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Freire’s “True Word” Conclusion—Or Beginning…

Posted on Jan 31, 2010 - 08:46 PM by Ammerah Saidi in The Learning Curve

"You're the worst teacher ever!" The last words of a ninth grader I had kicked out during final presentations.

This same day, a student handed me a card in which she wrote, "Thanks for giving me the freedom to speak my mind."

The next day, two students threw me a little farewell party to end the semester--two students who hated my class a month ago.

The last day of class, a student thanked God he never had to have me again. "Now I can FINALLY get an 'A'!"

A semester of mixed reviews.

As part of their final project, my students had to identify a community problem and design an intervention to combat said problem. A majority of the students rose to the occasion and shined...

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