Paulo Freire was a Brazilian educationalist that has left an essential significance on the concept of thought, reflection and education. His works were and still are a monumental reason for change in communities of people that were restricted within their knowledge. Due to such, Freire is recognized to be one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century on education itself. In his works, it is evident that dialogue and the concern for the oppressed societies are two divisions in which Freire was particularlu apprehensive and famous for.
Freire’s work has influenced many fields of study with that in particular being education, including both the community and society itself. His aim of work was not solely to identify issues but more …show more content…
Respect is not only to be given by the children to the educator, however this must be returned. Therefore one should not be able to impose their learning upon to others, and dictate whether their personal experiences are wrong or right. By offering different approaches and methods in class, the relationship between teacher and student would be able to improve drastically. This way learning could occur not only from the students’ point of view but also from the educators. This allows the child to be more independent but also the educator to manipulate the …show more content…
Doing so, as members of society we are minimizing the severity of these issues and normalizing them to the rest of the world. Actions have to be taken upon these injustices by us, in order to be able to cause change. Recognizing that there is an issue is simply the first step to obtain this transformation, acting upon them is what ultimately causes this change. Being simply spectators to these issues will only make us part of the issue, ’’I cannot, therefore, fold my arms fatalistically in the face of misery, thus evading my responsibility, hiding behind lukewarm, cynical shibboleths that justify my inaction because ‘’ there is nothing that can be done.’’ ‘’ (Freire & Clarke, 1998,
Freire’s work has influenced many fields of study with that in particular being education, including both the community and society itself. His aim of work was not solely to identify issues but more …show more content…
Respect is not only to be given by the children to the educator, however this must be returned. Therefore one should not be able to impose their learning upon to others, and dictate whether their personal experiences are wrong or right. By offering different approaches and methods in class, the relationship between teacher and student would be able to improve drastically. This way learning could occur not only from the students’ point of view but also from the educators. This allows the child to be more independent but also the educator to manipulate the …show more content…
Doing so, as members of society we are minimizing the severity of these issues and normalizing them to the rest of the world. Actions have to be taken upon these injustices by us, in order to be able to cause change. Recognizing that there is an issue is simply the first step to obtain this transformation, acting upon them is what ultimately causes this change. Being simply spectators to these issues will only make us part of the issue, ’’I cannot, therefore, fold my arms fatalistically in the face of misery, thus evading my responsibility, hiding behind lukewarm, cynical shibboleths that justify my inaction because ‘’ there is nothing that can be done.’’ ‘’ (Freire & Clarke, 1998,