Most children grow up thinking that adults are always right, but this is not always true. Growing up with that mentally then affects how they view. They might not question things because they were used to not contradict what adults say. Not asking “why” limits our education and the things we can do because of our education.
Students need to ask questions to make sure they understand what the teacher is teaching. Understanding everything allows a student to be an expert in every class subject. A person with knowledge is aware of what is going on in their surroundings. One of these things can be to be aware of their oppressors. If someone knows they are being oppressed and has knowledge then they can create a change. With the problem-posing education one does not get oppressed. Freire states, “They have always been “inside” the structure, which made them beings for others. The solution is not to “integrate” them into the structure of oppression, but to transform the structure so that they become “beings” for themselves” (Freire, 74). If nothing is ever done things will always remain the same, which means the oppressed will continue to be oppressed. Social justice students learn through the problem-posing education. People from our community asked why a high school could not be built and through that and their struggle our high school was built. If one learns through the problem-posing education to ask “why” they will be liberated.
Students need to ask questions to make sure they understand what the teacher is teaching. Understanding everything allows a student to be an expert in every class subject. A person with knowledge is aware of what is going on in their surroundings. One of these things can be to be aware of their oppressors. If someone knows they are being oppressed and has knowledge then they can create a change. With the problem-posing education one does not get oppressed. Freire states, “They have always been “inside” the structure, which made them beings for others. The solution is not to “integrate” them into the structure of oppression, but to transform the structure so that they become “beings” for themselves” (Freire, 74). If nothing is ever done things will always remain the same, which means the oppressed will continue to be oppressed. Social justice students learn through the problem-posing education. People from our community asked why a high school could not be built and through that and their struggle our high school was built. If one learns through the problem-posing education to ask “why” they will be liberated.