A Soc Crit Teacher ...

leads a dialogue

asks thought-provoking questions

poses problems for students to discuss and solve

uses student-friendly language

problematises the familiar so that the sts can reflect and act on it

learns with and from students

consistenly translates their beliefs into classroom practices

shares decision-making, e.g. re: syllabus

observes and studies students to discover 'generative words and phrases'

fosters ‘epistemological relationship to reality’

inventive and creative as they reinvent liberating education in their own context

is not conditioned to lecture

does not impart knowledge

is not a depositor of knowledge

does not issue communiques

has faith in human beings

needs to love

is convinced that the fundamental effort of education is to help with the liberation of people, never their domestication

is convinced that when people reflect on their domination they begin a first step in changing their relationship to the world

education is politics

believes in action as a way for a change to happen

democracy and equality