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A '''student''' is one who "studies" or "learns" from a [[teacher]].
 
A '''student''' is one who "studies" or "learns" from a [[teacher]].
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The word, like much of the [[English]] language, comes from [[Latin]], specifically, the second-declension [[verb]] "studere," or, "to pay painstaking attention to," or "zealously pursue."  Thus the very word itself implies that a student ought to pay strict attention to his or her targeted subject.
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The word, like much of the [[English]] language, comes from [[Latin]], specifically, the second-conjugation [[verb]] "studere," or, "to pay painstaking attention to," or "zealously pursue."  Thus the very word itself implies that a student ought to pay strict attention to his or her targeted subject.
    
As the face of American education changes, a student may be enrolled in a [[public school]], a [[private school]], or taught at home, or even online.
 
As the face of American education changes, a student may be enrolled in a [[public school]], a [[private school]], or taught at home, or even online.
 
[[Category:Education]]
 
[[Category:Education]]
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