Dreaming of
School

A dream about school for an adult — an impending test or examination in life. Failing an exam at school — fear of not managing a real task. A favourite school in a dream — nostalgia and the wish to return to the past. A school in disrepair — the loss of former guideposts. A teacher at school — an important mentor or lesson.

Vanga saw in school a place of life's lessons. Studying at school — the need to master something new or undergo a test. An exam at school — an important choice. The school is on fire — an abrupt break with the past. Someone else's school — a new environment or unfamiliar rules. An old school — memories and unlearned lessons from the past.

According to Freud, school in a dream is a symbol of evaluation anxiety. It is one of the most frequent anxiety dreams for adults: the lesson is unlearned, one is late, the timetable is forgotten. Such dreams reflect the stress of real life's demands. An exam in a dream — the test a person is currently undergoing. A school uniform — the role you perform for others.

Nostradamus connected school with the path of knowledge and fate. A brilliantly passed exam — victory and recognition. Failure — trials from which a lesson must be drawn. A new school — a new period of being taught by life. A destroyed school — the end of a certain system of values.

Hasse considered school a symbol of social learning. Good grades in a dream — recognition of effort. Poor grades — a sense of not meeting expectations. A classroom with classmates — social bonds and collective tasks. An empty school — loneliness or the completion of a collective stage.

Tsvetkov connected school with impending tests. Studying at school in a dream — the need to acquire new knowledge or skills. Not being able to find the right classroom — bewilderment before a choice. A teacher praising — success. A teacher scolding — mistakes that need to be corrected.