I Cannot Be A Teacher Without Exposing

The Oppressed, Having Internalized The Image Of The Oppressor And Adopted His Guidelines, Are Fearful Of Freedom.

It Is Not Systematic Education Which Somehow Molds Society, But, On The Contrary, Society Which, According To Its Particular Structure, Shapes Education In Relation To The Ends And Interests Of Those Who Control The Power In That Society.

In The Banking Concept Of Education, Knowledge Is A Gift Bestowed By Those Who Consider Themselves Knowledgeable Upon Those Whom They Consider To Know Nothing... The Teacher Presents Himself To His Students As Their Necessary Opposite; By Considering Their Ignorance Absolute, He Justifies His Own Existence.

In Order For The Oppressed To Unite They Must First Cut The Umbilical Cord Of Magic And Myth Which Binds Them To The World Of Oppression; The Unity Which Links Them To Each Other Must Be Of A Different Nature.

What If We Discover That Our Present Way Of Life Is Irreconcilable With Our Vocation To Become Fully Human?