Thanks for the post. Yes, I think you are right because it is easy to fall that trap to educators. Even if everybody knows that the critical pedagogy is more beneficial for students, still it might be hard to apply this concept to the class sometimes. Also, people’s expectations also on that direction and most people think that teachers’ role in a class is being an authority and their duties are only giving the required information to students. but the right way is always knowing that the learning process never ends and we can never know who will teach us or where. In other words, regardless of the roles, teacher or student, a classroom is a learning environment and everybody can learn something new if we can create a suitable environment/concept as you said.

I see the value that you found in your INQ classes. I had something my senior year of high school where in Governor’s School at the local community college, where we had to do a project that incorporated all of our classes and present it to a panel of outside scientists, including one astronaut. The project was the simple prompt of “What is the next critical advancement in Space?” My team designed a space elevator, but more importantly it allowed us to develop team skills and integrate multiple disciplines into one project.

Such a beautiful definition! I think you captured a good representation of Paulo Freire and Bell Hooks present; taking into account different background and experiences, highlighting the notion of questioning and providing space and empowering marginalized groups.

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Thanks for the post! It is nice to see how critical pedagogy might be applied to each of your fields or classes. And this shows us how much this topic is inside of our disciplines and not that hard to apply it to our classrooms regardless of the field.

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Thanks for this awesome post! All of these visuals tell us more than any writings or paragraphs. They are more powerful to express ideas. Especially the first one for equity and the fifth one about banking model describe the concept perfectly! Thanks for these great pictures and cartoons. Great job!

I really enjoyed the layout of this post. The image is effective and it really helps as a reader to have your description of the topic before your various wonderful reflections. The ability to understand how these ideas fit within your specific disciplines and teaching interests is very useful and can be quite exciting. Great job.

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I really enjoyed this visual representation of critical pedagogical perspectives and diverse inclusiveness. These ideas are not only seen, but felt in a way that makes me as a viewer more engaged with the ideas that they are demonstrating. The vibe of community is also really strong here.

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I appreciate the creativity and range of this project, as well as how it is both aesthetically engaging and practically inclusive. Your image doesn’t immediately strike one as an indication of critical pedagogy, but the narrative explanation really brings the project together and demonstrates the collective participation of all involved.

You make good point in this comment about bias against teachers who are more open to discussions or show their vulnerabilities more often. There is definitely a great deal of judgement against educators that are not middle aged ( too young or too old ), or people who do not answer questions in raid-fire mode.

Your work is a reminder for me that in striving to be a better educator innovation and risk are two good friends !