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> "Pedagogy" is the art/science to guide kids, literally speaking. First, I wasn't sure if he didn't actually mean "didactics" but then he talked about "student
by twblalock 10y ago
> "Pedagogy" is the art/science to guide kids, literally speaking. First, I wasn't sure if he didn't actually mean "didactics" but then he talked about "students" so he probably just talks about "kids" of computer science.
Literally speaking, you may be right, but who cares? "Pedagogy" means "teaching" to anyone who is seriously engaged with the topic of conversation here. Etymology is not meaning. Defining words by their etymology alone ignores history, culture, and the context of modern word use.
- stewbrew 10y agoIt matters when you're teaching professionally.