PEDAGOGY

education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity

(noun) the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; “he received no formal education”; “our instruction was carefully programmed”; “good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded”

teaching, instruction, pedagogy

(noun) the profession of a teacher; “he prepared for teaching while still in college”; “pedagogy is recognized as an important profession”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pedagogy (countable and uncountable, plural pedagogies)

The profession of teaching.

The activities of educating, teaching or instructing.

The strategies of instruction.

Source: Wiktionary


Ped"a*go`gy, n. Etym: [Gr. pédagogie.]

Definition: Pedagogics; pedagogism. South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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