[ adj ] ready and willing to be taught <adj.all> docile pupils eager for instructionteachable youngsters
Teachable \Teach"a*ble\, a. Capable of being taught; apt to learn; also, willing to receive instruction; docile.
We ought to bring our minds free, unbiased, and teachable, to learn our religion from the Word of God. --I. Watts.
"If you're looking for a teachable moment," he said, "you've got her." George Bush took a dive off the deep end when he pledged to create 30 million jobs over the next eight years, independent economists and even Republican advisers are saying.