At follow-up meetings, he urged parents to join him in advocating a "whole child" approach to schooling that respects "social-emotional development" and "deep and meaningful learning" over academics alone.
2018年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B
英语六级真题
While advocating freedom for animals, they kept their pet mouse in a cage.
出自-2011年12月听力原文
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
拥护；提倡；主张
If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.