pedagogy
Americannoun
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the function or work of a teacher; teaching.
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the art or science of teaching; education; instructional methods.
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Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of pedagogy
First recorded in 1570–80; from Middle French pédagogie, from Greek paidagōgía “office of a child's tutor.” See pedagogue, -y 3
Explanation
Pedagogy is another word for education, the profession and science of teaching. Pedagogy and pedagogue come from the Greek paidos "boy, child" plus agogos "leader." Pedagogy refers to the teaching profession as well as the science of education, for example as a college subject. This might be one reason that the word, pedagogue, is often used for a teacher who is overly interested in rules and details, hence the science of teaching, rather than actually getting through to his or her students.
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Example Sentences
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The Theory of Planetary Social Pedagogy is a way of learning applicable to all societal sectors.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023
Pedagogy should not be confused with therapy or reduced to zones of emotional safety.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2019
There, teachers taught her to challenge patriarchy, drawing straight from Paolo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed.
From Time • Aug. 4, 2016
And then Quentin is sucked into a hidden portal leading from Brooklyn to Brakebills College for Magical Pedagogy, the boarding school that is like, but not really like, Hogwarts.
From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2014
"I rather guess you would have to move out of here," sniffed Mrs. Pedagogy the Landlady.
From Half-Hours with the Idiot by Bangs, John Kendrick
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