Critical Teaching and Everyday Life
In this unique book on education, Shor develops teaching theory side-by-side with a political analysis of schooling. Drawing on the work of Paulo Freire, he offers the first practical and theoretical guide to Freirean methods for American classrooms. Central to his method is a commitment to learning through dialogue and to exploring themes from everyday life. He poses alienation and mass culture as key obstacles to learning, and establishes critical literacy as a foundation for studying any...
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In this unique book on education, Shor develops teaching theory side-by-side with a political analysis of schooling. Drawing on the work of Paulo Freire, he offers the first practical and theoretical guide to Freirean methods for American classrooms. Central to his method is a commitment to learning through dialogue and to exploring themes from everyday life. He poses alienation and mass culture as key obstacles to learning, and establishes critical literacy as a foundation for studying any subject.
Preface Part One - Problematic Schooling 1. The Working Class Goes to College 2. Interferences to Critical Thought: Consciousness in School and Daily Life Part Two - Reconstructed Learning 3. Extraordinarily Re-experiencing the Ordinary: Theory of Critical Teaching 4. Monday Morning: Critical Literacy and the Themes of "Work" 5. Learning How to Learn: Conceptual Thought in a Utopia Course 6. Social Inquiry: Daily Life and Language Projects 7. Questioning Sexism: Poetry and Marriage Contracts 8. Culture Against Itself: Reflection Through Drama Conclusion: Critical Teaching and a Liberatory Future
