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Noun pedagogy has 3 senses

teaching method, pedagogics, pedagogy - the principles and methods of instruction
--₁ is a kind of method
--₁ has particulars: Socratic method, maieutic method

teaching, instruction, pedagogy - the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"
--₂ is a kind of education
--₂ has particulars:

catechesis; catechetical instruction; language teaching; teaching reading; schooling; indoctrination; tutelage, tuition, tutorship; lesson; sleep-learning, hypnopedia; spoonfeeding; lecture, lecturing

education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, educational activity - the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good teaching is seldom rewarded"
--₃ is a kind of activity
--₃ has parts:

classroom project; homework, prep, preparation; lesson

--₃ has particulars:

coeducation; course, course of study, course of instruction, class; elementary education; extension, extension service, university extension; extracurricular activity; higher education; secondary education; work-study program