Unteaching

I have been guilty of doing what I call unteaching using it as a pedagogical strategy before broaching the topic to be learnt. ❋ Clive Shepherd (2009)

On a more general note, it has been my experience with elementary students that teaching physics involves “unteaching” in many cases. ❋ Sean (2007)

The fact that they offer a very intense 400 level course in evolution is pretty typical of most curricula. that said, the biology departments do have to spend some amount of time unteaching what is often presented in the required religion departments. ❋ Unknown (2005)

He says, “The conscientious study would be useful to humanity by teaching the use and unteaching the abuse of the Malthusian system,536 whereby the family is duly limited to the necessities of society.” ❋ Unknown (2003)

Early impressions are the most lasting, and the hardest part of school work for the teacher is the unteaching of false ideas, and the correcting of imperfectly formed and partially understood ideas. ❋ Various (N/A)

He says, "The conscientious study would be useful to humanity by teaching the use and unteaching the abuse of the Malthusian system, [FN#536] whereby the family is duly limited to the necessities of society." ❋ Wright, Thomas, 1859-1936 (1906)

Columbus was, not that of teaching, but that of unteaching: not of promulgating his own theory, but of eradicating the erroneous convictions of the judges before whom he had to plead his cause. ❋ Arthur Helps (1844)

Sometimes, franchisors spend more time unteaching bad habits than they do teaching good ones. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's possible that unteaching machismo within could improve the institution's respect for the human rights of all. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I had a great time unteaching these young minds about all their habits.

“Did you hear about [Gawny]’s winner in the Thursday night cup final? Simply [unteachable] mate! [I tell you what], some people are just born with the gift” ❋ Snake Hips (2023)

[Ralph] is so [unteachable]. ❋ Ohlongjohnsone3029 (2018)

“Did you see [Gawny]’s finish to win the [Thursday night] cup final? Simply [unteachable] mate! Some players are just born like that” ❋ Snake Hips (2023)