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FERNANDEZ, Roberto Emmanuel M.

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EDUC 101 - Pedao! o" t#e $%%re&&ed

 “The oppressed, having internalized the image of the oppressor and adopted

his guidelines, are fearful of freedom.” (Page 47)

'(t# t#(& l(ne, Fre(re d(&)u&&ed #o* &o)(et! #a& lon embra)ed o%%re&&(+e &!&tem&

be)au&e o" t#e &tab(l(t! t#at t#e! br(n. E+en t#ou# t#e&e &!&tem& o"ten do not u%#old

t#e be&t (ntere&t& o" ea)# (nd(+(dual, *e be)ome lulled (nto a &en&e o" &e)ur(t! and

)om%la)en)! (n&tead o" &ee(n t#e "reedom *e reall! de&er+e a& (nd(+(dual& *(t#

#o%e&, oal&, and dream&.

 #(& l(ne re&ounded *(t# me be)au&e am t!%()all! &omeone *#o d(&m(&&e& (&&ue& /u&t

&o t#at m! %er&onal %ea)e rema(n& (nta)t. lo+e be(n (n m! )om"ort one. no* t#at

a& a %er&on, )an onl! ro* b! o(n be!ond *#at alread! no*, &o t#(& l(ne rem(nd&

me o" *#at (t trul! mean& to embra)e l("e a& a &er(e& o" e%er(en)e& bot# ood andbad.

 “Teachers and students (leadership and people), co-intent on reality, are

both Subects, not only in the tas! of unveiling that reality, and thereby

coming to !no" it critically, but in the tas! of re-creating that !no"ledge. #s

they attain this !no"ledge of reality through common re$ection and action,

they discover themselves as its permanent re-creators.” 3Page 69)

 ea)#er& and &tudent& *or #and (n #and "or edu)at(on, and t#e(r oal (& to d(&)o+er

and learn about t#e trut#& o" t#(& *orld. #(& mean& t#at *#en learn(n, one )annot /u&t

a))e%t t#e "a)t& *(t#out r&t be(n )r(t()al o" t#e (n"ormat(on t#at (& re)e(+ed. A&

tea)#er& and &tudent& a)u(re ne* no*lede, t#e! are e%e)ted to )ontr(bute to t#e

*orld (n a)t(+e *a!&. #ere (& no %o(nt (n learn(n (" t#ere are no )on)rete out)ome&.

 #(& uote )ement& *#at *e ee% learn(n about (n our Edu &ub/e)t&. A& tea)#er&, *e

al*a!& #a+e to ee% (n m(nd t#at t#ere )an ne+er be learn(n (" t#e &tudent (& not (+en

t#e (m%ortan)e t#at #e or e de&er+e&. #(& uote, #o*e+er, al&o rem(nd& me t#at t#e

6&o *#at78 ue&t(on mu&t be an&*ered "or t#e le&&on& t#at *e tea)#. #e tea)#er (& a

reat (n9uen)e on *#et#er or not no*lede *(ll rea)# a)tual(at(on a"ter t#e &tudent&

mo+e on to t#e real *orld.

 “%no"ledge emerges only through invention and reinvention, the restless,

impatient, continuing, hopeful in&uiry beings pursue "ith the "orld and "ithothers.” (Page 72)

Fre(re %o(nt& out t#at no*lede mu&t be e%t al(+e. t (& a d!nam() and )ont(nuou&

%ro)e&& t#at ne+er end&. rue no*lede (& onl! a)u(red *#en *e ee% a&(n

ue&t(on&, *#en *e ee% our )ur(o&(t! bu(n, and *#en *e are ne+er &at(&ed *(t#

*#at *e alread! no*.

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reall! l(ed #o* t#(& uote *a& *r(tten. :ou )an "eel t#e %a&&(on 9o*(n t#rou# t#e&e

*ord&, and t#at (n (t&el" alread! &tu) *(t# me. '(t# all t#e te)#nolo! t#at *e #a+e,

and all t#e re&our)e& and o%%ortun(t(e& "or no*lede t#at *e et, (t #a& be)ome

%o&&(ble "or u& to learn about /u&t about an! to%() t#at %(ue& our (ntere&t. 'e #a+e to

nurture t#(& #uner "or learn(n e+en a& *e ro* older, &o t#at *e ne+er &to% (m%ro+(n

our&el+e& and (m%ro+(n our *orld.