Reschool

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To educate someone again, typically in a formal setting, in order to enhance or update their knowledge and skills
2. To provide additional schooling or training to individuals who have previously undergone education, often involving a systematic approach
3. To implement a process of retraining or revisiting academic concepts for those requiring further instruction after initial schooling

Etymology: "Reschool" is simply the prefix "re-", meaning "again," attached to "school," used as a verb meaning to teach something again, properly this time. The base word "school" traces back through Old English "scol" and Latin "schola," originally a place of leisure and discussion, from Greek "skholē," meaning leisure. The idea that a school was once a place for free time rather than drilled instruction is a surprising reversal, though "reschool" itself is a transparent, modern-sounding formation rather than a word with a dramatic past.

Synonyms: re-educate, retrain, retrain, re-teach, remediate