Reinventing Paulo Freire : A Pedagogy of Love

One of the most influential critical educators of the twentieth century, Paulo Freire challenged those educational inequalities and conditions of injustice faced by oppressed populations. In this new edition of Reinventing Paulo Freire, Antonia Darder re-examines his legacy through reflections on Freirean pedagogy and the narratives of teachers who reinvent his work. The fully revised first part provides important historical, political, and economic connections between major societal concerns and educational questions raised by Freire and their link to the contemporary moment, including questions tied to neoliberalism, coloniality, and educational inequalities. At the heart of the book is a critical understanding of how Freire's pedagogy of love can inform, in theory and practice, a humanizing approach to teaching and learning. Powerful teacher narratives offer examples of a living praxis, committed to democratic classroom life and the emancipation of subaltern communities. The narratives clearly illustrate how Freire's ideas can be put concretely into practice in schools and communities. These reflections on Freirean praxis are sure to spark conversation and inspiration in teacher education courses. Through a close theoretical engagement of Freire's ideas and key insights garnered from lived experiences, the book speaks to the ways Freire can still inspire contemporary educators to adopt the spirit of liberatory pedagogy, By so doing, Reinventing Paulo Freire is certain to advance his theories in new ways, both to those familiar with his work and to those studying Freire for the first time. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 Foreword: Paulo Freire and the Courage to Be Political By Henry Giroux 12 Introduction: Education in the Age of Neoliberal Exclusion 20 Neoliberal Globalization 21 Economic Inequality, Coloniality, and Exclusion 26 Neoliberal Education Reform 36 The Politics of Disposability 48 On Forging Social Movements 50 Notes 56 Chapter 1: The Passion of Paulo Freire: Reflections and Remembrances 58 A Commitment to Our Humanity 59 Fear and Revolutionary Dreams 60 Capitalism as the Root of Domination 62 Challenging Our Limitations 64 The Capacity to Always Begin Anew 66 Indispensable Qualities of Progressive Teachers 68 Chapter 2: Restoring Our Humanity: The Dialectics of Revolutionary Praxis 72 Education as a Political Act 74 History and the Production of Knowledge 78 Schooling and the Political Economy 86 Revolutionary Praxis: The Alliance of Theory and Practice 92 Freire’s Radical Hope 96 Chapter 3: Teaching as an Act of Love: Freire in the Classroom 99 Students as Embodied Human Beings 101 Challenges of Dialogical Pedagogy 109 Negotiating Power and Authority 117 The Cultural Politics of the Classroom 125 Culture, Language, and Literacy 130 Teaching Against the Grain 135 Notes 145 Chapter 4: Living the Praxis: Teachers Reinvent Freire 146 Freire and the Education of Young Children 148 Teaching Hope to Children in Special Education 158 A Praxis of Love: Learning with Students 164 Critical Ethnic Studies: Freire in a Boyle Heights Classroom 167 Sharing the Map: Teachers as Critical Guides 172 Freire, Uncertainty, and Unfinishedness 178 To Name, to Reflect, to Act: Teaching Critical Literacy 181 Ideological Clarity and Bilingual/Bicultural Teacher Preparation 186 Reinventing Native American Student Services Units 191 Freire and Decolonization of Service Learning 194 Remaking Parent Engagement in Praxis: A Pedagogy of Love to Humanize and Redefine Parent Power 198 Freire’s Pedagogy of Love in the Context of Fellowship 203 Deinstitutionalizing the Institution: Reinventing Freire in a Juvenile Justice Setting 206 Paulo Freire, Critical Pedagogy and Testimony Therapy 210 Freire and Community Human Rights Education: The Experience of Center Prodh in Mexico 212 Afterword: Making History: Education for the Future By Paulo Freire 217 References 220 Index 230 One of the most influential critical educators of the twentieth century, Paulo Freire challenged those educational inequalities and conditions of injustice faced by oppressed populations. In this new edition of __Reinventing Paulo Freire,__ Antonia Darder re-examines his legacy through reflections on Freirean pedagogy and the narratives of teachers who reinvent his work. The fully revised first part provides important historical, political, and economic connections between major societal concerns and educational questions raised by Freire and their link to the contemporary moment, including questions tied to neoliberalism, coloniality, and educational inequalities. At the heart of the book is a critical understanding of how Freire’s pedagogy of love can inform, in theory and practice, a humanizing approach to teaching and learning. Powerful teacher narratives offer examples of a living praxis, committed to democratic classroom life and the emancipation of subaltern communities. The narratives clearly illustrate howFreire’s ideas can be put concretely into practice in schools and communities. These reflections on Freirean praxis are sure to spark conversation and inspiration in teacher education courses.Through a close theoretical engagement of Freire’s ideas and key insights garnered from lived experiences, the book speaks to the ways Freire can still inspire contemporary educators to adopt the spirit of liberatory pedagogy, By so doing, __Reinventing Paulo Freire__ is certain to advance his theories in new ways, both to those familiar with his work and to those studying Freire for the first time.