Academic discipline

An academic discipline is like a big group where people who study a specific thing, like math or history, all hang out together. Each group has its own rules and ways of doing things so that everyone can learn and understand the subject better. It's like playing a game - you have to learn the rules and follow them so everyone can play together in a fair way. When you go to school or college, you might belong to one or more of these groups, depending on what you want to learn about.