The Educator Has The Duty Of Not

At Times, I Have Been Criticized By Some Philosophers Of Education, Who Place Me In Postures That They Classify Pejoratively As 'revolutionary.' But I Have Had The Satisfaction Of Being Invited To Work In Societies Making Progressive Efforts Without Wavering. They Were Changing, And So They Called On Me.

The Behavior And Reactions Of The Oppressed, Which Lead The Oppressor To Practice Cultural Invasion, Should Evoke From The Revolutionary A Different Theory Of Action. What Distinguishes Revolutionary Leaders From The Dominant Elite Is Not Only Their Objectives, But Their Procedures.

Liberation Is A Praxis: The Action And Reflection Of Men And Women Upon Their World In Order To Transform It.

Freedom Is Acquired By Conquest, Not By Gift. It Must Be Pursued Constantly And Responsibly. Freedom Is Not An Ideal Located Outside Of Man; Nor Is It An Idea Which Becomes Myth. It Is Rather The Indispensable Condition For The Quest For Human Completion.

Whereas Banking Education Anesthetizes And Inhibits Creative Power, Problem-posing Education Involves A Constant Unveiling Of Reality. The Former Attempts To Maintain The Submersion Of Consciousness; The Latter Strives For The Emergence Of Consciousness And Critical Intervention In Reality.