Group members- Cait Mangini, David Macmullen, Sam Livorno, Sarah Veneziale, Gabe , Sam Weitzel, Seamus Corkery, Amanda, Katherine
In today’s discussion group we talked about Freire’s way of learning, and whether or not we agree with his principles. Freire believes the only way for a person to learn is to teach something to someone else. However, the person being taught doesn’t learn, only the teacher. The group discussed how Friere’s way of learning could be a good way to understand and attain more knowledge about yourself. However, it is not the only way someone can grasp a concept. Everyone learns differently, some through experience, some read or have good memorization skills. Everyone’s brain retains information differently. It was also said how Freire seems to contradict himself quite a lot, which can make it hard to trust anything he has said, and believe the ideas he presented. We also discussed some things about writing project one, and what is due in class on Monday.
