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Make it our word
By Sue Griffin, early years and childcare consultant, Calne,
Wiltshire,
Nursery World,
6 January 2005
Like Lyn Shawcroft (letters, 9 December), I have always felt uncomfortable with definitions of the word 'pedagogue' found in 20th century dictionaries. However, I have been discussing this concept and I'm beginning to see things differently. Words change their meaning over the centuries, and there is no reason why we could not take the Humpty Dumpty approach - 'When I use a word it means just what I choose it to mean'.
Like Lyn Shawcroft (letters, 9 December), I have always felt uncomfortable with definitions of the word 'pedagogue' found in 20th century dictionaries. However, I have been discussing this...
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