Paulo Reglus Neves Freire (19 September 1921 – 2 May 1997) was a Brazilian educator and Marxist philosopher whose work revolutionized global thought on education.

Paulo Freire (born Sept. 19, 1921, Recife, Braz.—died May 2, 1997, São Paulo) was a Brazilian educator. His ideas developed from his experience teaching Brazil’s peasants to read.

Paulo Freire was one of the most influential philosophers of education of the twentieth century. He worked wholeheartedly to help people both through his philosophy and his practice of critical pedagogy.

Paulo Freire's pedagogical approach has been applied in many contexts, but it is more than simply a collection of methods or techniques. Here we outline briefly some of the key concepts in Freire's work.

With the triumph of the PT in 1988, Freire was appointed Minister of Education for the City of São Paulo. His policy work and innovations in literacy training as Minister continue to effect the city and Brazil to …

80-PAULO FREIRE actors to cooperate in perceiving the same cognizable object—are otherwise impossible. Indeed, problem-posing education, which breaks with the vertical patterns characteristic …

Freire's philosophy of education is not a simple method but rather an organic political consciousness. The domination of some by others must be overcome, in his view, so that the humanization of all can …

Freire is one of the most important educators of the 20th century, and is considered the father of "critical pedagogy." Freire has inspired critical educators beyond his native Latin America with passionate …

Paulo Freire (1921-1997) was a Brazilian educator and philosopher renowned for his significant contributions to critical pedagogy and mass literacy campaigns across Latin America.

Freire, who spent much of his early career teaching literacy in rural Brazil before going on to write several deeply influential books and essays on teaching and learning, argued that most schools …