Definition
The theory and practice of teaching, or as some might say, the art of explaining things you understand to people who don't.
Example Usage
The professor's didactics were so poor that half the class thought calculus was invented by angry mathematicians.
Origin
From Greek 'didaktikos' meaning 'apt at teaching'
Fun Fact
German universities have an entire field called 'Fachdidaktik' (subject-specific pedagogy) that's rarely found in English-speaking academia.
Source: Educational Theory and Pedagogy literature
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