The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb "stŭdērĕ", meaning "to direct one's zeal at"; hence a student is one who directs zeal at a subject. Not to be confused with Entomology, the study of insects. ... Middle English is the name given by historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman invasion of 1066 and the mid-to-late 15th century, when the Chancery Standard, a form of London-based English, began to become widespread, a process aided by the... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... Conjugation is the creation of derived forms of a verb from one basic form. ... In linguistics, conjugation is the creation of derived forms of a verb from its principal parts by inflection (regular alteration according to rules of grammar). ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... In linguistics, meaning is the content carried by the words or signs exchanged by people when communicating through language. ...

Students attending a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x900, 147 KB) A mathematics lecture, apparently about linear algebra, at Helsinki Univeristy of Technology - TKK. File links The following pages link to this file: Mathematics University Student Lecture ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x900, 147 KB) A mathematics lecture, apparently about linear algebra, at Helsinki Univeristy of Technology - TKK. File links The following pages link to this file: Mathematics University Student Lecture ... Auditorium of the main building. ...

Scope

A student is also known as a disciple in the sense of a religious area of study or in the sense of a "discipline" of learning. In its widest use, student is used for any school or class attendee. In many countries, the word student or a cognate equivalent (e.g. French étudiant) is reserved for higher education or university students; persons attending classes in primary or secondary schools are typically called pupils. However derived adjectives in such languages (e.g. estudiantin in French) may also, or even especially (e.g?. Dutch studentikoos), be associated with the non-academic, fun-loving side of stereotyped 'student life' (in part organised, such as hazing, 'Greek life' in North American Fraternities and sororities), although many students hardly or never indulge in it. A disciple (from the Latin discipulus, a pupil) is one who receives instruction from another; a scholar; a learner; especially, a follower who has learned to believe in the truth of the doctrine of his teacher, and implies that the pupil is under the discipline of, and understands, his teacher... Students in Rome, Italy. ... Students in Rome, Italy. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... Hazing is often ritualistic test, which may constitute harassment, abuse or humiliation with requirements to perform meaningless tasks; sometimes as a way of initiation into a social group. ...

Currently, many children and teenagers are subject to compulsory education: by law they are required to attend some form of school. Laws vary from country to country, but most students are allowed to abandon their education when they reach the age specified in their jurisdiction. A child (plural: children). ... A separate article is about the punk band called The Adolescents. ... Weighing scales represent the way law balances peoples interests For other senses of this word, see Law (disambiguation). ... One of the most influential doctrines in history is that all humans are divided into groups called nations. ...

Researchers, educators and education administrators around the world are increasingly heeding student voice, a common reference to the experiences, opinions, ideas and actions of children and youth in schools. This practice provides authenticity and efficacy for school improvement efforts. The first western (European) universities were student universities: the professors depended on payment from the students, who picked their own courses, often itinerant. Youth voice is a fairly common neologism to refers to the distinct ideas, opinions, attitudes, knowledge, and actions of young people as a collective body. ...

17 November is International Students Day, which commemorates those students killed at the beginning of World War II who called for peace; specifically, the date was chosen as a memory to Jan Opletal and the events following 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Amnesty International flyer International Students Day is an international observance of student activism, held annually on November 17. ... Jan Opletal (January 1, 1915–November 11, 1939) was a student of the Medical Faculty of the Charles University in Prague, who was killed in an anti-Nazi demonstration during the German occupation. ...

Years

In the USA, where undergraduate degree courses and high school commonly last four years, the following terms are generally used. They originated in England and fell into disuse there but are sometimes now adopted in other countries:

• A freshman (common replacements: fish, fresher, frosh, newbie, freshie, snotter, fresh-meat, etc.) is a first-year student in college or university, or, chiefly in the United States, in high school. This word came from England but is now used far more frequently in U.S. English. The gender-neutral variation freshperson is rare.

At universities in the United Kingdom the term fresher is used to describe new students, however some universities are attempting to drop the connotative associations of 'freshers week' by renaming it to 'welcome week'. Unlike the American term freshman it sometimes only applies in the first few months or weeks of a student's first year. For the rest of the year they are called first years; the North American equivalent would be frosh (in singular and plural). The week before the start of a new year is called "Freshers' Week" at many universities, with a programme of special events to welcome new students.

The ancient Scottish University of St Andrews uses the terms bejant for a first year (from the French bec-jaune "yellow beak", fledgling). Second years are called semi-bejants, third years are known as tertians and fourth years, or others in their final year of study, are called magistrands.

Australian university students favour the term jaffy for freshman, literally an acronym standing for "just another first-year." The meaning refers to the fact that, having finished high-school as one of the most important students in a small school, the new students are suddenly the least important students in a large university, i.e. they are "just another" in a sea of irrelevant freshmen.

It should also be noted that freshmen are generally picked on more than other grade levels, in particular by the seniors, because the freshmen are usually younger than the other students and lack general knowledge of the school. In many traditions there is a remainder of the ancient (boarding, pre-commuting) tradition of fagging. He may also be subjected to a period of hazing or ragging as a pledge(r) or rookie, especially if joining a fraternity/sorority or certain other clubs, mainly athletic teams. For example, many U.S. high schools have initiation methods for freshmen, including, but not limited to, Freshman Duct-taped Throw, Freshman races, Freshman Orientation, Freshman Freshening (referring to poor hygiene among freshmen), and the Freshman Spread.

