Paulo Freire

quote on the oppressed and the oppressor

The oppressed, having internalised the image of the oppressor and adopted his guidelines, are fearful of freedom.

Conscientisation

The process by which a person becomes conscious of the power structures in society

sometimes teachers operate as though they are in

a vacuum and can close the door to outside influences

culture and identity in education

any education that ignores a student's pre-existing culture and identity is not a true education (as it only enforces status quo further)

believed students where '_________' by banking concept of education

dehumanised

he believed education must be D____ and D_____

democratic and dialogical

he believed that the prevalent ideas of society where determined by

ideas of groups in society who hold the most power

education can be a powerful took in building a student's _______

identity with regards to their oppression in society

historicity

knowledge and culture are always changing, what's true today may not be true tomorrow

aim of education

liberation and humanisation

banking concept and class inequality

only presents one path - conform to status quo

famous works

pedagogy of the oppressed, education for critical consciousness

Codifications

photographs, drawings, poems, even a single word that evokes discussion

what keeps the oppressed from realising their oppression?

powerful use of education and other propaganda make the status quo seem like the only option

problem posing education

solves the student-teacher contradiction as knowledge is not deposited from one (the teacher) to the other (the student) but is instead formulated through dialogue between the two

how education can tackle class inequality

students can escape and fight it on their own terms in a chosen way

Banking Concept of Education

students were treated like containers to be with information and regurgitated it later

decoding

teachers and learners work together to come up with solutions to problems identified

freire and gender inequality

the oppressed can refer to women / banking concept reinforces gender norms and bias / problem posing education could be used to address gender inequality

freire raises questions about the right to education:

what kind of education should we have the right to?

Political role in education

(teachers must realise) education reproduces dominant interests and ideologies of society

4 steps in culture circles

1. problem posing 2. critical dialogue 3. solution posing 4. plan of action

Culture Circles

12-25 students and teacher in circles - identify their own problems and concerns and seek answers to them in group dialogue

who was he

20th century Brazilian educator and philosopher

quote on political impact of education and power

As educators we are also politicians. When we confront this we are forced to confront the subject of power.