Pedagogical - plus, The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 10/25/19

[Merriam-Webster]( WORD OF THE DAY October 27, 2019 pedagogical [Audio pronunciation]( adjective | ped-uh-GAH-jih-kul Definition : of, relating to, or befitting a teacher or education Scroll down for more about pedagogical TRENDING NOW: [lynch]( [egregious]( [emolument]( [kangaroo court]( [SEE ALL [>]]( PEOPLE ARE READING [The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 10/25/19]( [What It Means to ‘Touch Base’]( [Giving Meaning to the Latin (and French) in 'The Exorcist']( [A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’]( WORD GAMES AND QUIZZES: WEEKLY CHALLENGE [Word Puzzles]( Challenge yourself with these word puzzles. Can you solve them all? [PLAY NOW]( Nailed this quiz? We have plenty more to try! [TAKE ME THERE [>]]( Did You Know? Pedagogical, which has the somewhat less common variant form [pedagogic]( was coined in the early 17th century from a Greek adjective of the same meaning. That adjective, paidagōgikos, in turn, derives from the noun paidagōgos, meaning "teacher." The English word [pedagogue]( (which can simply mean "teacher" but usually suggests one who is particularly [pedantic]( or dull) derives from the same root. Although the words [educational]( and [teacher]( make the grade in most contexts, pedagogical and pedagogue are useful additions to the class. Examples of PEDAGOGICAL New teachers will be evaluated on pedagogical skills such as lesson planning and classroom management. "If Americans agree on anything these days, it's that our schools could be much better, and that internet culture is harming our children. I have a simple proposal to address both problems: high school classes on how to use the internet more effectively. By now the internet has such far-reaching influence that such a pedagogical intervention is called for." — [Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg, 2 July 2019]( Test Your Vocabulary Unscramble the letters to create a word for "teacher": RPORTPCEE. [VIEW THE ANSWER [>]]( MORE WORD FUN: [WORD GAMES [>]]( [TRENDING NOW [>]]( [WORDS AT PLAY [>]]( FOLLOW US: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( SHARE: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [View this email in a web browser]( You are receiving this email because you opted in to receive Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day. [Unsubscribe from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day]( [Manage your subscription settings]( Merriam-Webster, Inc. 47 Federal Street, P.O. Box 281 Springfield, MA, 01102, USA [www.merriam-webster.com]( | [Privacy Policy]( © 2019 by Merriam-Webster, Inc.