Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sage on the stage

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: sage on the stage
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An educator, especially at the postsecondary level, who imparts knowledge by lecturing to an audience; the method of imparting knowledge used by such an educator.

Derogatory

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.""
"Case Western has always been an advocate of what Williams calls the "sage on the stage versus the guide on the side" learning method."
"But the limitations of the method as usually employed — . . . its fostering of passivity on the part of those students not involved in the dialogue, and its privileging of the professor as the sage on the stage — are serious impediments."

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

sages on the stage (plural) sages on stages (plural) sage on a stage (alternative)

Phrases

guide on the side

Frequently Paired Words

guide on the side

Questions

What does sage on the stage mean?: An educator, especially at the postsecondary level, who imparts knowledge by lecturing to an audience; the method of imparting knowledge used by such an educator.

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