deschool

deschool
\(ˈ)dēˌ\ transitive verb
Etymology: de- + school (I)
: to eliminate traditional schools from

the movement to deschool society — John Holt

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/dee skoohl"/, v.t.
to abolish or phase out traditional schools from, so as to replace them with alternative methods and forms of education.
[DE- + SCHOOL1]

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deschool /dē-skoolˈ/
transitive verb and intransitive verb
To free (children) from the restrictions of traditional classroom learning and a set curriculum, and educate them in a less formal way, esp at home
ORIGIN: ↑de- (2)
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deschoolˈer noun
deschoolˈing noun

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  • deschool — /dee skoohl /, v.t. to abolish or phase out traditional schools from, so as to replace them with alternative methods and forms of education. [DE + SCHOOL1] * * * …   Universalium

  • deschool — verb To remove the schools from; to divest (a society) of its formal education system. In Illichs deschooled society, schools would continue to exist but on non compulsory basis …   Wiktionary

  • deschool — de·school …   English syllables

  • deschooler — deschoolˈer noun • • • Main Entry: ↑deschool …   Useful english dictionary

  • deschooling — deschoolˈing noun • • • Main Entry: ↑deschool …   Useful english dictionary

  • entschulen — ent|schu|len <sw. V.; hat [LÜ von engl. deschool, geb. von dem amerik. Sozialreformer J. Illich (geboren 1926), zu: school = Schule]: von den Schulen der bisher üblichen Art befreien; die bisher üblichen Schulen abschaffen …   Universal-Lexikon

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