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sage on the stage en · NOUN
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(derogatory, mildly, sometimes) 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.
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.
2011 December 15, Robert D. Dinerstein, “Limitations to the Method”, in New York Times, retrieved 01 Sep 2013: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."
1981 August 6, “‘Gifted Students’ Classes Offered”, in Harlan Daily Enterprise, USA, retrieved 01 Sep 2013, page 5:Case Western has always been an advocate of what Williams calls the "sage on the stage versus the guide on the side" learning method.
2006 August 25, Nina Vizcarrondo, “Sci-Fi Today, Sci-Fact Tomorrow”, in Time, retrieved 01 Sep 2013:
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guide on the side