Paulo Freire’s "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" profoundly critiques the "banking model" of education, where teachers deposit knowledge into passive students, promoting dehumanization and maintaining oppressive social structures. Instead, Freire advocates for "problem-posing education", a dialogical approach that sees both teachers and students as active co-investigators of reality. This method encourages individuals to critically perceive their world, recognizing it not as static, but as a "reality in the process of transformation." The ultimate goal is humanization, achieved when the oppressed, through collective praxis (reflection and action), liberate themselves and their oppressors from the dehumanizing effects of an unjust system. Freire emphasizes that true liberation requires communion and cooperation between revolutionary leaders and the people, rejecting manipulation and fostering an authentic authority rooted in freedom and mutual learning.
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