Teachers as Intellectuals

First published in 1988, Teachers as Intellectuals encourages us to see schools as democratic spaces in which teachers and students work together to transform society. Giroux incorporates the most valuable insights of critical pedagogy into a more comprehensive and practical theory of schooling, committed to educating students in the language of critique and possibility. At the heart of his vision for schooling is the ability of the teacher to act as a transformative intellectual and to use critical pedagogy as a form of cultural politics. The book includes an introduction by Paulo Freire, a foreword by Peter McLaren and new introduction from the author.

[Offers] educators ways for reflecting critically on their own practices and the relationship between schools and society., Teachers As Intellectuals is a book for all practitioners and all members of the greater community. Giroux demands reader involvement, transformation, and empowerment. He helps us understand that the political relationship between schools and society is neither artificial nor neutral nor necessarily negative. Rather, school personnel have a positive and dynamic political role to play., We are fortunate to have these ideas expressed so clearly and in one place. It is a very useful book., Giroux is one of the grand masters of left educational theory., This book is a vital tool for understanding the insidiousness of ideology and its power to deceive. Teachers as Intellectuals is a must-read for educators and citizens alike, challenging all of us to reclaim the critical thinking and intellectual freedom necessary to resist the forces that seek to control our minds and our futures. Don't just read it—act on it.

Henry A. Giroux holds the Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University, Canada. His books include On Critical Pedagogy, 2nd Edition (2020), Race, Politics, and Pandemic Pedagogy (2021), Pedagogy of Resistance (2022), Insurrections (2023) and Fascism on Trial (2024), all published by Bloomsbury.