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I think that critical pedagogy is awesome. I think that if it is use correctly it could be a enriching and rewarding for students. I think that it works in some and not other situations. I think that this works oppressed situations.
It works in inner city urban areas because they see injustice all the time. This gives them the chance to speak. They have been taught not to speak. They are not proud of who they are. Critical pedagogy empowers them to be proud and stand up of what they are, who they are, and where they came from. This pedagogy ties in other subjects in as well. It brings in literature, and history. Students are not only learning about self, they are learning about where they came from. They are learning about different cultures and their struggles. They learn that they are not alone in their problems. I feel that this gives students a way to deal with life. I have seen some of the issues that students in inner cities have to deal with. The average person doesn’t have to deal with these issues. I commend those that fight for their lives and still come to school.
I just had a thought. I could see it working in non-oppressed situations. This design would have to be a lot more structured. There would have to be a lot more simulations because in middle class suburbia life is not as tough. Those students are not likely fighting for their lives everyday. They have things that others don’t have. I’m a suburbia girl. I had things that I took for granted. I try not to take things for granted. The design would have to be centered on specific topics gathered by teacher. These students more likely than not won’t think of violence, rape, drugs, and tolerance as issues. I think that a great topic to use critical pedagogy for is tolerance. This is definitely on my mind. I touch upon this topic at least once in every blog. I guess this makes it an important topic to me.
The second pedagogy style I was introduced to was multi genre. I like multi genre because it teaches many different types of genres. I think that the multi genre paper is a nice change from the traditional essay that most students are required to complete. I hate writing traditional papers, the multi genre is a fun piece to write.
Overall I like these two different pedagogies. I think that I will definitely use them in the future.