Freire intended cultural circles to vary fluidly by participants’ needs

Evidence

Despite the fact that these three stages are listed, Freire did not view this process as a static pre-fixed curriculum. His desire was that the shaping of cultural circles would be recreated from setting to setting, dictated by the needs, interests, and desires of the participants (Brown, 2011; Souto- Manning, 2010). — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 594

Categorization

  • XREF: Connects to chapter 2 claims that teacher-proofing curricula deskill teachers — Freire’s anti-framework stance is the opposite of scripted curriculum. — connects to: Freirean cultural circles progress through investigation, thematization, and problematization — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed:…, 591; Commoning communities vary with context and adapt over time. — Yael Arbell, The Circle of Commoning:…, 95; Richer individuals need wider choice circles to satisfy their specific needs — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 646 (+1 more)

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