Philosophy:Docendo discimus

Short description: Latin proverb

Docendo discimus is a Latin proverb meaning "by teaching, we learn."

It is perhaps derived from Seneca the Younger (c. 4 BC – 65 AD), who says in his Letters to Lucilius (Book I, letter 7, section 8): Homines dum docent discunt., meaning "People learn while they teach."

Motto

Docendo discimus is the motto of the following institutions:

• U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
• Boss Clinical Education (BossCE), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 911 Tactical Academy, Hollywood, Florida
• Smolensk State Medical University, Smolensk, Russian federation (СГМУ)
• Pacific National University, Khabarovsk, Russian Federation
• University of Defense in Czech Republic
• Medisch- Natuurphilosophisch en Veterinair- Tandheelkundig Gezelschap “Christiaan Huygens”, Utrechtsch Studenten Corps, The Netherlands
• Cherepovets State University in Cherepovets, Russia
• Azerbaijan University of Languages in Baku, Azerbaijan
• Stranmillis University College in Belfast, Northern Ireland
• the University of Chichester in West Sussex, England
• Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington
• Johnson State College in Johnson, Vermont
• Gillingham School in Dorset, England
• Novosibirsk State Technical University in Novosibirsk, Russia
• Oles Honchar Dnipro National University in Ukraine
• The Alexandru Ioan Cuza National College, Ploieşti, Romania
• Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute in Sofia, Bulgaria
• Saure AS in Norway
• New York International School
• Regional Cadet Instructor School (Central) - Canadian Forces
• Swedish Air Force Flying School
• Hilford Grammar High School, Sydney
• USAF, Maintenance Management Analysis, 2R0X1
• Newton Bright Educational Consultants, United Kingdom
• University of Chichester, UK
• The George Coșbuc National College, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• Chicago Coin Club, United States

References

• Heimbach, Elizabeth. Latin Everywhere, Everyday: A Latin Phrase Workbook. Bolchazy-Carducci: 2004. ISBN 978-0-86516-572-4.
• Stone. Jon, R. The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations: The Illiterati's Guide to Latin Maxims, Mottoes, Proverbs, and Sayings. Routledge: 2004. ISBN 978-0-415-96908-6.