pedagogues
Formal, strict educators
Pedagogues is the plural of pedagogue, a teacher or instructor.
The word carries a whiff of formality or pretension—calling someone a pedagogue often implies they're overly rigid, dogmatic, or pedantic in their teaching style: The pedagogues droned on about proper form while the students dozed.
A neutral alternative is simply teachers or educators.
Those who instruct students
- instructorsPeople who teach others
- mentorsExperienced advisers to learners
- tutorsPrivate academic helpers
- professorsHighest-ranking university instructors
schoolmasters · lecturers · trainers · academics · scholars · preceptors · masters · dons
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- conservatoryGlass-enclosed plant room
- maestrosExpert musical directors
- conductorsThose who direct ensembles
- musicologistsExperts studying musical history
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- rhetoriciansExperts in persuasive speech
- philosophersSeekers of fundamental truths
teachers
Those who instruct students
- instructorsPeople who teach others
- mentorsExperienced advisers to learners
- tutorsPrivate academic helpers
professors · schoolmasters · lecturers · trainers · academics · scholars · preceptors · masters · dons · faculty
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- conservatoryGlass-enclosed plant room
- maestrosExpert musical directors
- conductorsThose who direct ensembles
Socrates
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- rhetoriciansExperts in persuasive speech
philosophers · gymnasium · lyceum · academy · trivium
- educatorseducator, teacher, teachers, professor, instructor
- education historypublic schooling, education reforms, school reform, educational reforms, one-room school
- maestrosconductors, music directors, symphony conductors, bandleaders, band leaders
pedagoguesstudents
Those receiving instruction
pupils · learners · disciples · apprentices · mentees
pedagoguesautodidacts
Self-taught individuals
facilitators · guides · mentors · coaches · practitioners