https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFWjnkFypFA&feature=emb_logo
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paolo Freire
Short documentary about Paulo Freire. Seeing Through Paulo's Glasses: Political Clarity, Courage and Humility Directed and Produced by Dr. Shirley Steinberg, and Dr.Giuliana Cucinelli
Philosophy of Education Lesson
Overview
I have used this assigned discussion with students enrolled in Education 203: Education in American Society, offered at Los Angeles Valley College. This assignment is one of several that address the philosophy of education, particularly Paolo Freire's view of critical pedagogy. The lesson was preceeded by two modules that presented the use of graphic organizers, hence the assignment involves a Thinking Map. The assignment can be modified with a different manner of demonstrating knowledge other than graphic organizers.
Attribution: Thinking Maps: https://www.thinkingmaps.com/
Education 203 Educational Philosophy
Pedagogy of the Oppressed:
The Banking Concept of Education
Most teachers have read Paulo Freire at length. His theories stand out in teacher education programs. The layers of his theory and the style of his writing encourage teachers to embrace the complexity of the act of educating the people. He believes that education must be a humanizing liberation and empowerment of the people to act authentically by their own volition.
In this chapter 2 of Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paulo Freire juxtaposes the bank clerk educator with the libertarian humanist educator. He describes a bank clerk teaching approach that suffers narration sickness and oppresses a pacified population in order to preserve elite domination. He dichotomizes the bank clerk educator with a humanizing style that involves a partnership between student and teacher wherein teachers and students play both roles as learners and instructors together. The teacher encourages critical thought that empowers the population to study with the world and remake the world in a continuing process.
- Watch the following videos:
Paulo Freire Biography
Paulo Freire Educational Theory (Links to an external site.)
Paulo Freire Interview
- Create a Double Bubble Map comparing and contrasting lesson ideas on a single topic. One side is taught from a banking concept of education perspective and the other side is taught from a humanist revolutionary education perspective. See my model. Read Paulo Freire, The Banking Concept of Education
- Post it in this discussion as a digital upload.
- View all posts.
- Comment on at least 2 peer posts.
attributions:
1. http://clipart-library.com/clipart/6iyoLGAin.htm
2. By Paolo Freire http://puente2014.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/87465079/freire_banking_concept.pdf
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4jPZe-cZgc&feature=emb_logo
Published on Apr 30, 2012
Short documentary about Paulo Freire.
Seeing Through Paulo's Glasses: Political Clarity, Courage and Humility
Directed and Produced by Dr. Shirley Steinberg, and Dr.Giuliana Cucinelli
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFWjnkFypFA&feature=emb_logo
Published on Dec 30, 2009
Paulo Freire's last public interview, given to Literacy.org in 1996.