The behavior of the oppressed is a prescribed behavior, following as it does the guidelines of the oppressor.
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Education must begin with the solution of the student-teacher contradiction, by reconciling the poles of the contradiction so that both are simultaneously teachers and students.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Education should involve both students and teachers learning from each other.
Paulo Freire emphasizes that the traditional role of teachers as mere transmitters of knowledge and students as passive recipients is inadequate. He advocates for a dialogue-based approach where both parties can share knowledge, fostering a dynamic learning environment that benefits everyone involved.
Themes
EducationLearningDialogueStudentsTeachersKnowledge
In practice
Example use cases
In an educational seminar about teaching methods.
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The oppressors do not perceive their monopoly on having more as a privilege which dehumanizes others and themselves. They cannot see that, in the egoistic pursuit of having as a possessing class, they suffocate in their own possessions and no longer are; they merely have.
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