ABSTRACT
Given the well-established image of Freire as a progressive, radical, or even revolutionary educator, it may seem preposterous, outrageous, or even ridiculous to present him-as we do in this chapter-as a conservative thinker and practitioner. Even more, on both theoretical and political grounds, we present him as a colonizer. This chapter explores how and why Freire’s pedagogy for liberation is counterproductive, creating unintended corruption.
