Opsimath
An opsimath is a person who begins, or continues, to study or learn late in life.[1] The word is derived from the Greek ὀψέ (opsé), meaning 'late', and μανθάνω (manthánō), meaning 'learn'.[2]
Opsimathy was once frowned upon, used as a put-down with implications of laziness,[3] and considered less effective by educators than early learning.[4] The emergence of "opsimath clubs"[5] has demonstrated that opsimathy has shed much of this negative connotation.[6]
References
- ^ The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, page 2010. Oxford University Press, 2002.
- ^ Bowler, Peter: The Superior Person's Book of Words, page 101. Bloomsbury, 2002.
- ^ FirstThings.com essay regarding "exposure" of opsimathy, implying negativity. (URL accessed April 15, 2006) Archived March 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ nifl.gov thread concerning opsimathy. (URL accessed April 15, 2006) Archived April 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Simon Fraser News reports an "opsimath club". (URL accessed April 15, 2006) Archived November 24, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Glasgow Caledonian University speech aggrandizing opsimathy. (URL accessed April 15, 2006) Archived November 18, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
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