overschool

present singular third person overschools · participle present overschooling · participle past overschooled · past overschooled

1. To school to excess; to give too much training.

   It is impossible to overeducate, but it is very possible to overschool.

   1898, William Jay Youmans, Appletons' Popular Science Monthly - Volume 53, page 490

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   Ride to keep him fit and maybe do a few downward transitions to be sure he's light in hand, but don't overschool your horse on maneuvers.

   2011, Mike Major, Fran Devereux Smith, Ranch-Horse Versatility: A Winner's Guide to Successful Rides, page 117

   We might worry that are kids are not doing enough socially or academically, but the reality is that most of us are much more likely to overschool and overschedule our kids than the opposite.

   2014, Lorilee Lippincott, The Homeschooling Handbook