Textual thesaurus for "education"

(noun) teaching, instruction, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

he received no formal education; our instruction was carefully programmed; good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded

(noun) training, breeding

the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)

a woman of breeding and refinement

(noun) Department of Education, Education, Education Department

the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979