harvey Daniels (2002)
"They subconsciously shift into that Standard busywork Mode they've acquired over
many years of paper pushing in school: do the minimum, get it done as fast ..."
4. First Lessons: A Report on Elementary Education in America by William J. Bennett (1986)
"But many of them do little to build reading or reasoning skills and, when handed
out as busywork, they may even undermine children's respect for real ..."
5. Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 by Stephanie Harvey (1998)
"Watch out when the KWL chart becomes just more busywork. KWL charts are highly
effective tools to support nonfiction inquiry and clarify thinking when ..."
6. The Learning Process by Stephen Sheldon Colvin (1911)
""busywork" that makes excessive demands on both pupil and teacher, and creates
an atmosphere of unrest, must be avoided. The irritable teacher is a positive ..."
7. American Physical Education Review by American Physical Education Association (1902)
"busywork. 10.30 AM Girl. On left foot. R. knee in desk. Boy. Twisted. On right
elbow. Girl. Flat chest. Shoulders rounded. Boy. Good. Girl. ..."
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