Paulo Freire Marxified education itself. That is, he turned pedagogy into a Marxist Theory and turned the very concepts of education, literacy, and knowledge into sites of Marxian social analysis. This is not equivalent to inserting Marxism or Marxist ideas into curricula, nor is it the same as revamping education into a Marxist indoctrination, as many believe. It is a far deeper shift in the theory of education that has redefined how we educate our students throughout the United States and now around the world. As noted, the closest parallel is to the brainwashing thought reform in Maoist
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