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    Critical and Feminist Educational Philosophy

    Sabrina Peters

    Northern Illinois University

    16 February 2017
    The former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan once stated, Education is the civil

    rights issue of our generation and if you care about promoting opportunity and reducing

    inequality the classroom is the place to start (2017). As Mr. Duncan emphasized education can

    provide students with options and opportunities among many other benefits. Thus, the classroom

    is the place to start. That being said, it is essential to ensure that we are providing students with

    the best education possible. To be an effective educator it is important to know who you are,

    how you operate, and what is important to you as an educator. This paper will examine who I

    am, how I operate, and what is important to me as an educator. To properly explore ones self it

    is important to understand ones concept of the purpose of education. Thus, I will first examine

    the purpose of education.

    The Purpose of Education

    The purpose of education is constructed in different ways. The purpose of education is to

    develop civically-engaged individuals that can contribute to society, address social issues, and

    participate in the workforce through the education of ones history and culture in and outside the

    classroom. Despite the belief that the purpose of education is to develop civically engaged

    students, students are often taught one way of thinking. Education often follows the banking

    method that is described by Paulo Freire. Freire described the banking method as a system that

    deposits a set knowledge that is distinguished as truth. This type of education develops students

    that lack critical thinking skills, which is contradictory to the purpose of education. Due to the

    structure of the traditional school system and the development of a lack of critical thinking skills

    it is essential for educators to understand the importance of critical thinking and who they are as

    educators. Understanding the importance of critical thinking skills and who they are as

    educators will help to ensure we are providing the best education possible for our students.
    Who I am?

    As the purpose of education is to develop civically engaged students, who I am as an

    educator is rooted in the belief that education should not be a one-way street. Educators should

    play an active role in the learning process, guide the student, and facilitate learning; the student

    should also be actively engaged in the learning process. In addition, both the learner and teacher

    take active roles in the learning process. It is also imperative for students to explore ones

    culture, investigating their history, and examining why some ideas may be conditioned by

    political preferences. It is critical to give students the opportunity to explore ones culture,

    investigate their history, and examine why ones idea may be conditioned by political

    preferences. To truly give students the opportunity to explore and examine ideas it is vital to

    understand critical pedagogy.

    Critical Pedagogy

    During my years of learning American History I felt excluded when we only spent one

    day of learning Black History. As a student of color, it didnt cover my historical background, but

    only the majorities. It is through critical pedagogy that one can understand how knowledge is

    impacted by the interest of the majority. This is emphasized as Darder, Baltodano, and Torres

    states, Critical theorists hold that, knowledge is historically and socially rooted and interest

    bound. Knowledge acquired in schoolor anywhereis never neutral or objective (2009,

    63). As Darder, Baltodano, and Torres emphasized knowledge is not neutral and knowledge is

    interest bound educators must develop students that can think critically about the information

    they are given. Likewise, Darder, Baltodano, and Torres also state, Critical pedagogy asks how

    and why knowledge gets constructed the way it does, and how and why some constructions of
    reality are legitimated and celebrated by the dominant culture while others are clearly not

    (2009, 63). As mentioned above many traditional education systems reflect the banking method.

    Therefore, in order to understand why certain history is not included educators and students will

    need to examine the systems. Consequently, critical pedagogy is essential to developing

    civically engaged individuals because it does just that. This purpose for critical pedagogy is

    highlighted in a quote by Freire, The purpose of critical pedagogy is to engage learners in the

    act of what Freire calls conscientizacao, which has been defined as learning to perceive social,

    political, and economic contradictions, and to take action against the oppressive elements of

    reality" (1995, 17). As Freire emphasized it is vital to provide students with opportunity to

    question and think critically about the information that is provided. As one can see to provide

    students with an education that develops civically-engaged individuals that can contribute to

    society, address social issues, and participate in the workforce through the education of ones

    history and culture in and outside the classroom we must recognize critical pedagogy in our

    education systems.

    As an educator, it is key to understand the different purposes for education and how that

    influences ones philosophy. As stated above, the purpose of education is perceived in various

    ways, but it is critical to ensure that students are civically engaged individuals that can contribute

    to society, address social issues, and participate in the workforce through the education of ones

    history and culture in and outside the classroom. To ensure one is developing students that are

    civically engaged educators must consider critical pedagogy is essential. This paper has

    examined my understanding of the purpose of education, who I am as an educator, and

    recognized critical pedagogy as important to education as a whole and educators.


    Reference

    Darder, A., Baltodano, M., & Torres, R. D. (Eds.). (2009). The critical

    pedagogy reader, second edition. Psychology Press.

    Gruenewald, D. (2003). The best of both worlds: A critical pedagogy of place. Educational

    Researcher, 32(4), 312.

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