negative education, n.All

Negative education (n.) teaches ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠neither virtue nor truth but preserves the heart from vice and the mind from error — by doing nothing at first, you end with a prodigy.