A New Favorite Definition of Critical Pedagogy

This is my new favorite definition of critical pedagogy as stated by Henry Giroux in his article, "Lessons to Be Learned From Paulo Freire as Education is Being Taken Over by the Mega Rich:"

"Freire is one of the most mportant educators of the 20th century and is considered one of the most important theorists of "critical pedagogy"- the educational movement guided by both passion and principle to help students develop a consciousness of freedom, recognize authoritarian tendencies, empower the imagination, connect knowledge and truth to power and learn to read both the word and the world as part of a broader struggle for agency, justice, and democracy."