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melsocool's review against another edition
4.0
It's extremely dense and hard to get through and second because I find Freire to be contradictory. He makes a strong assertion about the role of literacy in the lives of citizens but then in his practice (which is chapter 4) and later chapters, he encourages the use of techniques that will all but brainwash those he is reading so that his concept of literacy is literacy as it coincides with communism.
He's very focused on revolutions--that we should always be working to overthrow the oppressors. This idea is mildly irrational in a civilized society where violent revolutions aren't rational. By bringing true literacy to the population (not literacy as it pertains to supporting the "teacher's" ideals), the group decisions are more sound for everyone truly understands what they are voting for or against.
Overall, I find the text enlightening but I'm exercising my literacy by disagreeing with a lot of his practice.
He's very focused on revolutions--that we should always be working to overthrow the oppressors. This idea is mildly irrational in a civilized society where violent revolutions aren't rational. By bringing true literacy to the population (not literacy as it pertains to supporting the "teacher's" ideals), the group decisions are more sound for everyone truly understands what they are voting for or against.
Overall, I find the text enlightening but I'm exercising my literacy by disagreeing with a lot of his practice.
fevi's review against another edition
Sinto que tô entrando em uma ressaca literária. Ler um livro de não ficção que exige de mim só vai piorar as coisas.
kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Fascinating thoughts about what it means to be literate. Still wrapping my mind around everything this book has to offer. Know I’ll be coming back to this one over and over again.
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