While reading through this article, began to wonder how old it was. He used an example about culture that relates back to hippies in the 60s. I scrolled back up and looked at the publication date. 2009, come on McLaren, there have been more cultural events since the 60s! Other than that I though the article was pretty interesting and almost equally as dry as Freire's. Although learning about the situation in Brazil cleared up why his philosophy was so hardcore. The part that interested me the most was the the different forms of knowledge. Technical knowledge, which is knowledge that can be measured and quantified. Practical knowledge had to do with knowledge that helps people live daily in the world. After I got to this point, I stopped and tried to think about what the next type of knowledge he would talk about. I couldn't think of anything. It was amazing to me that there are so many types of knowledge, and each very different in their own way. The fourth was Then there was emancipatory knowledge, which is knowledge that is bridged between practical and technical. It is interesting that there is two types of knowledge and a third that combines the two, making a totally different type of knowledge. This is something I think that I will remember forever. It is interesting to think about my own knowledge and decide if its technical practical, or a combination of both.
I did think the whole "invisible curriculum" was interesting. While reading it I couldn't help but think i was reading whistle blower reports on education. It is all true, especially the part about teachers trying not to be sexist, but it happens anyhow. He is simply telling the truth. So much you hear the black and whites of teaching. That is good and all, but life is full of grey, no absolutes. If teaching a certain way was easy, then it would be done. But real life isn't that easy. Mclaren brings up the fact that there is an elephant in the teaching room, and it should be embraced, not ignored.
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