Critical Pedagogy

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Introduction

• What is Critical Pedagogy?
• Who are important people associated with the development of Critical Pedagogy?
• When was Critical Pedagogy first developed?
• Why was Critical Pedagogy created?
• What are some critiques of Critical Pedagogy?

What is Critical Pedagogy?

• An approach to education that sees teaching and learning as political/intimately connected to issues of power
• An approach that considers the ethics of education

Paulo Freire

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 Henry Giroux

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 Augusto Boal

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 Peter McLaren

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 Ira Shor

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 Bell Hooks

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 Sandy Grande

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When was Critical Pedagogy Created?

• Long ago...
• 1950s
• 1970s
• 1980s
• 1990s

Critiques/Continuations

• Elizabeth Ellsworth "Why Doesn't this Feel Empowering?"
• C.A Bowers "Re-thinking Freire: Globalization and the Environmental Crisis"
• Conservative parents, teachers and students

Why was Critical Pedagogy Created?

• Recognition that education shapes and is shaped by who has power
• Filled a need identified by parents, teachers and students

More Questions

• What does it look like on the ground?
• Who is doing it?
• When can we stop doing it?
• How can we do it in our own classrooms?

What Does it Look Like on the Ground

• Teaching Social History
• Teaching Labour History
• Teaching Human Rights
• Creating Space for Diverse Voices
• Creating Space for Students' Interests
• Recognizing Student Experiences/Seeing Students as Whole and Capable/Having Expectations for Marginalized students

Who is Doing it?

• Early Childhood Educators
• K-12 Educators
• College Educators
• University Educators

When can we stop doing it?

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How can we do it in our own classrooms?