Freire argues strongly that authority and legitimacy are related to power. Within that construct he argues for the cultural specificity of analysis and action, and the responsibility of the progressive educator to act in ways that lead students to an understanding of themselves and of their society. The legitimation of a child's authorial function is therefore a pedagogical and a political act. I believe that Cassell's work is ideological in this sense. It is a redundancy.
All work is ideological.
In Freire's analysis an instructor has a responsibility to ensure student engagement in the act of political analysis and growth. Cassell's work shows she is ready to shoulder such a responsibility. She believes in the power and authority of the individual child, the importance of social collaboration, and in the use of technology to support and enrich human activity. It can be directly translated to the recognition and amplification of children's authority that is implicit in the tools we have reviewed.