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.