[ourplace] pedagogy Word of the Day

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  • Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 06:32:44 -0800

Dictionary.com Word Of The Day
Feb. 13, 2017
pedagogy\PED-uh-goh-jee, -goj-ee\noun
1. the function or work of a teacher; teaching.
2. the art or science of teaching; education; instructional methods.
QuotesIt was the cold, pitiless glass heart of Professor March's
approach to magical pedagogy. Every lecture, every exercise, every
demonstration was concerned with how to manipulate and transform it
using magic.
-- Lev Grossman, The Magicians, 2009
  Origin of pedagogyPedagogy entered English around 1570. It comes from
Greek paidagōgía meaning â€œoffice of a child’s tutor.”More From
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