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Paulo Freire 1921-1997

Paulo Freire 1921-1997. By: Lori Harrison. Time Period. 1929 Great Depression – during childhood. Childhood and Adolescence. born on September 19, 1921 in Recife, Brazil 1931 – moved to Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Brazil Due to the Great Depression Poverty and hunger

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Paulo Freire 1921-1997

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  1. Paulo Freire1921-1997 By: Lori Harrison

  2. Time Period • 1929 Great Depression – during childhood

  3. Childhood and Adolescence • born on September 19, 1921 in Recife, Brazil • 1931 – moved to Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Brazil • Due to the Great Depression • Poverty and hunger • Attended Oswaldo Cruz Private High School

  4. Father – Joaquin Temistocles Freire Officer of the Pernambuco Military police Suffered from Heart Condition forcing him to retire early Died in 1933 – when Paulo was 13 Paulo described him as “a living example of the human qualities of generosity, solidarity, and humility, without any sacrifice to his dignity” Mother – Edeltrudis Veves Freire Primary religious influence in the family Taught Paulo how to read, write, and draw Found a way to educate Paulo Father and Mother

  5. Education • Attended Oswaldo Cruz Private High School • Had trouble in school • Law School at University Of Recife in 1943 • Also studied philosophy, linguisties, and the psychology of language • Married Elza Maria Costa De Oliveira in 1944 • A primary school teacher • Had five children • Graduated and passed the bar in 1947 • Lawyer or an educator???

  6. Education Movement of the 60s • Critical Pedagogy (educational movement) • To help students develop consciousness of freedom, recognize authoritarian tendencies, and connect knowledge to power and the ability to take constructive actions. • Pedagogy of the Oppressed (major works) • He proposes a pedagogy with a new relationship between teacher, student, and society. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFWjnkFypFA

  7. Anti-oppressive education Anti-bias curriculum Anti-racist mathematics Multicultural education Curriculum studies Teaching for social justice Inclusion (education) Humanitarian education Student-centered learning Popular education Feminist composition Ecopedagogy Queer Pedagogy Critical literacy/Critical pedagogy Critical consciousness Pedagogy

  8. Exile • 1964 – 1980 (16 years)

  9. Later Years

  10. Paulo Freire Institute • Our roots go back to work undertaken in the 1970s and 1980s by the Paris-based INODEP (Ecumenical Institute for the Development of Peoples), whose founder and first president was Paulo Freire. • Mission Statement: • Social inclusion is a social value and aim of contemporary Maltese Society.  Yet some citizens still have to be helped to stand up for their rights and to participate fully in Maltese Society. The Paulo Freire Institute was set up in order to promote and empower citizens who suffer from any form of soical exclusion. • Paulo Freire Institutes around the world • The Paulo and Nita Freire International Project for Critical Pedagogy • The Paulo Freire Institute at UCLA • The Paulo Freire Institute of South Africa • Instituto Paulo Freire of Spain • Instituto Paulo Freire, Brasil • Paulo Freire Institute, Malta • Paulo Freire Research Center, Finland

  11. References & Further Readings • Recife Information • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recife

  12. Discussion

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