miseducation
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6.9
- noun
- /ˌmɪsˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃən/
- We are laboring under the burden of 100 years of progressive miseducation and propaganda.
Examples
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The years of deliberate miseducation and total uneducation in school and spoon-fed propaganda on television worked very well.
Blog text (8) -
Elkind (1987) even stated that the use of computers in preschool "is a good example of miseducation" (p. 87).
Academic text (2012) -
How does one figure out what is wrong or right, education or miseducation?
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Propaganda by the governments has a lot to do with the mass miseducation of the public.
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This miseducation is only the first reason I find the treatment of these matters objectionable.
Academic text (2002) -
There is no consensus, however, on what are the most effective solutions for many environmental problems, and to state or imply that there is constitutes a form of miseducation.
Academic text (2000) -
To allow gifted children to pursue 'their thing on an individualized basis' -- the essence of Renzulli's theory -- is miseducation at its worst.
Academic text (1991) -
Based on several decades of research evidence, it is reasonable to conclude that without game modification, teaching during games, and reorganization of game structure and players, team sports, especially football and its variants, will often result in miseducation.
Academic text (2008) -
White-Clark (2005) believes that teachers' misconceptions and beliefs about cultural diversity lead to misunderstanding, miseducation, and possibly the mistreatment of CLED students.
Academic text (2011) -
Miseducation of children can lead to serious misunderstandings about the world.
Synonyms
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8.3
To teach people to accept beliefs without question
Antonyms
How Incorrect
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word miseducation has two parts: mis- meaning 'wrong', as in misunderstand, and education meaning 'teaching' or 'learning', so it literally means 'wrong teaching'. That's why miseducation refers to being taught incorrect, misleading, or harmful ideas.