Who Is Paulo Freire Teachers As Cultural Workers

In the book Teachers as Cultural Workers by Paulo Freire teaches how one can become a better teacher and the importance of education. In his letters, Freire states that
There is no teaching without learning…teaching and learning take place in such way that those who teach learn…how the student’s curiosity works to apprehend what is taught (which one cannot learn), they help themselves to uncover uncertainties, rights and wrongs. (Freire, 2005, p. 31)

This means that when teachers are teaching, they are also learning as well. They must continue to refine themselves in order to help the students be curious and to enjoy learning. Freire believes that as a teacher it is very important that they learn to study. Studying is not simply about reading
When education is disvalued it put society as a whole vulnerable to economic crisis, poverty, war, and so much more. Freire reminds the reader that “It is ironic that the president of today’s government corporation needed yesterday’s elementary teacher (Freire, 2005, p.69).” Therefore, it is essential to invest in education as it affects society as a whole. Teachers must teach students the importance of being active in their government. To know their current events because in a matter of years the students will also be voters that will either change society for the better or worst. Teachers have one of the biggest influences in a student’s life. Freire states that teachers should have “lovingness not only toward the students but also toward the very process of teaching (Freire, 2005, p74).” The lovingness Freire spoke of is “armed love,” to get a better education one must fight for it. One must have courage to conquer their fear and control
It has always been a bad habit of mine and it is something that I need to stop. Freire states “No one knows it all; no one is ignorant of everything (Freire, 2005, p72).” Cutting off someone’s sentence is very disrespectful and prevents one from learning what the other person has to say. He states that being humble, one is also ready to learn and teach. “…Humility is common sense serves to remind us that certain attitudes may lead us too close to becoming lost.” What Freire say is true; sometimes we are too focusing on what we have to say that we forget that we don’t everything. Therefore, I want incorporated this idea in my future teaching as well. As an adult, we often cut off what a child had to say because we believe that since we are older we know more than they do and what is the best for them. Most of the time that may be true but sometimes, what a child had to say can be surprisingly important and smart. It is essential to listen to what a student has to say before cutting them off so that their “virgin curiosity” can be “pregnant with suggestions and questions” and to “teach, not as bureaucrats of the mind but reconstituting the steps of their curiosity (Freire, 2005,