Kyle O
Gabby L
Timothy D
Sarah V
Rabi Cristian G
Sabrina V
In Our discussion we talked about How Friere describes teachers as being opposite of the students and how creativity of students is being limited. Teachers and students are often looked at as opposites because the student has no voice while the teacher has the only voice and dictates how the class is run. The teacher chooses the content, and how they relay that content to the students. This gives teachers an overwhelming amount of control in the classroom. We also discussed how teachers are able to persuade students to think like them, which in time makes students far less creative. Teachers talk about the world in a predictable manner which takes critical thinking away from the students. If students are not able to think critically and form their own opinions they will in time become much less excited to learn. Many classrooms are being run in a non creative manner like this. This is in no way benefiting the students. Friere even compares students to slaves because due to the excessive structure in classrooms. Lastly,my group also discussed that teachers today are becoming more open to ideas of students and allowing them to think more critically. Friere wrote this piece in 1970 which is why some of his views may be outdated. Overall I agree with his idea that students are being limited in the classroom but I believe things have been changing for the better in my recent classroom experiences.