Freedom of Expression vs. Freedom of Speech in Canada: Paulo Freire's "Pedagogy of the Oppressed"

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Summary 🇨🇦
Jamie delves into teachings by one of the most influential pedagogical writers of the 20th century: Paulo Freire, whose Pedagogy of the Oppressed is a foundational text in critical education.

Freedom of expression, Section 1 of the Charter, Charlie Kirk, political violence, & the role & RESPONSIBILITY of PUBLIC EDUCATION related to perpetuating oppression. Jackson emphasizes the historical context of these issues & calls for collective effort to foster critical thinking & responsibility

Public frustration & not feeling heard, leads to a turning away from democracy toward totalitarians like Trump in times of angst that such men create. Links made with traumatic outcomes of "bodymind fragmentation & dissociation" (Pert, 1997; Maté & Maté, 2022; Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, 2014).

We must condemn all political violence, & work hard as Canadians to ensure we do better by actively engaging and learning about our democracy to make it healthier

Takeaways

-Freire's banking education treats students as passive; recipients of knowledge enforced by standardized curricula. Diminishes autonomous, critical thinking, human caring & responsibility

-This dominates the West; is undemocratic (Maté & Maté, 2022;  Selye, 1956;  Arendt, 1954;  Dewey 1916, 1938; Berman, 2024; Pert, 1997; Wolfe 2023); doesn't consider experiences or "social determinants" (i.e., wealth, race, ethnicity, religion)

NEXT STEPS FOR PUBLIC ED.

-Public ed. in Canada should focus on social determinants & experiences of students & educators-- not abstractly downloaded & imposed.

-21st century democratic education should empower students, educators, and ALL communities,  rather than indoctrinate them into a colonial system of passive consumption & consumerism. 

-Discussing "freedom of expression" vs. "freedom of speech"-- JJ Rousseau & the social contract-- we must sacrifice individual rights for the collective rights. 

FREE .pdf version of Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 

https://files.libcom.org/files/Paulo%20Freire,%20Myra%20Bergman%20Ramos,%20Donaldo%20Macedo%20-%20Pedagogy%20of%20the%20Oppressed,%2030th%20Anniversary%20Edition%20(2000,%20Bloomsbury%20Academic).pdf

Keywords
Freire, public education, oppression, critical thinking, banking concept, freedom of expression, soci

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