educational system

How societies teach

An educational system is the organized structure through which a society provides formal learning to its members, typically encompassing schools, colleges, universities, and the policies governing them.

The term usually refers to publicly funded institutions but can include private education as well.

Different countries have vastly different educational systems, and debates about reforming the educational system are perennial in democratic societies.

The phrase often appears in discussions of funding, curriculum standards, and access to schooling.

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university · grants · e-learning platforms · college · class size · teacher training · lesson plan · quizzes · standardized testing · report cards · government subsidies · tuition fees · virtual classrooms · kindergarten · head start · core subjects · online resources · academy

Opposites
formality of learning

educational systemautodidacticism

Practice of self-instruction

self-teaching · self-education · unschooling · learning by doing · street smarts

social function

educational systemignorance

Absence of knowledge

illiteracy · prison system · censorship · book burning · brainwashing

Family

education, educational, educate, educated, educating, educator, educators, educates, educable

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G