tutorage

One-on-one instruction

Tutorage is the act or function of tutoring, or the state of being under a tutor's instruction.

The word carries a slightly formal or old-fashioned tone, appearing mainly in educational or legal contexts: The children were placed under her tutorage.

It overlaps with tutelage, which is more common.

instruction

teaching

Profession of instructing others

didactics · schooling · drilling · training · instruction · curriculum · syllabus · coursework · homework · exercises

mentorship

mentor

Trusted wisdom-giving advisor

guidance · advising · counseling · wisdom · master · disciple · elder · sage · sponsor · advisor

development

growth

Increase in size

cultivation · improvement · maturation · blossoming · unfolding · learning curve · skill-building · mastery · competence · proficiency

fee

tuition

Payment for instruction

  • paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
  • rateMeasured speed or charge
  • chargeCost or accusation

cost · stipend · honorarium · remuneration · scholarship · bursary · financial aid

Opposites
instructional format

tutoragegroup instruction

Teaching several simultaneously

mass education · lecture · classroom teaching · public schooling · seminar

learning autonomy

tutorageself-education

Independent pursuit of knowledge

autodidacticism · self-instruction · self-teaching · self-directed learning · independent study

educational role

tutorageteaching

Profession of instructing others

studentship · pupilage · instruction · apprenticeship · learning

Family

tutor, tutoring, tutorial, tutors, tutored, tutelage, tutorship, tutorials, tutee

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