Paulo Freire was born in Brazil in 1921 and died at the age of 75 on May 2, 1997. His experiences of living through the depression shaped his educational views for years to come. He could have practiced law but choose to teach instead. He married in 1944 and had 5 children.
Freire is considered by some to be the most important educational thinker of the 20th century. He stressed dialogue in both popular and informal in education. He also felt strongly that dialogue involves respect. If people can have dialogue and do it with respect much can be accomplished.
He also is linked with the term praxis, an action that is informed and linked to certain values. He stated that dialogue was more than just understanding, it was about making a difference in the world. This type of dialogue with respect would help improve communities. He practiced this belief in his teachings in Brazil.
He wanted his countrymen to do more than just read and write, he wanted them to understand and get involved with the political process. He felt this could help them in their day to day lives. His philosophy got the attention of the Brazilian military and the rich land owners and he had much resistance from them. He was exiled in 1964 because of his teaching and was invited back by the Brazilian government in 1979.
http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-freir.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Freire
http://www3.nl.edu/academics/cas/ace/resources/paulofreire.cfm
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Think I might have done this wrong, I cut and pasted information.
Corrected it.
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