Paulo Freire (1921- 1997) was a Brazilian educator
Introduction Paulo Freire (1921- 1997) was a Brazilian educator and philosopher who was a leading advocate of critical pedagogy. He is best known for his influential work, pedagogy of the oppressed, which is generally considered one of the foundational texts of the critical pedagogy movement. His main work, the Popular Education pedagogy influences many educators all over the world who believe in education as a way of liberating poor oppressed people. One of the outcomes of Freire's work is a literacy method, developed in the 1960's (https://ptoweb.org/aboutpto/a-brief-biography-of-paulo-freire/). Critical Pedagogy He argues that through traditional education students were being ‘dehumanized’, and in order to reassert their own humanity, a different educational model was needed. In his critique of traditional pedagogy Paulo Freire talks about the ‘banking concept of education’. He points out that too often, students are asked to memorize and repeat ideas, phrases and fo...