Date: October 12, 2021 Posted by: Rohit Gupta In: Trending News

The most popular search engine Google has shared an interactive Google doodle, celebrating Paulo Freire’s 100th birthday, who was Brazilian philosopher, educator, and author who was a leading advocate of critical pedagogy. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential educational thinkers of the 20th century.

He is best known for his influential work Pedagogy of the Oppressed, which is generally considered one of the foundational texts of the critical pedagogy movement, and is the third most cited book in the social sciences.

Who was Paulo Freire?

Freire was born on 19 September 1921 to a middle-class family in Recife, the capital of the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco.

Paulo Reglus Neves Freire was a Brazilian educator and philosopher who was a leading advocate of critical pedagogy. He is best known for his influential work Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Born Paulo Reglus Neves Freire
19 September 1921
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Died 2 May 1997 (aged 75)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Political party : Workers’ Party

Spouse(s)
Elza Freire

What is Paulo Freire’s philosophy?

Freire’s philosophy of education is not a simple method but rather an organic political consciousness. The domination of some by others must be overcome, in his view, so that the humanization of all can take place.

What is Paulo Freire most known for?

In educational circles, Freire is viewed as one of the founding figures of critical pedagogy. He is best recognized for his adult literacy programs in impoverished communities and for his classic early text: Pedagogy of the Oppressed. As a writer, he was most creative in the last ten years of his life.

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