1with objectTo limit or abolish institutionalized education in (a society); to subject (a society) to a process of deschooling. Chiefly in or with reference to the writings of Ivan Illich.
2with objectTo remove (a child) from the school system so as to educate him or her at home.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Ames (Iowa) Daily Tribune. From de- + school.
Definition of deschool in US English:
deschool
verbˌdiːˈskuːl
1with objectTo limit or abolish institutionalized education in (a society); to subject (a society) to a process of deschooling. Chiefly in or with reference to the writings of Ivan Illich.
2with objectTo remove (a child) from the school system so as to educate him or her at home.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Ames (Iowa) Daily Tribune. From de- + school.