Organic Intellectuals

“The mode of being of the new intellectual can no longer consist in eloquence… but in active participation in practical life, as constructor, organiser, “permanent persuader” and not just a simple orator…”
[Antonio Gramsci]

The Role of Teachers…

“We must get away from training teachers to be simply efficient technicians and practitioners. We need a new vision of what constitutes educational leadership so that we can educate teachers to think critically, locate themselves in their own histories, and exercise moral and public responsibility in their role as engaged critics and transformative intellectuals.” [Henry Giroux]

The Role of Schools…

“. . . the existing systems of schooling must give teachers more power to control their own work conditions and to implement educational programs with the universities and other social groups in which they work in dialogue in order to address the various problems of society.” [Henry Giroux]