Meaning of real school | Babel Free

Definitions

A secondary school (especially in German-speaking countries) teaching a curriculum of "real-world" subjects (math, science, modern languages) rather than one heavily laden with literature, Latin, and Ancient Greek.

historical

Equivalents

Examples

“The duke of Brunswick... has caused real schools, in contra-distinction to verbal, to be erected at Brunswick.”

“Realschulen, real schools... because they are less occupied with the study of languages (Verbalia) than with the knowledge of things (Realia).”

“Like a Real School, real research is recognized as the genuine article, and persons engaged with it garner status and power.”

CEFR level