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pedagogue Definition

peda·gogue (pedə gäg′)

noun

a teacher; often, specif., a pedantic, dogmatic teacher

Etymology: ME pedagoge < OFr < L paedagogus < Gr paidagōgos < pais, child (see pedo-) + agein, to lead: see act

pedagogue Synonyms

pedagogue

n.

  1. Instructor

    schoolmaster, educator, lecturer; see teacher 1, 2.

  2. Dogmatist

    pedant, sophist, know-it-all; see bigot, pedant.

pedagogue Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • yore: The glorious eccentrics, the crazy pedagogues of yore, have all been laid to rest.

Adjective modifier

  • social: Social pedagogues work in a way that combines social care and education.
  • great: This supporter was Richard Mulcaster, the great pedagogue, head of the famous schools of Merchant Taylor's and St. Paul's.
  • crazy: The glorious eccentrics, the crazy pedagogues of yore, have all been laid to rest.
  • responsive: Responsive pedagogues are skilled in creating a curriculum of learning activities and environments in which all students have the opportunity to succeed.
  • renowned: Between 1961 and 1968 he studied in Moscow with the renowned pedagogues Heinrich and Stanislav Neuhaus.
  • good: The best pedagogue is not he who descends to hs pupils from the heights but he who rises to new levels together with them.

Modifies a noun

  • assistant: About half these should be pedagogues at level five and at least half of the remainder would be level three pedagogue assistants.

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