Students are often stereotypically associated with childish pranks and japes.

Even after that, specific rules may apply depending on the school's traditions (e.g. wearing a distinctive beanie), non-observance of which can be punished, even by a paddle line.

• In the U.S., a sophomore is a second-year student, or, chiefly in the United States, in high school. Folk-etymologically, the word is said to mean "wise fool"; consequently sophomoric means "pretentious, bombastic, inflated in style or manner; immature, crude, superficial" (according to the Oxford English Dictionary). While it appears to be formed from Greek sophos, meaning "wise", and moros meaning "foolish", it is in truth from the word sophumer, an obsolete variant of sophism [1]. In Britain, the term sophomore is unknown and second year students are simply called second years.

A student in deep thought.

• The term underclassman is sometimes used to refer collectively to freshmen and sophomores.

• Similarly, The term upperclassman is sometimes used to refer collectively to Juniors and seniors sometimes even sophomores.

• The term middler is used to describe a third-year student of a school (generally college) which offers five years of study. In this situation, the fourth and fifth years would be referred to as "junior" and "senior" years, respectively.

• A junior is a student in the penultimate (usually third) year in college or university, or, chiefly in the United States, in high school.

• A senior is a student in the last (usually fourth) year in college or university, or, chiefly in the United States, in high school. A college student who takes more than the normal number of years to graduate is sometimes referred to as a super senior. ^[1]

• A student that is repeating a grade level of schooling due to poor grades is sometimes referred to as having been "held back."

• The term pupil (originally a Latin term for a minor as the ward of an adult guardian etc.) is used in English primary and secondary schools instead of student, but once attending higher education such as sixth-form college etc, the term student is standard.

The United States military academies use only numerical terms. In order from first year to fourth year, students in these institutions are officially referred to as fourth-class, third-class, second-class, and first-class cadets or midshipmen. Some universities also use numerical terms to identify classes; students enter as "first-years" and graduate as "fourth-years" (or, in some cases, "fifth-years", "sixth-years", etc). This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... Orientation (or orientation week or O-week) is the name given to the first week or two weeks of the university year in New Zealand and Australia. ... St Marys College Bute Medical School Postgraduate Students Affiliations 1994 Group Website www. ... Fagging in British English, is used (as a verb and a noun) to refer to a kind of apprenticeship practiced historically within public schools. ... Hazing is often ritualistic test, which may constitute harassment, abuse or humiliation with requirements to perform meaningless tasks; sometimes as a way of initiation into a social group. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Pledge is a verb, meaning to promise solemnly, and a noun, meaning the promise or its maker or its object. ... The Rookie: Norman Rockwells cover for The Saturday Evening Post Rookie is a term for a person who is in their first year of play of their sport and has little or no experience. ... Image File history File links Student_japes. ... Image File history File links Student_japes. ... A beanie with a large turn-up, worn so that the top of the hat is not stretched over the head. ... Holed paddle designed for spanking. ... High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Folk etymology or popular etymology is a linguistic term for a category of false etymology which has grown up in popular lore, as opposed to one which arose in scholarly usage. ... The Oxford English Dictionary print set The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP), and is generally regarded as the most comprehensive and scholarly dictionary of the English language. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The human eye The pupil is the central transparent area (showing as black). ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into sixth form college. ... The United States military academies, sometimes known as the United States service academies, are federal academies for the education and training of commissioned officers for the United States armed forces. ...

• Freshers' Flu refers to the generic illness that many new students get during the first few weeks of starting the first year. This is often attributed to viral/bacterial diseases being carried by students from other regions of the world, to which some have no immunity.

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Idiomatic use

Freshman and sophomore are sometimes used figuratively, mainly in the U.S., to refer to a first or second effort ("the singer's sophomore album"), or to a politician's first or second term in office ("freshman senator") or an athlete's first or second year on a professional sports team. Junior and senior aren't used in this figurative way to refer to third and fourth years or efforts, because of those words' broader meanings of "younger" and "older". (A junior senator is therefore not one who is in his or her third term of office, but rather merely one who has not been in the Senate as long as the other senator from his or her state.) Figurative art describes artworks - particularly paintings - which are clearly derived from real object sources, but are not necessarily representational. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Ercole de Roberti performing the song Freinds Of P: Concert, c. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Look up Athlete in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Young may refer to more than one place: Look up Young in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Old age consists of ages nearing the average lifespan of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle. ... Senior Senator and Junior Senator are terms commonly used in the media to describe U.S. Senators. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, with the District of Columbia, forms the United States of America. ...

References

1. ^ Definition of a super senior; URL accessed October 5, 2006.

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See also

• AEGEE
• AIESEC
• BEST
• ESIB
• ESTIEM
• International student
• Orientation week
• School district drug policies
• Student activism
• Student society
• Studentification
• Student accommodation