ينبغي للمربّين أن يعرفوا ما يجري في عالم الأطفال الذين يعملون معهم. يحتاجون أن يعرفوا عالمَ أحلامهم، واللغةَ التي يدافعون بها ببراعة عن أنفسهم في وجه عدوانية عالمهم، وما يعرفونه بمعزل عن المدرسة، وكيف يعرفونه.

“Educators need to know what happens in the world of the children with whom they work. They need to know the universe of their dreams, the language with which they skillfully defend themselves from the aggressiveness of their world, what they know independently of the school, and how they know it.”Paulo Freire — Teachers as Cultural Workers: Letters to Those who Dare Teach (2005)