Famous for his advocacy of critical pedagogy Paulo Freire was Latin Americas foremost educationalist a thinker and writer whose work and ideas continue to exert enormous influence in education throughout the world today Education for Critical Consciousness is the main statement of Freires revolutionary method of education It takes the life situation of the learner as its starting point and the raising of consciousness and the overcoming of obstacles as its goals For Freire mans striving for his own humanity requires the changing of structures which dehumanize both the oppressor and the oppressed This edition includes a substantial new introduction by Carlos Alberto Torres Distinguished Professor and Founding Director of the Paulo Freire Institute UCLA USATranslated by Myra Bergman Ramos