Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guide on the side

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables: guide on the -side
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An educator whose method is to provide students with occasional advice, assistance, and correction while allowing them to explore a subject area independently or by interacting among themselves; this educational method itself.

Example Sentences

"Mrs. Johnson said the teacher for the gifted and talented will be more of a "guide on the side" rather than a "sage on the stage.""
"Skousen, a chemist's daughter, directs her third-graders to conduct hands-on experiments — her force and motion unit is particularly popular — with self-discovery as their learning compass. "I act as the mentor, the guide on the side," Skousen said."
"Case Western has always been an advocate of what Williams calls the "sage on the stage versus the guide on the side" learning method."

Inflected Forms

guides on the side (plural)

Questions

What does guide on the side mean?: An educator whose method is to provide students with occasional advice, assistance, and correction while allowing them to explore a subject area independently or by interacting among themselves; this educational method itself.

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