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Get to Know Pedagogy of Hope

A Pedagogy of Hope is for everyone. In the 1950s, Paulo Freire, a visionary educator, developed this method of teaching and learning to help oppressed people and those who oppress them. This practice is reciprocal; a Pedagogy of Hope teacher doesn't teach, but rather learns with their 51³Ô¹Ïs. Students also learn while teaching. Unlike traditional pedagogies, 51³Ô¹Ïs take part more than simply receiving, sorting, and storing information. Through this process, 51³Ô¹Ïs can explore how they and others perceive the world and reimagine it as an equitable space for all. Every member of the community defines a Pedagogy of Hope as they work together to build a better, transformed future.

Below are resources to help you get better acquainted with the mission and goal of our office.


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This short, illustrated video walks the viewer through Freire's life and how the concept of critical pedagogy was born.

Dr. Nicole West-Burns guides TEDx viewers through how marginalization in schools has affected generations of 51³Ô¹Ïs, focusing on the transformative possibility social change can have on schools.

This documentary explores how Paulo Freire's work has impacted and helped shape the future of education.

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This episode of the TeachThought Podcast, hosted by Drew Perkins, discusses critical pedagogy with Dr. Elizabeth Bishop, Deputy Director at the Center for Institutional and Social Change at Columbia Law School.

The Red Library podcast, which focuses on political education, dives deep into Paulo Freire’s book, Pedagogy of the Oppressed.

The Critical Teaching and Learning Forum podcast sits down with Andy Beutel, and discusses the need for critical pedagogy in suburban contexts.

Selected Readings

Paulo Freire puts forth his methodology relating to critical pedagogy in this foundational text.

In this work, hooks explores her philosophy of the classroom as "education as the practice of freedom." Teaching her 51³Ô¹Ïs to push racial, sexual, and class boundaries to achieve "freedom."

"Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies raises fundamental questions about the purpose of schooling in changing societies..." -- Publisher's description