| alternative medicine |
any medical treatment or therapy, such as homeopathy and acupuncture, that is considered nontraditional and is generally not taught in conventional medical schools. |
| art room |
a room in a school where art is taught and where art materials are kept. |
| autodidact |
a person who is self-taught at something. |
| catechumen |
a person being taught the basic principles of Christianity, such as a convert prior to baptism. [2 definitions] |
| dame school |
an informal school common to Colonial New England in which rudimentary educational and social skills were taught to children by a woman in her home. [1/2 definitions] |
| doctrine |
something that is advocated or taught; teaching. [1/3 definitions] |
| elementary school |
a school in which the first six to eight years of a child's education is taught. |
| essentialism |
the educational doctrine that certain traditional values and skills are necessary elements of society and should be taught to all students. |
| final |
(often pl.) the last examination of an academic course, usually covering all the material taught. [1/6 definitions] |
| lesson |
a period of instruction in which particular things are taught, or a particular thing or set of things that are to be learned or studied. [1/7 definitions] |
| Lord's Prayer |
a prayer that begins with the words "Our Father, who art in heaven," taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples. |
| lyceum |
(cap.) in ancient Greece, the school at which Aristotle taught. [1/2 definitions] |
| master class |
a small class for very advanced students, esp. a class in musical performance taught by a master musician. |
| moral |
the lesson or moral principle taught in a story or fable. [1/6 definitions] |
| music room |
in a school, a classroom where music is taught and where instruments may be kept. |
| primitive |
an unschooled or self-taught artist. [1/6 definitions] |
| schoolroom |
a room in which classes are taught. |
| self-taught |
having taught oneself; self-educated. [1/2 definitions] |
| teachable |
suited to being taught. [1/2 definitions] |
| teaching |
that which is taught. [1/3 definitions] |
| untaught |
not instructed or taught; ignorant. [1/2 definitions] |