The chapter, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, talks about something interesting, such as the relationship between the oppressed and oppressors and the causes of the oppression. The writer starts with stating the striking idea that only the oppressed can liberate themselves and their oppressors as well, and end up with claiming the way the oppressed can gain the power to set them free through the education.
Relating to our real life, the writer seems to suggest us to be couscious of what information we take in and not to follow the instructions from teachers blindly. At the first sight, there is confusion whether the teachers are oppressors and students are the oppressed. However, the role of teachers here are not the oppressors but leadership instead. " Then revolutionary leadership establishes a permanent relationship of dialogue with the oppressed." My understanding is that the teachers are like guiders and students can get the true independence through the class and participating actively. But, do students equal to the oppressed? I believe the anwer is that it depends.
I think when we first came to be students, the world was still a blur and the only thing we could do is to follow the teachers. Once the teachers did something wrong, we did not have the judgment, or even if we had, we lacked the confidence and experience to object. At that moment, we were the oppressed without doubt. Even if teachers are not the oppressors, ignorant students have to be the oppressed to teachers, along with other adults around. However, as the time passing by, students can develop themselves with the help of teachers and finally escape outside the circle of the oppressed. When students are no longer the "slave" of teachers and begin to act freely, they become free men. At that time, they no longer study blindly for grades or the professors; they study for their future and education turns to be a convenient tool. Moreover, people who once are the oppressors, who maybe do not realize before, such as parents, will gain freedom as well. Nevertheless, when some students fail to be free, they will remain the oppressed.
Relating to our real life, the writer seems to suggest us to be couscious of what information we take in and not to follow the instructions from teachers blindly. At the first sight, there is confusion whether the teachers are oppressors and students are the oppressed. However, the role of teachers here are not the oppressors but leadership instead. " Then revolutionary leadership establishes a permanent relationship of dialogue with the oppressed." My understanding is that the teachers are like guiders and students can get the true independence through the class and participating actively. But, do students equal to the oppressed? I believe the anwer is that it depends.
I think when we first came to be students, the world was still a blur and the only thing we could do is to follow the teachers. Once the teachers did something wrong, we did not have the judgment, or even if we had, we lacked the confidence and experience to object. At that moment, we were the oppressed without doubt. Even if teachers are not the oppressors, ignorant students have to be the oppressed to teachers, along with other adults around. However, as the time passing by, students can develop themselves with the help of teachers and finally escape outside the circle of the oppressed. When students are no longer the "slave" of teachers and begin to act freely, they become free men. At that time, they no longer study blindly for grades or the professors; they study for their future and education turns to be a convenient tool. Moreover, people who once are the oppressors, who maybe do not realize before, such as parents, will gain freedom as well. Nevertheless, when some students fail to be free, they will remain the oppressed.
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