“Liberating education consists in acts of cognition, not transferrals o...” — Paulo Freire Quote

“Liberating education consists in acts of cognition, not transferrals of information.”

“It is absolutely essential that the oppressed participate in the revolutionary process with an increasingly critical awareness of their role as subjects of the transformation.”

“Just as it is important in Latin America to discuss ideas that come from North America, I think it is interesting for North Americans to discuss ideas that come from Latin America or Africa and do not insert themselves into capitalist interests.”

“Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not know, about something you do not want to know.”

“Through my education, I didn't just develop skills, I didn't just develop the ability to learn, but I developed confidence.”

“Real education enhances the dignity of a human being and increases his or her self-respect. If only the real sense of education could be realized by each individual and carried forward in every field of human activity, the world will be so much a better place to live in.”