Chapter two of Pedagogy of the Oppressed" was very dense. Most of the sentences, I ended up reading at least two, more times, to actually understand what Freire was saying. After I read each sentence multiple times, I ended up enjoying this piece and taking a lot away from it.
Teachers sometimes teach without taking into account if their students are actively listening, the students might look attentive, when, in reality, they are sitting there passively listening, not really taking in each piece of information and thinking about it for themselves. Students should have to think about the information for themselves and not be hand feed their teachers opinions.
The teacher should be equals with the student. I have had discussions where the students don't fully voice their opinions, because they are afraid they are wrong and they don't want to be wrong in front of the teacher. When the teacher makes it clear that everyone is equals, instead of making the teacher the head dictator of the class the students will be more willing to participate fully in discussions.
Students shouldn't just be trash receptacles for the teachers to throw their opinions in. "The more completely they accept the passive role imposed on them, the more they tend simply to adapt to the world as it is." The teachers shouldn't be oppressors that make their students take a passive role in their education. This is why discussions are so imperative to use in the classroom. Students can take an active role in their education. They can form their own thoughts about certain topics, instead of regurgitating facts that were taught by the instructor.
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