Pedagogy
/ˈpɛd.ə.ɡɒdʒ.i/noun
The method and practice of teaching.
Did you know?Pedagogy comes from Greek paidagōgos, originally the household slave who physically escorted children to school, so the “teacher” word began as a guide, not a scholar.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peh₂-
“to protect, tend, or pasture”
Ancient Greek
Greek
παῖς (pais), gen. παιδός (paidos)
“child”
Ancient Greek
Greek
παιδαγωγός (paidagōgós)
“a slave who escorted a child; later, a tutor or guide”
Late Latin
Latin
paedagōgus
“a tutor or instructor”
Late Middle French
French
pédagogie
“the art or science of teaching”
18th Century
English
pedagogy
“the theory and practice of education”