I Am An Educator Who Thinks Globally.

Indeed, Some "revolutionaries" Brand As "innocents," "dreamers," Or Even "reactionaries"; Those Who Would Challenge This Educational Practice. But One Does Not Liberate People By Alienating Them. Authentic Liberation - The Process Of Humanization - Is Not Another Deposit To Be Made In Men.

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 For, The Oppressed (whether Individuals Or Peoples) In The Incessant Struggle To Regain Their Humanity.

... There Is No Valid Teaching From Which There Does Not Emerge Something Learned And Through Which The Learner Does Not Become Capable Of Recreating And Remaking What Has Been Taught.

The Role Of The Educator Is One Of Tranquil Possession Of Certitude In Regard To The Teaching Of Not Only Contents But Also Of 'correct Thinking.'

As One Might Expect, Authoritarianism Will At Times Cause Children And Students To Adopt Rebellious Positions, Defiant Of Any Limit, Discipline, Or Authority. But It Will Also Lead To Apathy, Excessive Obedience, Uncritical Conformity, Lack Of Resistance Against Authoritarian Discourse, Self-abnegation, And Fear Of Freedom.