Paulo Freire

This should be the fait accompli, of anybody (like myself) who entered into the development practice as an idealist and internalised two lethal books namely; Graham Hancock's lords of poverty and Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire. Maybe some younger achievers who only follow those who are ...

Paulo Freire, the foremost educational thinker, is an indispensable part of teacher training courses across the world. One of the world's leading educationalists, his greatest work on education itself is called Pedagogy of the Oppressed. His book is "dedicated to the oppressed and those who suffer with them ...

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) - Another series of school threats has resulted in the arrest of an 18-year-old Holyoke student Thursday. Lieutenant Jim Albert of the Holyoke Police Department told 22News the student made the threat on his Snapchat account towards the Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter ...

In Holyoke, a 17-year-old student from the Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School was arrested Wednesday after a post on Snapchat that said, "Bet the police can't catch me. If you go to Paulo Freire, don't go to school because I'm going to shoot the whole school (well not everyone) with all my love and ...

HOLYOKE -- Two students from the Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School were arrested in the past two days for allegedly posting messages on Snapchat that police said threatened shootings. At 11 a.m. Thursday, police arrested an 18-year-old male student from Hatfield at the 161 Westfield Road ...

His teaching was significantly influenced by the work of the radical educator and philosopher Paulo Freire, and he employed Freire's methods of critical pedagogy with infectious passion and enthusiasm. He had a positive impact upon the lives of countless students, such as myself, as well as community ...

We are overworked and underpaid in more places than not. There are more police in many schools than moments to discuss issues threatening our students' lives. Paulo Freire reminds educators that this true dialogue must be at the center of our work: “if the structure does not permit dialogue” he said, “the ...