An Excerpt From Pedagogy Of The Oppressed by Paulo Freire
Paulo Freire’s education philosophy saw education as an active process of intellectual, sociological, and political assimilation.
Critical Literacy
The Definition Of Good Work
Good work is applying your affection, intellect, and specific ‘genius’ on people and places you depend on and that depend on you.
Teaching The Child Downstream: Some Words In Favor Of Communal Constructivism
The educator is not acting in the service of the child alone but of the child as they relate to their own environment–and thus their needs.
Critical Reading: 50 Sentence Stems To Help Students Talk About What They Read
Critical reading is about gathering knowledge, understanding context, and seeing ideas from multiple perspectives to make sense of a text.
3 Simple Ways To Help Students Get Started With Activism
The next generation of heroes is walking the halls of schools today, and you’re uniquely poised to help them along.
Don’t Teach Beliefs. Instead, Help Students Understand Where They Come From
The objective should be to facilitate a discussion that results in a more comprehensive understanding of both sides of controversial topics.
Critical Literacy: How To Encourage Students To Change Their World
Educating students doesn’t have to take the form of a one-sided lecture or reading. In fact, it works better if it doesn’t.
20 Questions To Clarify Your Teaching For 2022
How is education changing? From blended learning to social justice, here are 20 questions to clarify your teaching for 2022.
The Highest Literacy Is Understanding The Value Of A Text
Texts may be chosen based on their success in the classroom, yet students are not taught how to recognize their utility in their lives.
Twitter Is Shallow And Social Media Is Superficial. Right?
“Twitter…tends toward superficiality and draws people away from serious communication…(and) is not a medium of a serious interchange.”
ResistBot: Easing The Effort Of Activism
ResistBot: Easing The Effort Of Activism by Ashley McCann Merriam-Webster’s primary definition of democracy is “government by the people; especially: rule …
12 Questions To Help Help Students See Themselves As Thinkers
What does my community–however I define it–require from me, and I from it? And what does that suggest that I learn and do?