I realized that the links weren't showing up, so I fixed that. If you have already responded to the blog without the links, that's okay, but if you have a chance, it would be good if you could skim them.
Now that you've read the Freire essay and participated in the Oppressor's Education Plan, I'd like you to consider current education trends. Some of those trends include federally mandated standardized testing, loss of funding to underperforming schools, incentive programs (such as the controversial laptop giveaway for needy students), alternative schools and many more. Below are links to some information to help you get a feel for the kinds of issues being debated in the education system today. Please peruse these links before responding to the blog question.
In defense of standardized testing.
Poverty and Teenagers.
Women and College Enrollment.
Public School Goes Charter.
Selecting one or two of the plans above or a couple of your own, discuss how you believe Freire might respond to the government's efforts to improve education. In your perusal of the above materials, examine them for statements that tend to support the banking concept of education. To what extend might current educational thinking lead to a pedagogy of the oppressed? To what extent are you concerned?
