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A review by jtbone
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
challenging
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
In this thought-provoking work, Friere gives his account of critical pedagogy: a way of teaching that acknowledges the systems of oppression in the world as well as the way in which our educational systems contribute to this oppression.
He thinks that teachers should teach in dialogue with the students, guiding them to ask questions about the world that they find themselves in. Rather than giving the students facts about the world which they must take as given, a problem-posing teacher acknowledges that the world is in part created by humans, and can be re-created by the students.
Friere contrasts this with what he calls the “banking model of education,” where students are simple receptacles for information, and should sit still while the teacher deposits information into them.
He thinks that teachers should teach in dialogue with the students, guiding them to ask questions about the world that they find themselves in. Rather than giving the students facts about the world which they must take as given, a problem-posing teacher acknowledges that the world is in part created by humans, and can be re-created by the students.
Friere contrasts this with what he calls the “banking model of education,” where students are simple receptacles for information, and should sit still while the teacher deposits information into them.