Teaching Toward Freedom https://www.haikudeck.com/p/41b238753e

Erin’s #2 Book Circle

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

TEACHING TOWARD FREEDOM:

  • Moral Commitment and Ethical Action in the Classroom
  • By, William Ayers
  • Ayers,W. (2004) Teaching toward freedom: moral commitment and ethical action in the classroom. Boston, MA: Beacon Press.
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BECOME A STUDENT OF YOUR STUDENTS

EMBRACE YOUR STUDENTS AND LEARN FROM THEM
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TEACH FOR

  • Freedom
  • Enlightenment
  • Awareness
  • Protection
  • Compassion
  • Love
  • Generosity
  • Cooperation
And it is true! Teaching is drama, it is work, it is both science and art.
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TEACH AGAINST

  • Oppression
  • Subjugation
  • Exploitation
  • Unfairness
  • Unkindness
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A FREEDOM TEACHER

TAKES THE SIDE OF THE STUDENT

THE ENVIRONMENT ITSELF IS A POWERFUL TEACHER

THE ENVIRONMENT IS A CRITICAL VARIABLE TO NURTURE STUDENTS
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INSPIRE TO TEACH THE GREAT VIRTUES

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FOR THE BRAIN TO WORK, IT NEEDS INFORMATION THAT CAN ONLY COME FROM THE HANDS ACTING ON OBJECTS

TACTILE OR KINESTHETIC PERCEPTION

FREEDOM SCHOOLS=

OPEN DOORS, OPEN MINDS AND OPEN POSSIBILITIES

FREEDOM SCHOOLS

  • Allow students to examine their own experiences
  • Allowed to question and explore

FREEDOM SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE....

  • Recognized as subjects
  • Actors in their own drama
  • Authors of their own stories
  • Makers of their own world

Erin Suelter

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