Education vs. Indoctrination

Educationnoun

(uncountable) The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.

Educationnoun

(countable) Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, either formally or informally.

Educationnoun

The act or process of educating; the result of educating, as determined by the knowledge skill, or discipline of character, acquired; also, the act or process of training by a prescribed or customary course of study or discipline; as, an education for the bar or the pulpit; he has finished his education.

Educationnoun

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

Educationnoun

knowledge acquired by learning and instruction;

Educationnoun

the gradual process of acquiring knowledge;

Educationnoun

the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)

Educationnoun

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

Educationnoun

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

Education

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, morals, beliefs, and habits. Educational methods include teaching, training, storytelling, discussion and directed research.

Indoctrinationnoun

The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated

Indoctrinationnoun

Instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or belief system; information.

Indoctrinationnoun

The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or system of belief; information.

Indoctrinationnoun

teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically

Indoctrination

Indoctrination is the process of inculcating a person with ideas, attitudes, cognitive strategies or professional methodologies (see doctrine).Humans are a social animal species inescapably shaped by cultural context, and thus some degree of indoctrination is implicit in the parent–child relationship, and has an essential function in forming stable communities of shared values. The precise boundary between education and indoctrination often lies in the eye of the beholder.