noun
also paed·a·gogy ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌgäj]ē, -gōj], -gäg], ]i sometimes -gȯg]
( -es )
Etymology: Middle French pedagogie, from Greek paidagōgia training, instruction, from paidagōgos pedagogue + -ia -y
1. : instruction
knowledge … not as pedagogy but as gossip in the marketplace — A.W.Griswold
2. : the art, science, or profession of teaching ; especially : the study that deals with principles and methods in formal education : education 4
convinced … that pedagogy should be recognized as one of the major “disciplines” — J.L.Childs
3.
[probably from Latin paedogogium, from Greek paidagōgeion, from paidagōgos pedagogue\]
: a place of instruction in medieval times : school