Noun
formal education (countable and uncountable, plural formal educations)
Education in a structured environment explicitly designed to teach students, usually in classrooms with certified teachers.
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. Albert Einstein
Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. Jim Rohn
My mother, who was professional schoolteacher, was particularly concerned about our formal education and even went so far as to start a private school together with some other parents so that our intellectual needs would be met. Robert B. Laughlin
The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education. Maya Angelou
I graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Communications and left formal education behind. Sarah Zettel
It has always been the task of formal education to set up behavior which would prove useful or enjoyable later in a student's life. B. F. Skinner