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Thank you for mentioning this aspect of teaching and the experience that some people expect you to have when you decided to go on the teaching path. In particular, I am thinking about the thoughts and preconceptions that come along with teaching programs/fellowship like Teach For America or Math for America. I find that some are congratulated for going into these programs, acknowledging them as more of a transition phase than a concrete path. I sometimes worry that my interest in these programs could be in the category of teachers thinking they have a black box but I must take a step back from it and realize that if I am conscious of these ideas that I am conscious enough to keep an open mind when putting myself into a teaching position.

I appreciate that Freire brings up the fact that educators need to be aware of the environment they are in and those that they may be teaching in order to make a productive environment for both parties involved.