Critical Teaching and Everyday Life

Download or read book Critical Teaching and Everyday Life written by Ira Shor and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1987-04-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unique book on education, Shor develops teaching theory side-by-side with a political analysis of schooling. Drawing on the work of Paulo Freire, he offers the first practical and theoretical guide to Freirean methods for American classrooms. Central to his method is a commitment to learning through dialogue and to exploring themes from everyday life. He poses alienation and mass culture as key obstacles to learning, and establishes critical literacy as a foundation for studying any subject.