Sep 10, 2006 23:29
ped‧a‧go‧gy [ped-uh-goh-jee, -goj-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
-noun, plural -gies.
1. the function or work of a teacher; teaching.
2. the art or science of teaching; education; instructional methods.
[Origin: 1575-85; < Gk paidagōgía office of a child's tutor. See pedagogue, -y3]
ped·a·go·gy (pd-gj, -gj) Pronunciation Key
n.
The art or profession of teaching.
Preparatory training or instruction.
[French pédagogie, from Old French, from Greek paidaggi, from paidaggos, slave who took children to and from school. See pedagogue.]