Dewey, Freire, And Pedagogy For The Oppressor Summary
Rebecca Thornton
Prof. Lane Brooks
EDUC 2110
August 27, 2014
Review of Dewey, Freire, and Pedagogy for the Oppressor Equal opportunity for all is a foundation that America stands upon. American education is supposed to teach students that they are equal, despite their diverse backgrounds, but that is not always the case. If this nation supports equal opportunity for all, then why are there still people that feel left out? Rick A. Breault explains in “Dewey, Freire, and Pedagogy for the Oppressor”, that cultural diversity and democracy are unable to coincide without a fight to end oppression. Breault provides excerpts from writings by Paulo Freire and John Dewey to support his argument that oppression exists in our democratic society. Breault makes several interesting points that are in response to American education today. …show more content…
Schools continue to teach over the past, which offend the oppressed. Breault believes that a school’s curriculum should focus on “the modern United States (p. 4).” He seems convinced that students would appreciate diversity and develop a greater understanding of its importance to American society. People develop assumptions about the oppressed from what they learned and have experienced from them. Breault states that if the curriculum does change in response to a better “multicultural understanding,” it should be relatable to real life experiences (p.
Prof. Lane Brooks
EDUC 2110
August 27, 2014
Review of Dewey, Freire, and Pedagogy for the Oppressor Equal opportunity for all is a foundation that America stands upon. American education is supposed to teach students that they are equal, despite their diverse backgrounds, but that is not always the case. If this nation supports equal opportunity for all, then why are there still people that feel left out? Rick A. Breault explains in “Dewey, Freire, and Pedagogy for the Oppressor”, that cultural diversity and democracy are unable to coincide without a fight to end oppression. Breault provides excerpts from writings by Paulo Freire and John Dewey to support his argument that oppression exists in our democratic society. Breault makes several interesting points that are in response to American education today. …show more content…
Schools continue to teach over the past, which offend the oppressed. Breault believes that a school’s curriculum should focus on “the modern United States (p. 4).” He seems convinced that students would appreciate diversity and develop a greater understanding of its importance to American society. People develop assumptions about the oppressed from what they learned and have experienced from them. Breault states that if the curriculum does change in response to a better “multicultural understanding,” it should be relatable to real life experiences (p.