Content tagged with "education"
Usually, when a university confers an honorary degree the degree is a “Doctorate of Letters” or “Doctorate of Humane Letters.” It’s usually claimed that the degree is granted due to the recipient’s lifelong contribution to the arts. But what does “letters” mean in this usage? I looked around for a…
This is a vague word, generally meaning the studies of things centered around human beings, their culture and condition. The opposing field is science, including social sciences like law and economics. A review of several sources produced this list of fields of studies that can fall under the banner…
This is: The name comes from the Ancient Greek name of a gymnasium in Athens. Lyceum is often used to refer to that type of physical location. However, the word is also used to refer to a variety of educational programs. In Europe, many countries use the word to refer to secondary education, both…
This is a specialized public school that’s targeted to a specific type of student or course of study, such as math, science, etc. A magnet school “draws in” students from other areas . My wife and I were in Nashville, and it seemed like every school had “magnet” in the name. I don’t know why it was…
This is a portmanteau of the words “mechanical” and “electronic.” It can refer to two related things: The word was coined in Japan in 1971 and a trademark was filed . A friend posted to Facebook that their son graduated with a degree in mechatronics. I had never heard the word before.