The Pedagogy Of The Oppressed Quotes

#1. This book will present some aspects of what the writer has termed the pedagogy of the oppressed, a pedagogy which must be forged with, not for, the oppressed (whether individuals or peoples) in the incessant struggle to regain their humanity.

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#2. Education is suffering from narration sickness.

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#3. This pedagogy makes oppression and its causes objects of reflection by the oppressed, and from that reflection will come their necessary engagement in the struggle for their liberation. And in the struggle this pedagogy will be made and remade

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#4. The oppressed, instead of striving for liberation, tend themselves to become oppressors.

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#5. It is not suprising that the banking concept of education regards men as adaptable, manageable beings.

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#6. How can the oppressed, as divided, unauthentic beings, participate in developing the pedagogy of their liberation?

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#7. No pedagogy which is truly liberating can remain distant from the oppressed by treating them as unfortunates and by presenting for their emulation models from among the oppressors. The oppressed must be their own example in the struggle for their redemption (Freire, 1970, p. 54).

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