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Education is an act of love, and thus an act of courage

Paulo Freire

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Paulo Freire
Age: 75 †
Born: 1921
Born: October 19
Died: 1997
Died: May 2
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There is no true word that is not at the same time a praxis. Thus, to speak a true word is to transform the world.
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Indeed, the interests of the oppressors lie in 'changing the consciousness of the oppressed, not the situation which oppresses them.
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The oppressors do not favor promoting the community as a whole, but rather selected leaders.
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No reality transforms itself.
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For people, 'here' signifies not merely a physical space, but also an historical space.
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I am dealing with people and not with things. And, because I am dealing with people, I cannot refuse my wholehearted and loving attention, even in personal matters, where I see that a student is in need of such attention.
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It is only the oppressed who, by freeing themselves, can free their oppressors.
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Implicit in the banking concept is the assumption of a dichotomy between human beings and the world: a person is merely in the world, not with the world or with others the individual is spectator, not re-creator.
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The behavior of the oppressed is a prescribed behavior, following as it does the guidelines of the oppressor.
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Through dialogue, the teacher-of-the-students and the students-of-the-teacher cease to exist and a new term emerges: teacher-student with students-teachers.
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Authentic thinking, thinking that is concerned about reality, does not take place in ivory tower isolation, but only in communication. If it is true that thought has meaning only when generated by action upon the world, the subordination of students to teachers becomes impossible.
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