ENGLISH 2RW6 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Paulo Freire, Master Control, The White People

• School: McMaster University
• Department: English
• Course: ENGLISH 2RW6
• Professor: Grace Kehler

Document Summary

Paulo freire and the pedagogy of the oppressed (1968) Most important and activist of pedagogy in the 20th century. Born in brazil into a middle class family. During great depression his family lost most of their possessions and young freire found himself experiencing extreme hunger and want- so much that he couldn"t study well (fell behind) at school and fell behind. Made him realize how much learning is necessary and learning as a process of learning and re- learning then turning that into action. Knowledge emerges only through invention and re- invention, through the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry human beings pursue in. 72) in the banking educate the teacher : he objects to knowledge being something given like a gift, because you are then assuming that the receiver knows nothing and you are doing them a favour. Knowledge is controlled through the act of giving.