PAULO FREIRE(1921-1997)

WHO IS PAULO FREIRE? Brazilian Educationalist most notably

recognized for his thoughts on progressive practice in education

Surrounded by poverty Family

Became a Grammar Teacher, then Director ofEducation Began to see disconnect

between the elite and working class Exiled in 1964 from Brazil

Able to return in 1988 on an Amnesty Pact

SOCIAL IDEAS Oppressor vs. Oppressed

Become aware of oppressionthrough critical consciousness

Change the world around you End goal of Critical Consciousness is a

Democratic society Achieved by questioning history and society

Understanding the World is as important as understanding the Word

Make a difference in the world via dialogue to enhance the community and society through Informed Action

EDUCATIONAL IDEAS Importance on Dialogue in Popular and Informal

Education Working WITH one another,

not acting ON one another Pupil & Teacher learn,

participate, ask, and reflect together

Teacher’s job to socialize with community and understand where students come from

“Banking Method” Insisted on learning through a lived experience

Generating new ways to look at the world

Banking Method

Dialogue/Liberal Education

CRITIQUES Argues in an either/or way –

With the Oppressed or against them Approach took place in formal and

structured educational settingsThis can work against his desire for dialogue

Pushed for liberal educational practiceMore closely related to the banking method

than he though because of hinting at ideas/values in problem-posing

PEDAGOGY OF THE OPPRESSED Influenced by ideals of Karl Marx “Oppressor” vs. “Oppressed” Freedom is a result of

informed action Traditional pedagogy is a

“Banking System”, but learners should be treated as co-creators ofknowledge

Banking System results in dehumanization

WORK CITED http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-

freir.htm

http://www.pedagogyoftheoppressed.com/about/

http://home.clara.net/heureka/art/freire.htm

http://nlu.nl.edu/academics/cas/ace/resources/paulofreire.cfm