By: Kelsey, Alex, Justin, Christy, and Adam

Paulo Friere(1921-1997)

Pedagogy of the Opressed

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Major Theories 1. Theory of Value: What

knowledge and skills are worthwhile learning? What are the goals of education?

2. Theory of Knowledge: What is knowledge? How is it different from belief? What is a mistake? What is a lie?

3. Theory of Human Nature: What is a human being? How does it differ from other species? What are the limits of human potential?

4. Theory of Learning: What is learning? How are skills and knowledge acquired?

Major Theories 5. Theory of

Transmission: Who is to teach? By what methods? What will the curriculum be?

6. Theory of Society: What is society? What institutions are involved in the educational process?

7. Theory of Opportunity: Who is to be educated? Who is to be schooled?

8. Theory of Consensus: Why do people disagree? How is consensus achieved? Whose opinion takes precedence?

Sylvia Ashton-Warner

1908-1984

Sylvia Ashton-Warner

1908-1984

New Zealand novelist and teacher

Educator of Maori children

Sylvia Ashton-Warner Two Vents Philosophy- Children Can Be Discouraged

From Socially Unacceptable Behavior By Stimulating Creativity

“ I see the mind of a five-year old as a volcano with two vents; destructiveness and creativeness. And I see that to the extent that we widen the creative channel, we atrophy the destructive one.” Teacher P.36

Organic Learning- Teaching Students to read by relating back to their own experiences and daily life as illustrated in her book “Teacher”.

Worked with Maori children and developed her philosophy of Organic Learning

James A. Banks ReReceived his bachelors in

Elementary Education and Social Science from Chicago’s Teacher College

Received his Master’s and Ph.D from Michigan State University

Currently a professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, continuing to develop ideas and methods used for multicultural education

nowned leader in multicultural studies

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Multicultural Literacy

Multicultural education as an idea, an educational reform movement, and a process (Banks)

James A. Banks has written almost 20 books in multicultural education and social studies education, and has written over 100 articles.

Banks has aimed to develop knowledge, attitudes, and skills in diverse students to become effective citizens in a multicultural nation and a diverse world.

Center for Multicultural Education   College of Education

     University of Washington, SeattleBanks joined the faculty of the UW College

of Education in 1969

EDC&I 474 Multi-Ethnic Studies: Methods, Content,

EDC&I 505 Multicultural Education Across Nations: Policy and Curriculum Issues and Materials

EDC&I 569 Educating Ethnic Minority Youths

EDC&I 574 Race, Gender, and Knowledge Construction: Curriculum Considerations