guideontheside (pluralguides on the side)

1. (education) Aneducator whose method is to provide students withoccasionaladvice,assistance, andcorrection while allowing them toexplore a subject areaindependently or byinteracting among themselves; this educational method itself.
   • 1981 August 6, “‘Gifted Students’ Classes Offered”, inHarlan Daily Enterprise, USA, retrieved 1 Sept 2013, page 5:

     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."

   • 2005 April 13, Jennifer Toomer-Cook, “2 Utah teachers win presidential awards”, inDeseret Morning News, retrieved 1 Sept 2013:

     Skousen, a chemist's daughter, directs her third-graders to conduct hands-on experiments — her force and motion unit is particularly popular — with self-discovery as their learning compass. "I act as the mentor, theguide on the side," Skousen said.

   • 2006 August 25, Nina Vizcarrondo, “Sci-Fi Today, Sci-Fact Tomorrow”, inTime, retrieved 1 Sept 2013:

     Case Western has always been an advocate of what Williams calls the "sage on the stage versus theguide on the side" learning method.

• This term is often used in contrast with the termsage on the stage, which refers to an alternative educational method.

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