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Paulo Freire (1921-1997)

Paulo Freire (1921-1997) "The greatest humanistic and historical task of the oppressed: to liberate themselves...". Inspired from an early age to fight hunger and oppression Taught Portuguese in secondary schools, worked as a welfare official and promoted adult literacy

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Paulo Freire (1921-1997)

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  1. Paulo Freire (1921-1997) "The greatest humanistic and historical task of the oppressed: to liberate themselves..." • Inspired from an early age to fight hunger and oppression • Taught Portuguese in secondary schools, worked as a welfare official and promoted adult literacy • Endured political exile for 15 years • Wrote Pedagogy of the Oppressed (1970) proposing a new relationship between teacher, student and society and critiquing passive models of education that foster continued oppression http://www.education.miami.edu/ep/contemporaryed/Paulo_Freire/paulo_freire.htmlhttp://www.nl.edu/academics/cas/ace/resources/paulofreire.cfmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Freire http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/41108.Paulo_Freire

  2. James A. Banks "When the voices of the school curriculum and of its teaching and learning are fully multicultural, then the appropriation of multiple voices--in dignity and without coercion, keeping a critical stance without despair--becomes possible for all students." • Experience with racial segregation in the south shaped his educational philosophy • “Father of Multicultural Education” • Life long commitment to social justice and equality in education • Notable scholar and accomplished author in the field of Multicultural Education • Key publications: Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education (1995, second edition 2004) and Diversity and Citizenship Education: Global Perspectives (2004). http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/multicultural/banks.htmhttp://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=4761http://faculty.washington.edu/jbanks/ http://education.washington.edu/cme/view.htm

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