Paulo Friere

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This Famous quote from Paulo Friere’s book ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed’ implies gist of his educational thoughts. For him, education is the most powerful tool to transform the society. Then, he goes a step further saying that the aim education should not be limited to imparting of knowledge, but it should be coupled with sincere attempt to provide enough experience to make the learners successful, happy and honest human beings. This is the thought-provoking aspect of his philosophy which captured my attention towards his way of thinking. His

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