A Pedagogy for Liberation

One of the most important books for American teachers. . . . If you teach, read it on one of the days when you want to quit. You'll either keep teaching or quit with a clearer head.

One of the most important books for American teachers. . . . If you teach, read it on one of the days when you want to quit. You'll either keep teaching or quit with a clearer head.

Highly recommended. . . . Written in a rather interesting manner--primarily as a conversation--this book serves nicely as an informal yet rigorous treatment of critical pedagogy. There is a satisfactory blend of theoretical investigation and practical personal anecdote. . . . The text is well researched.

Paulo Freire (1921-1997) was the author of the bestselling Pedagogy of the Oppressed, as well as Pedagogy of Hope, Pedagogy of the Heart, Education for Critical Consciousness, Pedagogy in Process and The Politics of Education, all published by Bloomsbury .

Ira Shor is Emeritus Professor of English and Urban Education at the CUNY Graduate Center, College of Staten Island, USA.