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by merry1 in a Texican COAT on July 12th, 2009
Education derives from the verb educe, which means "to draw forth from within." The original teaching method of Socrates of drawing from within has been largely displaced by professorial deference to received scholarly authority. Students are taught how to take exams but not how to think, write or find their own path.
by VSPrasad on November 18th, 2007
1447, from L. educatus, pp. of educare "bring up, rear, educate," which is related to educere "bring out," from ex- "out" + ducere "to lead" (see duke). Meaning "provide schooling" is first attested 1588 in Shakespeare. Educationese "the jargon of school administrators" is from 1966; educrat first attested 1968, usually pejorative, second element from bureaucrat (q.v.). Educable is from 1845. Educated guess first attested 1954.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=educate
Etymology: Middle English, to rear, from Latin educatus, past participle of educare to rear, educate, from educere to lead forth.
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=educate
educe:
Etymology: Latin educere to draw out, from e- + ducere to lead
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/educe
The Latin word Humanus, which is the root word for 'Human',
originated from Manush in Sanskrit. The Latins have added
an extra 'h' to suit their speech habits.
The root word for 'educe' originated from Vidya (education)
in Sanskrit. The letter 'v' was dropped to suit the
speech habit of the time. The phonetic sound 's' in 'educe'
is cognate with 'y' in Vidya because the two sounds are
mutually exchanged in some tongues. The river Yamuna is
also called Jamuna in India.
by Midnighttoker on November 17th, 2007
Educo: to draw out, lead out, march out, to foster. Check this link. http://www.the-orb.net/latwords.html
by singwell-is off researching a lot on November 17th, 2007
The verbal form is educare from educere, which, in turns comes from "ducere" "to lead or draw out." It also means to rear or bring up. The noun education first appeared in the 16th centure in English. In Italian, the word still means "upbringing" rather than "instruction".
by Richard_B4105 on December 3rd, 2010
The word educate is derived from the Latin word "educo," meaning to educe, to draw out, to develop from within.
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agreed. especially in the Information Age where many poor saps are lured into the belief you can be educated through the Internet.
Information and Education are NOT interchangeable commodities. You have to know what to DO with information.
by overeducated on July 12th, 2009
<Nodding> So true, so true. One can cast the pearls...
by merry1 in a Texican COAT on July 12th, 2009
Thank you Merry, but the swine will not notice the difference from grape nuts
by Firebrand on July 12th, 2009
who are the swine, then? :) the deceivers or the deceived?
I sort of thing the deceivers in this case are themselves deceived; that's how far gone we are.
by overeducated on July 12th, 2009