unschooling n.— «Lundgren had rejected her Lutheran upbringing but discovered the ideas of John Holt, who began in the ’60s to advocate what has come to be called “unschooling.” The child directs his education, deciding when...
skid school n.— «Parents would only need to log 20 hours with their new drivers, however, if their child completed an advanced driver’s education program, commonly known as a “skid school.” Skid schools simulate real-life...
audiation n.— «“My goal is to teach kids to hear a sound in their head without that sound being made,” he said. The process is called “audiation.”» —“Band instructor uses non-traditional method in music...
book people n.pl.— «Another peculiarity in Liberia life and politics is the misconception that the “book people” (a Liberian parlance for persons with some kind of formalized education in a classroom setting, as opposed to education in a...
dance of the lemons n.— «If and when the parents at the new school begin to complain about the same teacher, then another transfer may be arranged, and yet another. These multiple transfers are so common that they even have nicknames...
suitcase college n. a non-residential institution of higher education; a commuter campus. Also suitcase school, suitcase university. Editorial Note: The first cite uses a different (and rarer) meaning synonymous with matchbook college. (source:...