pedagogue

noun

ped·a·gogue | \ˈpe-də-ˌgäg

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variants: or less commonly pedagog

Definition of pedagogue

: teacher, schoolmaster especially : a dull, formal, or pedantic teacher

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a pedagogue whose classroom lessons consisted entirely of reading directly from the textbook in a monotone

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Your professor holds forth in class, lecturing, orating, gesturing, bantering — equal parts pedagogue and performer. — Alfred Lubrano, Philly.com, "After complaints, Ratemyprofessors.com does away with its 'hotness' ratings," 11 July 2018 This would not merely have meant that the world would have been better explained sooner (though to Asimov, ever the pedagogue, that was indeed a good in and of itself). — The Economist, "Empty sky, empty Earth?," 5 July 2018 Michael Tree, 84, a leading viola pedagogue at the Curtis Institute of Music and a founding member of the Guarneri Quartet, died Friday at his home in New York City, his wife said. — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, "Michael Tree, 84, Curtis professor and violist of famed Guarneri Quartet," 2 Apr. 2018 As professor, readers are able to see Daniel as an astute pedagogue. — Peter Lewis, The Christian Science Monitor, "'An Odyssey' is a father-son journey with Homer as guide," 20 Sep. 2017 My point being that every seat of learning in America projects an image of a faculty teeming with committed and conscientious pedagogues. — Jacques Berlinerblau, Washington Post, "Starting a college admission search? Here are a professor’s tips.," 26 Aug. 2017 Paul took up the violin at 4, and at 7 became a pupil of the renowned pedagogue Ivan Galamian. — Margalit Fox, New York Times, "Paul Zukofsky, Virtuoso Violinist and Literary Executor, Dies at 73," 20 June 2017

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