In his writing and teaching, Freire emphasized that that learning is an act of culture and freedom. Among his main arguments is the assertion that the current education system in many developed countries is a process of "knowledge banking" (Bentley)
As an interesting anecdote, Gloria Watkins is still Hooks' legal name but she chose a writing persona early on in her career and is known by most people by her writer's voice and name Bell Hooks, which is a testament to her mother and grandmother who both shared the name in some form. (Carney Smith & Phelps, 1996, p
" Once the public could be duped into thinking that the gates of class power and privilege were truly opened for everyone, then there was no longer a need for an emphasis on communalism or sharing resources, for ongoing focus on social justice. (Hooks, 2000, p
As an example, she refers to the idea of a "White Supremacist Capitalist Patriarchy" and its interconnectedness, rather than to its more traditionally separated and component parts. (Provenzo, ND, NP) Through this encompassing ideology Hooks demonstrates significant wisdom, in her ability to integrate complex models as well as in general as a great social reformer