Week 3

Paulo Freire was raised in a middle-class family, but became interested in the education of the poor people in his region. He developed a teaching plan for all levels of education. The fundamentals of his teaching plan point to an educational process that focuses on the environment of the students. Freire assumes that the learners must understand their own reality as part of their learning activity.

Source: http://www.ibe.unesco.org/fileadmin/user_upload/archive/publications/ThinkersPdf/freiree.PDF

Paulo Freire’s emphasis on the importance of dialogue has affected those concerned with popular and informal education. However, Paulo Freire was able to take the discussion on several steps with his insistence that dialogue involves respect. It should not involve one person acting on another, but rather people working with each other.

Source: http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-freir.htm

Freire is best-known for his efforts on what he called the "banking" concept of education, in which the student was viewed as an empty account to be filled by the teacher. The basic critique was not new, but Freire's work updated the concepts of Dewey and Rousseau and placed it in context with current theories and practices of education, laying the foundation for what is now called critical pedagogy.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Freire

HUMAN 7
1. Amanda feels the words "I Have a Dream" will forever cause chills to run down her spine and the hairs on her arms to stand tall.
2. Eric was unaware that the United States helped to overthrow the Iranian government during the Cold War, prior to reading President Obama’s speech.
3. Jeff thinks Oprah gave good advice when it came to following your gut.
4. Jerad thought Obama’s speech was moving and touching.
5. Karen feels that Martin Luther King Jr. has influenced us all through his deeds and writings.
6. Lori did not realize how poorly Muslims were treated prior to watching the Speech by Obama.
7. Nikole thinks that MLK Jr. has affected every part of modern life.
8. Rachelle thinks that the United States is really lucky to have the freedoms that we do.
9. Rodrigo thinks that Obama’s speech was direct.
10. Veronika is impressed by MLK Jr’s ability to bring people together and his passion.