SR2 Brenda

SR2 Brenda

de Brenda Cristina Scartezini -
Número de respuestas: 5


I like this part of the text because it represents a very important look. As much as Freire wanted to “educate” critical citizens, he makes it clear that it is necessary to present the options but let each one discover their own truth.

About the interview, this part caught my attention "It´s through the exercise of tolerance that I discover the rich possibility of doing thing and learning different things with different people"
En respuesta a Brenda Cristina Scartezini

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de Ana Luíza Ferreira Vieira -
Hi Brenda,
I really enjoyed that part of the interview too. I believe that being tolerant is a beautiful exercise for all of us.
En respuesta a Brenda Cristina Scartezini

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de Viviane Klen-Alves Moore -
Oi Brenda,

Thank you for sharing this excerpt with us. I really like your analysis of what it means to "educate" critical citizens.
As Freire described, one can might be indoctrinating others with their ideas, thinking they are "freeing" them.
I like the concepts of liberation and agency in Freire's work because I believe we can offer some tools that may help people make decisions, but we all should make our decisions. As you beautifully put, discover our own truths.

I would like to ask a question: In your opinion, despite opposing to sending messages to the workers that participated in the literacy program in Brazil, do you believe Freire was able to disentangle himself from his identities as 1) a dreamer and 2) a leftist when doing his work? Do we have any examples of how this can/cannot be done?

Thank you!
Viviane
En respuesta a Viviane Klen-Alves Moore

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de Brenda Cristina Scartezini -
Hello, I loved these reflective questions.
I think it's quite complicated to answer that, and maybe my answer is a bit utopian.
I think Freire didn't let go of being a dreamer, and he shouldn't, I believe this is part of the beauty of his practice. The act of hope he had is very beautiful.
About being a leftist, I don't know. But I believe so. I remember reading Pedagogy of Hope, and he told us that it is the duty of the progressive teacher to show all the realities to the students, and let them decide for themselves, but it is also the duty of the teacher to defend their truths and give space for contrary discourses.