Critical
Pedagogy called for people living under conditions of oppression to develop a
new foundation for learning.Critical pedagogy
is a teaching approach which attempts to help students question and challenge
domination, and the beliefs and practices that dominate them.It tries to help students become critically conscious. (Wikpedia, 2008) .
Characteristics of Critical Pedagogy
One
of the key objectives of critical pedagogy is to allow students to gain the
necessary social skills to allow them to actively participate in a
transformed & inclusive democratic
community.When you can identify the sources of power, recognize
your own position in relation to power and understand the political
nature of what you learn you can develop your own social actions.
Critical
pedagogy seeks to give those who have been excluded from power the right and
ability to have an input into civic life.
Characteristics of Critical Pedagogy
1.The
following is a list of the goals and methods that critical pedagogy tries to
bring to education.
2.The
objective of this pedagogy (method of education) is to empower students and
help them help themselves.
3.The
aim is to liberate students from oppression.