Teachers as Cultural Workers: Letters to Those Who Dare Teach
In Teachers as Cultural Workers, Freire speaks directly to teachers about the lessons learned from a lifetime of experience as an educator and social theorist. Freire’s words challenge all who teach to reflect critically on the meaning of the act of teaching as well as the meaning of learning. He shows why a teacher’s success depends on a permanent commitment to learning and training, as part of an ongoing appraisal of classroom practice. By opening themselves to recognition of the different...
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Upon its original publication in Portuguese Teachers as Cultural Workers became an instant success. Translated and published in English and now reissued in paperback with new essays from leading education scholars Booknews The last work by a world-renowned Brazilian education scholar, originally published in Portuguese. Freire speaks directly to teachers about lessons learned from a lifetime of experience as an educator and social theorist, and explains the implications for classroom application of his ideas and theories found in his and other treatises. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Preface : a pedagogy for lifeFirst words : a pedagogical trap1First letter : reading the world/reading the word31Second letter : don't let the fear of what is difficult paralyze you49Third letter : I came into the teacher training program because I had no other options61Fourth letter : on the indispensable qualities of progressive teachers for their better performance71Fifth letter : the first day of school85Sixth letter : on the relationship between the educator and the learners97Seventh letter : from talking to learners to talking to them and with them; from listening to learners to being heard by them111Eighth letter : cultural identity and education123Ninth letter : concrete context/theoretical context135Tenth letter : once more the question of discipline155Last words : to know and to grow - everything yet to see163
\ BooknewsThe last work by a world-renowned Brazilian education scholar, originally published in Portuguese. Freire speaks directly to teachers about lessons learned from a lifetime of experience as an educator and social theorist, and explains the implications for classroom application of his ideas and theories found in his and other treatises. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
