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# a challenging class

phrase (noun phrase: a challenging class, challenging classes)

«a challenging class» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism, school) a class of pupils who behave badly or are hard to teach.
2. (literal) a lesson or course that is hard and asks a lot of you.

### In the lessons

Teachers' and schools' polite word for a noisy, difficult group; staff rooms, reports, job adverts; all regions. The literal sense («a challenging maths class») praises the lesson for being hard.

### Examples

- I've got a challenging class this year — thirty-two of them and lots of energy.
- The advert said: «experience with challenging classes an advantage».
- Year 9 is a challenging class on Friday afternoons.
- That was a challenging class — the fractions really made me think.
- Supply teacher: «They warned me it was a challenging class. They were right.»
- Head teacher: «Our new staff get extra support with challenging classes.»

### Note

Stands for «badly behaved class» when teachers talk about a group of pupils; «challenging» about a lesson means «hard but good». Read the context: about pupils it is a polite complaint.