Abstract

BITTENCOURT, Rodrigo do Prado. Education at the service of alienation: bills that threaten Paulo Freire’s dream of transformative education. Educação. Santa Maria [online]. 2018, vol.43, n.1, pp.41-54. ISSN 1984-6444.  https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644424721.

This paper seeks to analyse recent bills which were drafted with a view to repressing critical thinking in Brazilian schools, thus forcing these schools to fully abide to neoliberal premises and demands. There are different ways in which the liberty and autonomy of pupils and educators alike can be put in risk. These range from the abolishment of subjects which are essential for shaping citizens, such as Sociology and Philosophy, to the criminalisation of Humanities teachers, including the formentation of a more productivist approach to education whereby only grades matter. These different measures officially introduce an option for something which was greatly condemned by Paulo Freire, Brazil’s greatest educator: an alienating education at the exclusive service of big business.

Keywords : Paulo Freire; Education; Neoliberalism.

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