Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Nonfiction work
By: Paulo Freire
Date: 1970
Source: Freire, Paulo. Pedagogy of the Oppressed. New York: Continuum, 1992, 57–64.
About the Author: Paulo Freire (1921–1997), born in Brazil, was an educator who developed literacy programs throughout the world. His work concentrated on freedom and democracy for all people. Following his exile from Brazil in 1964, he worked in Chile. Later he taught at Harvard University in the Center for Studies in Education and Development.
Introduction
In 1962 Freire taught 300 rural farm workers in Brazil to read and write in 45 days. He taught them the meanings of words that impacted daily living. The people were able to change their lives politically and socially as their reading and writing skills developed; no longer would they live in what Freire called a "culture of silence." This began Freire's approach to...
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