pedagogy

Meanings

• noun

  The art and science of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept.

  - "The field of pedagogy has evolved significantly over the past century."
  - "Her doctoral thesis focused on the latest trends in pedagogy."

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Variants

List of all variants of pedagogy that leads to same result
pedagogies , pedagogy

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Etymology

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Derived from the Greek word 'paidagogos', meaning 'teacher of children'.

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Trivia

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1. Pedagogy is a term that was first used in ancient Greece.

2. The word 'pedagogy' contains the root word 'ped', which means 'foot'. This is a reference to the ancient Greek practice of teachers accompanying their students on foot as they went to school.

3. The term 'pedagogy' was popularized in the 19th century by the German philosopher Johann Friedrich Herbart.

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Related Concepts

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1. Andragogy: A form of adult education that emphasizes the learner's self-directedness and experience, as opposed to pedagogy, which is focused on children.

2. Heutagogy: A learner-centered approach to education that emphasizes self-determination and self-regulation in the learning process.

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Quotes

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1. Since no textbooks existed, the professor refused to profess, knowing no more than his students, and the students read what they pleased and compared their results. As "pedagogy", nothing could be more triumphant.

   - Henry Adams,{it}The Education of Henry Adams{/it},1907

2. Some of the presentations, a few too many for comfort, lapsed into the familiar contortions of modern "pedagogy".

   - Alex Ross,{it}New Yorker{/it},14 & 21 July 2003

3. The idea that "pedagogy" should be judged according to race is absurd on its face, but the fact that they saw their relationship with me and with the school itself in those terms should have given me greater pause than it did.

   - Gerald Early,{it}Lure and Loathing{/it},1993

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Culture

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Pedagogy has been a topic of great interest in education and academic circles for centuries. It has been explored in depth through various philosophical, psychological, and sociological perspectives. In literature, pedagogy has been used as a theme in works such as Plato's 'Meno' and Rousseau's 'Emile'. In art, pedagogical methods have been depicted in paintings and sculptures. In music, compositions have been inspired by pedagogical concepts.

How to Memorize "pedagogy"

1. visualize
   

   - To visualize pedagogy, imagine a teacher guiding a student through the learning process.

2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

   - A mnemonic for pedagogy could be: 'Pedagogy is the way teachers guide students'.

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