teaching

noun

Definition of teaching

1 :the act, practice, or profession of a teacher

2 :something taught; especially :doctrine

the teachings of Confucius

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Examples of teaching in a Sentence

He went into teaching after college.
a chemist who has devoted his career to teaching, even though he could have made a lot more money in an industrial job

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Kentucky Retirement Systems oversees five plans for state and local government employees and the non-teaching staffs of schools.

— justin price, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky Pension Crisis: How many plans does the state have?," 29 Aug. 2017
The warrior Pontiac would later cite Neolin’s teachings as an inspiration for the attacks that wiped out nine of the thirteen British forts from the frontier.

— Longreads, "America’s First Addiction Epidemic," 29 Aug. 2017
And there are high levels of attrition, with nearly 8 percent of the teaching workforce leaving every year, the majority before retirement age.

— valerie strauss, Washington Post, "Teacher shortages affecting every state as 2017-18 school year begins," 28 Aug. 2017
Such challenges led many Westerners to explore all sorts of once-esoteric teachings in a quest for a deeper truth, one that might have been cast aside in the rush toward modernity.

— arthur green, The Atlantic, "Restoring Kabbalah to Mainstream Judaism," 25 Aug. 2017
None of those regulations prevent or dictate religious teaching.

— leada gore, AL.com, "Books-a-Million closing Madison location," 24 Aug. 2017
Tour the facilities, watch or participate in a sample class, meet teaching artists, enjoy family-friendly activities such as face painting and Princess Reads A Lot, have refreshments and win prizes.

— jennifer jhon, South Florida Parenting, "What to do with the kids this weekend: World fest, free parks, open houses," 23 Aug. 2017
Its broadcasts —distributed via YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp — include teachings on the Arusha accords, seen as a blueprint for sharing power between Tutsis and Hutus.

— Bloomberg.com, "Burundi's Exiles Call World's Attention to Deadly Crisis," 26 July 2017
To succeed, edtech must be at the service of teaching, not the other way around.

— The Economist, "Education technologyTogether, technology and teachers can revamp schools," 22 July 2017

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First Known Use of teaching

13th century

teaching Synonyms

Synonyms

instruction, schooling, education, training, tuition, tutelage, tutoring

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

teaching

adjective

Definition of teaching

:of, relating to, used for, or engaged in teaching

a teaching aid

the teaching profession

a teaching assistant

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First Known Use of teaching

1615

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

TEACHING Defined for English Language Learners

teaching

noun

Definition of teaching for English Language Learners

: the job or profession of a teacher
: something that is taught : the ideas and beliefs that are taught by a person, religion, etc.

teaching

adjective

Definition of teaching for English Language Learners

: of, relating to, or used for teaching someone or something

TEACHING Defined for Kids

teaching

noun

Definition of teaching for Students

1 :the duties or profession of a teacher

2 :something taught

We studied the philosopher's teachings.

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