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Paulo freire Michelle Chang
“Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world.” • - Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
PAuLO REGLUS NEVES fREIRE, ph.D • September 19, 1921 – May 2, 1997 • Brazilian educator, philosopher, and criticalpedagogy theorist • Pedagogy of the Oppressed • Considerable impact on informal education and popular education • Particularly popular with informal educators for his emphasis on dialogue and concern for the oppressed • Emphasized learning as an act of culture and freedom
Theoretical contributions • Dialogue • Emphasis on conversation • Respect: people working with each other • “Banking” education • Praxis • Acts that change and shape the world • Dialogue involves making a difference in the world • Pedagogy of the oppressed • Education of the oppressed • Conscientization
THEORETICAL CONTRIBUTIONS II • Informal education • Learning through daily life and experiences • Community cultivation • Transcending student – teacher dualism • Aversion to student – teacher dichotomy • Developing consciousness
FREIRE & QUEST TO LEARN • Q2L • NYC District 2 public school • Academic excellence, social responsibility, respect for others, and passion for lifelong learning • Focus on students’ success • Brings together students, educators, game designers, curriculum specialists, and parents • Similarities to Freire • Respect • Active engagement in learning process • Emphasis on community • Impact of learning on culture
REFERENCES • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Freire • http://www.freire.org/paulo-freire/ • http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-freir.htm • http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/What_is_Critical_Pedagogy.htm • http://www.popednews.org/newsletters/definitions.html • http://education.miami.edu/ep/contemporaryed/Paulo_Freire/paulo_freire.html • http://q2l.org/about