Analysis Of Bell Hooks And Paulo Freire Essay

Examination Bell Hooks and Paulo Freire’s Works
Leanne Hoang
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English 101.52

Examination Bell Hooks and Paulo Freire’s Works

      The improved teacher-student relationship that was once a failure is now the new learning styles for many if not all teachers in this new education system. In the education system, it is important to have a deeply rooted teacher-student relationship. With a deeply rooted relationship, it means that both teacher and student understands each other and learn from one another. If the relationship is not as strong or as deeply rooted then the whole learning experience can be difficult for both teacher and student. Through the readings that we have done in class such as: Teaching in Transgress by Bell hooks and Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire, both readings have taught us the importance of a teacher-student relationship and of the education system as a whole. Through the readings, themes such as: pedagogy, hope, practice of freedom, hope, teacher-student relationships, and bias are seen from both authors. The similarities and differences can range based on the authors. Both authors have their own opinions and their own beliefs, but when it comes down to the topic of education, both authors connect to each other.

      We can infer that these similarities and differences are interconnected because both authors’ main purpose was how the education system work. Freire’s focus was on the ‘banking concept’, which is a system that let teachers be the oppressors and the students be the oppressed. Hooks’ focus was on relationship and how we can work together regardless of race, social status, and gender. Similarities such as teacher-student relationships and hope are seen throughout both authors’ works.

      Teacher-student relationships is a reoccuring theme in both authors’ works. Hook begins with reminiscing about her white male friend who crossed the boundaries of taboo to remain her friend. She describes and...