Meaning of sage on the stage | Babel Free

Definitions

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, mildly, sometimes

Examples

“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.”

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