Best Paulo Freire Quotes
- Problem-posing education affirms men and women as beings in the process of becoming. Affirms
- To speak a true word is to transform the world. Inspirational
- One cannot conceive of objectivity without subjectivity. Cannot Conceive
- Teachers and students (leadership and people), co-intent on reality, are both Subjects, not only in the task of unveiling that reality, and thereby coming to… Action
- Indeed, the interests of the oppressors lie in 'changing the consciousness of the oppressed, not the situation which oppresses them'; Changing
- Freedom is acquired by conquest, not by gift. It must be pursued constantly and responsibly. Freedom is not an ideal located outside of man; nor… Acquired
- The oppressed find in the oppressors their model of 'manhood.' Find
- The behavior of the oppressed is a prescribed behavior, following as it does the guidelines of the oppressor. Behavior
- 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… Aspect
- A fact which is not denied but whose truths are rationalized loses its objective base. It ceases to be concrete and becomes a myth created… Base
- It would be a contradiction in terms if the oppressors not only defended but actually implemented a liberating education. Contradiction
- It is essential for the oppressed to realize that when they accept the struggle for humanization they also accept, from that moment, their total responsibility… Accept
- Education must begin with the solution of the teacher-student contradiction, by reconciling the poles of the contradiction so that both are simultaneously teachers and students. Begin
- Liberation is a praxis: the action and reflection of men and women upon their world in order to transform it. Action
- In problem-posing education, people develop their power to perceive critically the way they exist in the world with which and in which they find themselves;… Critically
- Authentic thinking, thinking that is concerned about reality, does not take place in ivory tower isolation, but only in communication. If it is true that… Action
- Through dialogue, the teacher-of-the-students and the students-of-the-teacher cease to exist and a new term emerges: teacher-student with students-teachers. Cease
- Education as the exercise of domination stimulates the credulity of students, with the ideological intent (often not perceived by educators) of indoctrinating them to adapt… Adapt
- Dialogue cannot exist, however, in the absence of a profound love for the world and its people. Absence
- Dialogue cannot exist without humility. Cannot Exist
- Faith in people is an a priori requirement for dialogue. Dialogue
- The revolutionary's role is to liberate, and to be liberated, with the people--not to win them over. Liberate
- The unfinished character of human beings and the transformational character of reality necessitate that education be an ongoing activity. Activity
- Individuals who were submerged in reality, merely feeling their needs, emerge from reality and perceive the causes of their needs. Causes
- The road to revolution involves openness to the people, not imperviousness to them; it involves communion with the people, not mistrust. Communion
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