ENGLISH 2RW6 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Northrop Frye, The White People, Anabaptism
5 Oct 2016
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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.
