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This book should be required reading for any teacher, particularly any language teacher from the United States. It is already a classic, and hopefully will become foundational. Freire was a brilliant man.
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While the book involves a plot that is page turning, it also possesses an eery forecasting of the world to come. Written at a time when most Americans had never heard of the internet, Stephenson was already exploring concepts like avatars and viruses in an in depth way. A great read, and a thought provoking story.
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed 30TH Anniv Edition by Paulo Freire
brodie, March 14, 2008
This book should be required reading for any teacher, particularly any language teacher from the United States. It is already a classic, and hopefully will become foundational. Freire was a brilliant man.(5 of 9 readers found this comment helpful)
Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book)
brodie, March 14, 2008
While the book involves a plot that is page turning, it also possesses an eery forecasting of the world to come. Written at a time when most Americans had never heard of the internet, Stephenson was already exploring concepts like avatars and viruses in an in depth way. A great read, and a thought provoking story.(3 of 5 readers found this comment helpful)