Week 1 Project 1C

One of our classmates is Denya Beaudry. Denya hopes to transfer to San Francisco State with a major in Business and Information Systems.

Two things I learned from her about Paulo were:

• Paulo Freire was a believer in Liberation Theology.
• He taught 300 sugarcane workers how to read and write in 45 days.

Another one of our classmates is Barrett. He is planning on transferring to UC Santa Barbara and majoring in Business Economoics.

Two things I learned from him about Paulo were:

• Due to the Great Depression Friere's family was forced to relocate to Joboatoa, Brazil.
• And he spent 10 years workin for Brazil's Social Service of Industry.

Week 1 Project 1B

Paulo Freire

Paulo Freire is considered "the most influential thinker about education in the late twentieth century."

Paulo Freire was in Brazil, where he attended a university with the initial hopes of graduating with a law degree. After his children were born, he changed his mind and began working as a welfare official. He later became the director of the Department of Education and Culture of Social Service in Pernambuco. Freire's work as a welfare official and director is what motivated him to explore why there is a lack of education among poor people. Freire, along with other colleagues did work with illiterate adults. Everyone they taught was able to learn the how to read and write.

In 1964, Paulo Freire was exiled from Brazil because the government disagreed with his work on educating the rural poor. Several years later, after the publication of his book he was allowed to return to his country under political amnesty.

During his exile, Freire wrote Pedagogy of the Oppressed in which he spoke about the ongoing struggle with the education system. In his book he examines the oppression people have suffered and how it has become justified (and of course, what needs to be done to change that).

In his honor, thePaulo Freire Institute was formed in Brazil that strives to educate adults, as well as disadvantaged people.

Links:

• http://www.wikipedia.org/
• www3.nl.edu/academics/cas/all/resources/paulofreire.htm
• http://www.paulofreire.org/
• http://www.infed.org/

Week 1 Project 1A

1. What is your first name only ?

Hi my name is Lizabeth!

2. Why are you taking this class?

I'm taking the class as a transfer requirement. I'm a nursing major, planning to transfer to the University of San Francisco. Also, because I know I'll find humanities interesting.

3. How far do you live from SRJC main campus?

I live in Novato, which is 30.8 miles from the SRJC campus (33 minutes, if there's no traffic). I usually go to the Petaluma campus and that's 15.8 miles making it 21 minutes.

4. What do you hope to learn from this class?

I'm open to learning anything. I saw a bit of the book we are going to be reading and it seems interesting, so I'm looking forward to reading it.

5. Have you created a blog or webpage in the past?

I used to have a Myspace page. Does that count? But I didn't do any blogging on it.