Activity one
- In your career as a scholar through school and university, can you identify teachers in your life who taught in a way that was oppositional to Friere’s work? Are their teachers who aligned themselves with Friere’s methods? Which did you find beneficial or meaningful? What are the pros and cons of each?
My parents are my first teachers. My mother taught us to respect our elders and be polite from an early age. My father often told us to be honest and responsible people. My father was a very beloved teacher. He is kind and caring. He is very busy every day, correcting homework, visiting students’ homes, giving them free tutoring for those students with poor academic performance, and sending them school supplies and daily necessities for those students who are not living well. At that time, although the material was very poor, the spiritual life was very rich. I have sincere admiration and gratitude for the teachers. Whether it is rote learning or active learning, the mentality of educators and the educated is very important. Students appreciate the hard work of teachers. Teachers treat their students as if they were their children. I believe that every teacher wants his students to be successful.
Activity two
Activity: Oppression
- Who has the greatest power?
The head of the kindergarten, a leader of aboriginal and Chinese descent, is very friendly and compassionate, (I work in a kindergarten).
- Are they wielding that power responsibly?
Yes, our director exercises her authority responsibly.
- When you become a leader in a space, how do you ensure you are not oppressing groups or creating a space that is unsafe?
I love kids, I love them like my kids, they don’t feel unsafe.
- Do your colleagues and co-workers genuinely get along with you, or are they simply committing acts of adhesion so that they can survive in the workplace?
I get along very well with my colleagues, who have been in this field for more than 10 years, they have given me a lot of help, and I have learned a lot of experience.
- and what does it mean to act ethically in relation to individual and community well-being?
Family culture, handling family relationships well, and being a good example for children.
Australian culture, respect, and learning.
Work culture, respect all colleagues, understand, and accept cultural differences.
Ethical behavior as it relates to the well-being of individuals and communities means treating others in a fair, respectful, and dignified manner, embracing diversity and personalization so that everyone can achieve something, to build a harmonious, inclusive, and equal society.
