An educator and philosopher from Pernambuco, patron of Brazilian education and one of the most widely read thinkers in the world in the humanities. He created an adult literacy method based on the learners' own reality. Exiled by the military dictatorship, he wrote Pedagogy of the Oppressed, which defends a dialogical, liberating education.
Core ideas
Banking education only deposits content; liberating education dialogues with the student
Learning to read words is also learning to read the world critically
Teacher and student learn together, in a relationship of dialogue and respect
The tradition: Critical pedagogy
Critical pedagogy sees education as a political practice that can either liberate or oppress. Paulo Freire is its founder and main reference worldwide.
