Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of Oppressed ReflectionIntroduction and Overview of the BookBrazilian Paulo Freire wrote the book Pedagogy of the Oppressed in 1968. The book quickly became a topic of conversation among educators, students, politicians, administrators, academics and community activists around the world. Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed has been translated into many languages ​​and is banned in numerous countries. In his book, The Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Freire discussed the problems that lie in education and proposed solutions to the problems. Freire criticized the education capitalist and started a revolution in education. In his book, Freire states that problem-oriented education is what is needed to revolutionize education. The book Pedagogy of the Oppressed introduced Freire's concepts and theories on education during the 20th century. Many of the concepts discussed as the foundation of education include: "banking theory", "conscientization", the "dialogical method", and "transformative education". In his book, Freire shows that the educational practices used were dehumanizing and produced unproductive students in the world. He proposed the idea that education should be a "dialogical process" in which students and teachers learn from their experiences. Conclusion Throughout Freire's book, he advocated for an educational system that emphasizes learning as an act of culture and freedom. The first chapter defines “oppressor” and “oppressor” and the actions that occur between them. Freire expressed his idea that society scares the freedom of the poor and powerless. According to Freire, freedom is the result of informed action, which he referred to as praxis. The second chapter described the "banking" approach to education where Freire suggested that students be considered empty bank accounts and that teachers make deposits into them and receive nothing in return. The banking concept distinguishes two states. In the first, the educator recognizes a knowable object and prepares a lesson. In the second he explains it to his students. (67) Freire argued that the underclass could gain greater power through literacy. He also highlighted that education could be used to create a passive and submissive citizen, but it also had the potential to empower students by instilling a “critical consciousness” in them. (45) Freire wanted the individual to form himself rather than be formed. Evaluation Although I found it too difficult to read and understand much of Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed, I did further research on the Internet to understand his concepts and ideas thoroughly.