pedagogy
n 1: the principles and methods of instruction [syn: {teaching
method}, {pedagogics}, {pedagogy}]
2: the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while
still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important
profession" [syn: {teaching}, {instruction}, {pedagogy}]
3: 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" [syn: {education},
{instruction}, {teaching}, {pedagogy}, {didactics},
{educational activity}]
Pedagogy \Ped"a*go`gy\, n. [Gr. paidagwgi`a: cf. F.
p['e]dagogie.]
Pedagogics; pedagogism. --South.
[1913 Webster]
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "pedagogy": catechization, coaching, didactics, direction, edification, education, enlightenment, guidance, illumination, information, instruction, pedagogics, private teaching, programmed instruction, reeducation, schooling, self-instruction, self-teaching, spoon-feeding, teaching, tuition, tutelage, tutorage, tutoring, tutorship