A great educator
Hi guys! This is maybe the last blog that I write and I'm going to talk about an expert in my field that, unfortunately, the university don't teach us much about him. His name is Paulo Freire, he was a Brazilian educator and philosopher who formalized the Critical Pedagogy and accomplished one of the most significant works: The Pedagogy of the Oppressed. During the 60's, he did a campaign in Brazil to teach poor and illiterate people to read, write and fight against their oppressors. Almost two million illiterate adults would participate in the work of 20.000 cultural circles throughout the country. Freire was incarcerated during 70 days in 1964 when the dictatorship started in Brazil, being accused of preach comunism and his method of literacy was forbidden. Later, he was exiled during difficult 16 years. I admire Paulo Freire because he dedicated his life to educate people to liberate him, and I think, just like him, that the pedagogy can't be divorced to politic. Ed...