reeducation

/riˌɛdʒəˈkeɪʃən/
noun
  1. The process of teaching someone new skills, knowledge, or attitudes, often to replace old ones that are no longer useful or acceptable.
    • The school's reeducation initiative focused on teaching students about environmental conservation.
    • The government launched a reeducation program to help unemployed workers learn digital skills.
    • After the accident, he underwent reeducation to learn how to walk again.
  2. A controversial process of forcing someone to change their political or ideological beliefs, often associated with authoritarian regimes.
    • The regime sent political dissidents to reeducation camps to change their views.
    • Survivors of reeducation programs often describe them as traumatic and coercive.
    • Many historians study the reeducation policies used during the Cultural Revolution.
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