10 things I learned

1. Jared- For bringing up the Iranian coup d'etat in 1953. For stating that is not actually well known. I thought it was just me..


2. jason- I like this quote and had forgotten about it with all the information at hand. "He wants an improved online network that allows “a young person in Kansas can communicate instantly with a young person in Cairo.” "

3. Torri- For her description of Oprah. She is always in the tabloids in the checkout lines and sometimes we forget the meaning of her show. "Oprah affects our Culture everyday, because she is apart of it with a television show that touches on trauma, struggle, fun, love, compassion, and celebrity interviews, she is apart of every one's life in some way."

4. Preston- For this statistic, I completely missed this. Thank you "2.8 billion dollars in being back homes for the people who have been devastated by losing their homes."

5. Nicole- What a great comment. I hadnt thought of it like this."Obama and Winfrey both remind us of the importance respecting our fellow humans."


6. Kimmie- I like the adjectives she used it was just such a bright picture painted. =) I learned words still create good images.

7. Nikki- Way to go majoring in Econ! Im glad there are people out there who understand this subject and put it out there for people like me who dont quite get it. Thank you!

8. Nicolerene- I love the dog pic! It is a great reminder of the unconditional love from animals that in the day to day is sometimes overlooked or taken for granted =)

9. Kelsey- How Santa Rosa does remind you of San Francisco.. never noticed it before but now that you mention it....

10. Aloma - The Country really being that big... I think we loose that sense of just how important we are in the world as a country.

Paulo Freire

The first thing I think that is important and stood out to me is a sense of simplicity from this amazing man. In the videos specifically the one with the photos it shows him growing up and having 3 siblings and then marrying a teacher. I think that this sort of wholesome simplicity suits him. He is very well spoken although in listening to him it was not multiple complex phrases trying to sound stiff and formal as some of the people who almost try to make them selves sound better. I did not get that from Paulo. I feel like he is very wholesome and down to earth which strikes me and makes me want to listen and learn more from him.
The second thing that I liked about him that was important was one of the specific ideas he had about education. According to the site on education.miami.edu he "argues for system of education that emphasizes learning as an act of culture and freedom." I think this idea is wonderful! Education brings knowledge and we have been taught that knowledge is like freedom and in some aspects it is. It frees us from some of the judgments we pass before knowing the facts, it frees us from preconceptualized things in society, and it frees us from ignorance although people still seem to hide behind it or chose simply to use it as an excuse. I also think that the cultural aspect it vital. There are so many cultures that do not get the freedom of knowledge and it is huge that this is one of his beliefs.
Last but not least I really learned alot from his beliefs about teaching in more forms of dialogue. It was a simple concept but if you look at the big picture, how many of us felt like we were just being talked at for 6 hours a day in school? I think I would have maybe gotten more if it was a more conversationalized teaching such as the one Paulo advocates for. Along these lines he also advocated praxis. I like how he took the two components and believed they should involve respect in teaching. I got that from reading a site infed.org/thinkers and I thought it was well stated.