Pedagogy of the Oppressed | Paulo Freire
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Description
Nonfiction
Education
Philosophy | Political Science
Critical Pedagogy
This seminal text argues that the perceived passivity of the poor is the direct result of economic, social and political domination. ...
Crucial to Freire's argument is the belief that every human being, no matter how impoverished or illiterate, can develop an awareness of self, and the right to be heard.
Paperback
160 pages
Penguin Modern Classics
The book suggests that in some countries the oppressors use the 'piggy bank' system - treating students as passive, empty vessels - to preserve their authority and maintain a culture of silence. Through cooperation and dialogue, Freire suggests, the authoritarian teacher-pupil model can be replaced with critical thinking so that the student becomes co-creator of knowledge.
Paulo Freire (1921-1997) was a revolutionary Brazilian educational theorist. Heavily influenced by Hegel as well as Marxist and anti-colonialist thinkers, Freire promoted the liberation of the working classes through a cooperative teacher-student educative model.
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