Philosophy Quotes by Paulo Freire

Love is an act of courage.

— Paulo Freire

There is, in fact, no teaching without learning.

— Paulo Freire

No reality transforms itself.

— Paulo Freire

I cannot be a teacher without exposing who I am.

— Paulo Freire

Only through communication can human life hold meaning.

— Paulo Freire

Sometimes a simple, almost insignificant gesture on the part of a teacher can have a profound formative effect on the life of…

— Paulo Freire

One of my major preoccupations is the approximation between what I say and what I do, between what I seem to be…

— Paulo Freire

Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events…

— Paulo Freire

The role of the educator is one of tranquil possession of certitude in regard to the teaching of not only contents but…

— Paulo Freire

The atmosphere of the home is prolonged in the school, where the students soon discover thatin order to achieve some satisfaction they…

— Paulo Freire

If I am a pure product of genetic, cultural, or class determination, I have no responsibility for my action in the world…

— Paulo Freire

The parent-child relationship in the home usually reflects the objective cultural conditions of the surrounding social structure. If the conditions which penetrate…

— Paulo Freire

No matter how much someone may irritate me, I have no right to puff myself up with my own self-importance so as…

— Paulo Freire

At times, I have been criticized by some philosophers of education, who place me in postures that they classify pejoratively as 'revolutionary.'…

— Paulo Freire

It is impossible to talk of respect for students for the dignity that is in the process of coming to be, for…

— Paulo Freire

This is the road I have tried to follow as a teacher: living my convictions; being open to the process of knowing…

— Paulo Freire