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When this said student, I figured it was an 8 year old. Not a PhD candidate. While technically accurate it does tend to sensationalize it a bit.
by fred_is_fred 9y ago
When this said student, I figured it was an 8 year old. Not a PhD candidate. While technically accurate it does tend to sensationalize it a bit.
- dvtv75 9y agoA friend of mine used to work in the newspaper industry, and told me that (in New Zealand, anyway) "pupil" refers to high school or lower, and "student" refers to tertiary education. Not sure if that applies elsewhere in the world, or even if it's still a thing in New Zealand.
- alphaalpha101 9y agoThis isn't a thing elsewhere?
- philliphaydon 9y agoAs a kiwi. A pupil is just another name for student. Definition: a person who is taught by another, especially a schoolchild or student in relation to a teacher. It's just that in primary school you have a single teacher all year so the teacher refers to you as their pupil. While in high school you have many teachers so you're one of their students. But it's often interchanged.