schooling

noun school·ing \ ˈskü-liŋ \

Updated on: 16 May 2018

Definition of schooling

1 a : instruction in school : education

b : training, guidance, or discipline derived from experience

2 archaic : reproof

3 : the cost of instruction and maintenance at school

4 : the training of a horse for service; especially : the teaching and exercising of horse and rider in the formal techniques of equitation

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Examples of schooling in a Sentence

He has had little schooling.
the extended schooling needed for a horse to be able to make those precision movements

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The highest level of traditional schooling offered in Idaho state prisons is a GED diploma.

— bowen west, idahostatesman, "New sentences: Creative writing program allows Idaho inmates to find their voices | Idaho Statesman," 9 May 2018
In fact, children in kinship care likely have equivalent, if not better, long-term health, schooling and employment outcomes than children raised by non-relative foster parents.

— david rubin, Philly.com, "Opioid epidemic's collateral damage: Children and caregivers need more support," 27 Apr. 2018
Her great-grandmother attended Fairfield Industrial High School, which was the town's school for black students during the days of dual schooling based on race.

— jonece starr dunigan, AL.com, "Fairfield teacher uses reading to stop school-to-prison pipeline," 27 Apr. 2018
Improving health, for example through malaria-eradication efforts, is associated with children receiving more schooling and going on to earn more money in adulthood.

— The Economist, "An affordable necessityBoth in rich and poor countries, universal health care brings huge benefits," 26 Apr. 2018
While all South Korean men spend two years of military service, the norm for North Koreans is ten, with schooling under the regime little more than mind-numbing indoctrination.

— charlie campbell, Time, "What Would Korean Reunification Look Like? Five Glaring Problems to Overcome," 26 Apr. 2018
Ortega finished the home schooling right on schedule.

— tony baranek, Daily Southtown, "Baranek: Kris Ortega makes the most of fresh tennis start at Northern Illinois," 28 Mar. 2018
Jeffs ordered they be taught at home, by women who were already busy raising giant families and often had little schooling of their own.

— alden woods, azcentral, "Outsiders, FLDS battle for control of towns Warren Jeffs left behind," 27 Mar. 2018
The scholars made clear the link between stressful schooling and poor mental health among the students cramming to retake their Center Test.

— annabelle timsit, The Atlantic, "Overhauling Japan's High-Stakes University-Admission System," 13 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of schooling

15th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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schooling Synonyms

Synonyms

education, instruction, teaching, training, tutelage, tutoring;

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didactics, pedagogics, pedagogy;

higher education, higher learning;

coaching, conditioning, cultivation, preparation, readying;

development, direction, guidance, nurturance, nurturing;

edification, enlightenment, improvement;

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schooling

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Definition of schooling for English Language Learners

: teaching that is done in a school

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Definition of schooling for Students

: education 1

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