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Schools can serve as sites of resistance against oppression from "summary" of Education and Power by Michael W. Apple
Schools are not neutral spaces. They are powerful sites where dominant ideologies, worldviews, and social structures are both perpetuated and contested. In the struggle against oppression, schools can be crucial battlegrounds. By recognizing the role of education in reproducing social inequalities, we can begin to see schools as potential sites of resistance. Oppression is not simply a matter of individual actions or beliefs; it is deeply embedded in the structures and practices of society. Schools, as institutions that shape knowledge, values, and identities, play a key role in perpetuating these oppressive structures. However, they also have the potential to challenge and disrupt these structures. By critically examining the curriculum, pedagogy, and policies of schools, we...
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