Pedagogy of the Oppressed Ch. 2

                Immediately when reading this chapter I think back to the Common Core State Standards we discussed and how our roles of teachers are changing from purely lecturing to becoming guides and inspiring conversation among the large group. How the students are described as “receptacles” is quickly changing in the classes today due to us as teachers looking to inspire large group conversations and get the students to not only take in what we say and be able to reiterate it, but be able to think deeply and come to their own decisions and realizations on certain topics.

                While reading this chapter it spoke volumes to how we have discussed that not only the students learn, but us as teachers are learning from students simultaneously. I feel that as we learn from our students we can adjust lesson plans for the future and figure out how to best navigate discussions while not overtaking the conversations and forcing our views on others. I feel that through the years my best teachers and professors have been able to give differing views and opinions while not forcing their own on us as a class and allowing us to think and make these decisions for ourselves. While it is important to educate the youth of today, they can educate us at the same exact time.

                Throughout this chapter I was able to relate to the learning through discovery rather than a teacher just giving you information and be able to regurgitate it as many of our high school experiences have been.  To learn for one ’s self is to truly understand and be able to teach others about your discoveries.  Deciding to learn and being dedicated to educating yourself will forever pay dividends as no one can take an education away from you. This is how this chapter spoke to me and assured me that as a teacher to help educate is my job, but it is not the job to overshadow all of the students and not allow them to learn on their own.

                Freire helped me discover how being a guide through the educational process will help the students more in the long run as the students must want not only to learn, but to intake all of the information necessary to make educated decisions and be ready for not only class but life. Helping to educate the students of today will help their future no matter if they are looking to become more educated through higher education, or joining the workforce and deciding to take what they have learned and use it that way. Each individuals path is their own choice and we are here to help enrich their experience.