Open AccessCritical Pedagogy and Its Implication in the Classroom
Author(s) -
Muhammad Sharif Uddin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of underrepresented and minority progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2574-3481
pISSN - 2574-3465
DOI - 10.32674/jump.v3i2.1788
Subject(s) - critical thinking , pedagogy , affect (linguistics) , mathematics education , social justice , process (computing) , closing (real estate) , critical pedagogy , psychology , test (biology) , computer science , political science , paleontology , criminology , communication , law , biology , operating system
Critical pedagogy is a vital teaching strategy, one designed to strengthen the awareness of learners about justice and social equality, while improving their knowledge. Teachers today are busy in the classroom; they prepare the student for high stakes testing and, in the process, work to save the school from closing. As a result, teaching is most often test-oriented rather than knowledge-centered. This paper aims to provide a few examples of how several teachers use critical strategies in the classroom and how these teaching methods affect student thinking and learning positively. Lastly, the paper argues that classroom teachers should employ critical pedagogy in the classroom to prepare students to gain critical thinking skills and to help create a just society.