Key Terms
Which form of education contributes to the dehumanization of students, as it strips them of their agency and reduces them to mere recipients of information, according to Freire?
Banking Model
This type of education is an act of depositing in which students receive, file, and store information provided by the teacher (pg. 72).
Banking model of education
They are dehumanized and yearn for freedom and justice. (pg. 44)
The oppressed
This influential work by Freire was first published in 1970 and has since been translated into many languages.
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Who wrote the Introduction of Pedagogy of the Oppressed?
Donaldo Macedo
Which form of education encourages students to actively participate in their own learning process? This engagement involves questioning, discussing, and exploring real-life problems and issues relevant to their lives.
Problem-posing Education
In the banking concept of education, the teacher knows this, while the students know nothing. (pg. 73)
Everything
They believe there only exists one right, their life to live in peace. To them, human beings only refer to themselves; other people are "things." (pg. 57)
The oppressors
Paulo Freire was born in this country, which significantly influenced his views on education and social justice.
Brazil
According to Freire, Education is _______?
Freedom
Unlike traditional education models where the teacher delivers information and the students passively receive it, _______ involves an exchange of ideas between teachers and students. Both parties contribute to the conversation, sharing knowledge and experiences.
Dialogue
This type of education encourages critical thinking, dialogue, creativity and stimulates reflection and action. (pg. 83-84)
Problem-posing education
This is acquired by conquest and must be pursued constantly and responsibly; the oppressed are often fearful of this. (pg. 47)
Freedom
Freire, at age 11, dedicated his life to the struggle against this. (pg. 30)
Hunger
This was Freire's first writing to be published in the United States. (pg. 31)
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Which form of education creates a learning environment that respects, values, and nurtures the unique identities, experiences, and capabilities of each student?
Humanization
Problem-posing education regards this as indispensable to the act of cognition which unveils reality. (pg. 83)
dialogue
What is worthwhile for the oppressors is to have this, even at the cost of the oppressed having less or nothing. (pg. 58)
More
What year was Freire born?
1921
Freire was once a consultant at this university's School of Education. (pg. 31)
Harvard
Systemic and structural inequalities that affect individuals and groups within educational settings, preventing them from accessing equitable opportunities for learning and growth.
Oppression
In the banking concept, the teacher is this in the learning process, while the pupils are objects. (pg. 73)
Subject
Liberation is compared to a painful one of these. (pg. 49)
Childbirth
Freire’s experiences during this period in Brazil shaped his thinking about oppression and education.
The Brazilian military dictatorship
Paulo Freire wrote many books during his life. Name one other book that he wrote.
Pedagogy of Hope/ Teachers as Cultural Workers/
Education for Critical Consciousness/
Pedagogy of Freedom/ Pedagogy of the Heart/
The Paulo Freire Reader/ Letters to Cristina/
Pedagogy of the City/ Literacy/ The Politics of Education/ Pedagogy in Process/ Cultural Action for Freedom