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  2. Paulo Freire - Wikipedia

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    Biography. Freire was born on 19 September 1921 to a middle-class family in Recife, the capital of the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco. He became familiar with poverty and hunger from an early age as a result of the Great Depression. In 1931 his family moved to the more affordable city of Jaboatão dos Guararapes, 18 km west of Recife.

  3. Pedagogy of the Oppressed - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Paulo Freire, the author of Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Pedagogy of the Oppressed ( Portuguese: Pedagogia do Oprimido) is a book by Brazilian educator Paulo Freire, written in Portuguese between 1967 and 1968, but published first in Spanish in 1968. An English translation was published in 1970, with the Portuguese original being published ...

  4. Critical pedagogy - Wikipedia

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    Critical pedagogy is a philosophy of education and social movement that developed and applied concepts from critical theory and related traditions to the field of education and the study of culture. [1] It insists that issues of social justice and democracy are not distinct from acts of teaching and learning. [2]

  5. New York State Office of Children and Family Services

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    Social Services Law. Executive Law. Website. ocfs .ny .gov. The New York State Office of Children and Family Services ( OCFS) is an agency of the New York state government within the Department of Family Assistance. [1] [2] The office has its headquarters in the Capital View Office Park in Rensselaer. [3]

  6. The Fresh Air Fund - Wikipedia

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    The Fresh Air Fund is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit agency founded in 1877. At sleep-away camps in New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley, visiting volunteer host families along the East Coast in NYC-based programs, children get to have new experiences, learn new skills and gain new perspectives. Fresh Air children also participate in year-round ...

  7. Schechter Day School Network - Wikipedia

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    The Schechter Day School Network, formerly the Solomon Schechter Day School Association, located at 820 Second Avenue, New York, New York, is an organization of Jewish day schools that identify with Conservative Judaism. [1] [2] The network provides guidance and resources for its member schools in the United States and Canada.

  8. Banking model of education - Wikipedia

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    Banking model of education ( Portuguese: modelo bancário de educação) is a term coined by Paulo Freire to describe and critique the established education system in his book Pedagogy of the Oppressed. [1] [2] The name refers to the metaphor of students as containers into which educators must put knowledge.

  9. Experiential education - Wikipedia

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    Education by direct experience is a central part of clinical training such as surgery.. Experiential education is a philosophy of education that describes the process that occurs between a teacher and student that infuses direct experience with the learning environment and content.