https://padlet.com/wakefieldschool/Wakefield_School_Alumni_WOD From the WOD Book's Introduction..."The Words of the Day have been a mainstay in the Wakefield English curriculum since the founding of the school… These words become for [students] part of the tradition of community learning that pervades the Wakefield way. But they are more than that, too. They increase students’ sense of the importance of language and the necessity for precision in thinking and writing. They provide a wide basis for enjoyment of conversation and learning in all areas…Sometimes students may comment that a word may be too unusual, not worth the learning. At those times, often, that poor, dejected word will turn up in the next morning’s edition of the Washington Post! Ultimately, what all this emphasis on word study does is what Wakefield itself does: It helps to form men and women who appreciate the world around them, who listen and speak with educated minds and imaginative hearts." en-us 2025-10-27 17:20:33 UTC 2025-10-28 15:01:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads-usc1.storage.googleapis.com/4633412303/00074c2d100737669deeb2958967c5de/Wakefield_owl_red_small.png wakefieldschool https://padlet.com/wakefieldschool/Wakefield_School_Alumni_WOD/wish/3654789380 [dee fen uh STRAY shun] n. The act of throwing a person or thing out of a window. (L. de = down from + fenestra = window). In a fit of frustration, he threatened defenestration for the faulty printer that kept jamming.

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