Assignment 1c

First person looked at:

Name: Zoe
She is a 22 year old Leo from Rohnert Park. She loves learning about different cultures and she wants to learn more about the Caribbean.

From her, I learned:

• Paulo Freire taught 300 sugarcane workers how to read and write in only 45 days in 1962

• Freire had an impact on the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa by allowing them the idea of rejection towards the white monopoly on truth.

Second person looked at:

Name: Daniel
He is taking this class because it is a G.E. requirement and he also has an interest in the topic of the class. He lives exactly 2 miles from SRJC Santa Rosa campus.

From him, I learned:

• Freire says there is no incentive for the Oppressor to change or even want to change the status quo.

• Paulo’s belief that a teacher cannot simply pontificate a lesson to be effective but must engage and learn from his student as much as he/she teaches is in fact the most effective method.