Paulo Freire

In problem posing education, the construction of knowledge emphasizes that inquiry is necessary to the human experience, and critical consciousness causes an increase in critical thinking and communication. Paulo Freire wrote that, “ ‘Problem-posing’ education, responding to the essence of consciousness-intentionality- rejects communiqués and embodies communication”(Pedagogy of the Oppressed). Hence, the video represents these concepts, because Caroline is conscious…

Some people believed that a cultural bond is the essential root to their happiness. The time spent with family carried lessons for them to fundamentally grow. Sometimes family experiences presented educational lessons that different perspectives. However, the way people valued their family`s role in education could determine the quality of how they wished to learn. Richard Rodriguez`s priority of education separated him from the cultural ties he had with his family, which negatively impacted his…

less the Marxist social analysis, same forgets that along with others Cornel West criticized. In May of 1973, the World Council of Churches called, to participate in a discussion about black theology and Latin American liberation theology, to Paulo Freire, Hugo Assmann, Eduardo Modipo Molumba, and James H. Cone. That meeting was known as the “meeting of the uncommunication” because the positions of these theologians, for the other theologians, and European journalists religion specialists was…

Discussed in Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire, a double consciousness is an identity pressed upon an individual in addition to the identity they have for themselves. In this case, not only is a student LGBTQ and a student, but they are also dangerous, deviant, and a risk to those around them…

Paulo Freire’s ‘the banking concept of education’ states that a teacher is a depositor and the student is a bank account. His solution for this is ‘problem-posing education’ which in essence is taking that deposited value and investing it forward in their future and allowing them to invest the capital in different locations without restrictions. But there is a middle ground where you can use problem-posing education with the banking concept in a meld of the old and the new, meaning that if you…

Additionally, Errol’s responses brought forth a question that resurfaces many aspects of social justice and advocacy work: Power and the illusion of power. Earlier in the semester we visited Paulo Freire and Myles Hortons’ book, We Make the World by Walking, and examined the flaws of charismatic leadership and certain charismatic leaders: Overly charismatic leaders may see themselves as the driving force behind a movement and overlook how the people, in fact, are the ones who carry the momentum…

In the beginning of the eight-week course I was positive that this class would be simple, as I’ve written several papers in previous classes. However, I was sadly mistaken. Most of the fundamentals that are required for successful writing are somewhat overlooked in other classes requiring essays or research papers; basing the grade primarily on the content and meat of the paper versus the actual details of the paper. Furthermore, I’ve never received as many deductions on any assignment as…

Analysis of “O Americano Outra Vez” and “The Banking Concept of Education” Feynman’s purpose is to convince his audience of teachers and students that the current educational system is poor. In comparison, Paulo Freire, an educator, and philosopher from Brazil, a country where in 1964 an oppressive military government took control make a point for people to question the authority of any kind. He was actually arrested and spent two months in jail for being a “subversive influence” (Friere 62)…

Do you realize that there are over 78 million kids, teens, and also adults who enroll in school in the United States each year? But do you know that there are around 8,300 students who dropout of school every day? This really shows that there are still a lot of students that lack interest in education. On the other hand, education is really important. Every people in this world have their own dreams, and school is one of the important steps to reach it. Teachers play an important role for every…

Buber’s writings on peoples’ relationships to one another and to God greatly affected Freire’s conceptions of humanization, dialogue, and the teacher-student relationship. Buber’s philosophy is prescient of the dialogical and spiritual nature of Freirean conscientization in which authentic dialogical experiences allow students to acquire a sense of the relatedness between self and others. For Buber, dialogical relations reside in the experience and acknowledgment of an “other” by which the self…