According to the Wikimedia Foundation, "Pedagogy is the art or science of teaching. The word comes from the ancient Greek paidagogos, the slave who took little boys to and from school as part of paideia." The word "paidia" (παιδιά) refers to children, which is why some like to make the distinction between pedagogy (teaching children) and andragogy (teaching adults). The Latin-derived word for pedagogy, education, is much more widely used, and often the two are used interchangeably.
Pedagogy is also sometimes referred to as the correct use of teaching strategies (see instructional theory). For example, Brazilian Paulo Freire, one of the most influential educators of the 20th century, referred to his method of teaching adults as "critical pedagogy". In correlation with those teaching strategies the instructor's own philosophical beliefs of teaching are harbored and governed by the pupil's background knowledge and experiences, personal situations and environment as well as learning goals set by the student as well as the teacher.
Do to the advent of the internet and innovative technology distance education is becoming the most common method of education for the next generation of Medical Assistants. With the development of our distance education program St. Augustine Medical Assistant School continues to lead the way in high quality innovative Medical Assistant education and a new pedagogy model.
Instructors who aggree with this teaching philosophy and are interested in joining our faculty are encouraged to send their resume and CV to us at: administration@medassistant.org.
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