He wanted a classroom where children could learn for themselves under the direction and guidance of the teacher. Human behavior, he stated, was an adaptation of the person to the environment. Children used a printing press to reproduce texts that they had composed freely. The pupils wrote down their own personal adventures. Usually these texts were then presented to the class, discussed, corrected and edited by the class as a whole before being finally printed by the children themselves working together.
Education is to be the path to permanent liberation.
Power is shared, Liberatory education is mutually supported learning for empowerment.