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They have views that are very alike. Both Freire and Dewey believe that experiencing is a major factor in education. They would support hands on ideas and natural experiences. I think that they would be in favor of legslature furthering education but also making it more diverse so people may learn by their own experiences.

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Yes, the government has been oppressing the population for 300 years. It started off with good intents," For the people, by the people," but then it evolved into a greedy and corrupt system. American students were taught freedom, freedom, freedom, we aren't the most free in the world. Maybe the most misguided though.

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The problem with Knowledge being thought as a gift is then, in theory, it can be taken away by the giver. Also, with the problem of that trait of thought is that it is not a right but a privilege. All humans were created equal and only giving some "the gift" would be unequal.

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Dewey and Freire have very similar views on education. Both believe you need to experience and connect with what is being learned. However their views are slightly different, as Dewey focuses generally on getting a good education, where Freire calls people to action and to work together in furthering education.

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According to Merriam-Webster, knowledge is "the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association". Knowledge is experience of learning and making connections with the information, therefore knowledge is not a gift.

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Although my education was not created by a group of oppressors, I do believe that the good intentions of the creator's have been changed in order to control the masses and therefore seem like an infringement on personal freedom.

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Why is it a problem to think of knowledge as a gift?

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Why is it a problem to think of knowledge as a gift?

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Students in the education system today take education as a given, which should be reprimanded because it is truly a privilege to all who receives an education; with the opportunities given to those who receive an education it is their responsibility to gather the knowledge that is being taught to further themselves to become a benefit to themselves and the community as a whole.

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Oppressors' benefits from the process of education

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Oppressors' benefits from the process of education

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Oppressors gain a personal and educational growth from the process of education, in paragraph 30 Freire says, "The teacher is no longer merely the-one-who-teaches, but one who is himself taught in dialogue with the student, who in turn while being taught also teach. They become jointly responsible for a process in which all grow."

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We as students accept the passive role imposed on us, we tend simply to adapt to the world as it is and to the fragmented view of reality forced upon us; students must patiently receive, memorize, and repeat information given to them and accept it as a gift being forced to take: this is wrong.

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Although many believe that education is oppressive the truth is, education is their to bring power to everyone who craves it and uses this assistance method; there to help, not oppress.

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Freire and Dewey have very similar beliefs on educating through experience and problem-posing, but Freire calls more people to action in their community while Dewey focuses specifically on getting a good education.

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The educational system as a whole was not designed to oppress its students, though some educators treat it so and some believe that it was- it was created simply to educate and better the students' lives, making them ready for life outside of school.

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Though individual educators may discourage critical thinking in their classrooms, as a whole, the education system was not designed by a small, elite group to oppress critical thinking and discourage revelations about society both inside and outside the classroom.

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When comparing the writing and ideals of both Dewey and Freire, a few ideas seems to be paralleled throughout their works, which are the ideas of learning through experience and the necessity of action  as consciousness is the driving force of grasping the mighty branches of comprehension.

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Why is it a problem to think of knowledge as a gift?

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Why is it a problem to think of knowledge as a gift?

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Because knowledge is "familiarity, awareness, or understanding gained through experience or study" (The American Heritage Dictionary 2nd Edition), knowledge cannot be a gift ; knowledge is a virtue that one can only acquire on his own, it cannot be given or forced upon a being, rather it must be gained through ones own personal life experiences and struggles.

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My education has been a product of a social group of oppressors because the entire system which has dictated my education thus far stems from an oppressive design, and although many of the people involved in it did not intend to propagate oppression, the very origin causes it to be oppressive.

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My own education is not a result of a social group of oppressors, as my education lies in my own hands and does not depend solely on those who oversee it; furthermore, I believe those who set up my path of education did not do so in order to oppress me or any others, and those oppressed by the system are a result of smaller-scale flaws.

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Knowledge cannot be seen as a gift because a gift is, according to the online Merriam-Webster dictionary, "something voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation," but knowledge is compensated as Frier states in paragraph 30, "The teacher is no longer merely the-one-who-teaches but who is himself being taught in dialogue with the students, who in turn are also being taught as they teach."

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Why is it a problem to think of knowledge as a gift?

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Why is it a problem to think of knowledge as a gift?

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Thesis: According to the Merriam - Webster, knowledge means, "the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association." Therefore, knowledge is not gift, but it is more of an experience of learning, which can be "taught by both students and teachers", which was said by Freire.

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Just a thesis

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Just a thesis

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Just a thesis

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Just a thesis