Education - Definition

n 1: 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" [syn:
education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy,
didactics, educational activity]
2: knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear
that he had a very broad education"
3: the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a
preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important
than a boy's"
4: the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college
or university)
5: the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of
correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and
refinement" [syn: education, training, breeding]
6: the United States federal department that administers all
federal programs dealing with education (including federal
aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979
[syn: Department of Education, Education Department,
Education]