At one point, Paulo Freire was born into wealth; but that quickly changed in 1929 when Wall Street collapsed. Growing up, Freire noticed that people learned new things without ever bragging or passing judgment. Freire called them “submerged in a ‘culture of silence’” (Flanagan, Frank M., p. 191). It almost seemed like people wanted to stay hidden in the shadows and not express their own opinions. On the other hand, William W. Brickman was a man with a love of learning. Brickman was always willing to learn new concepts from new people. It almost seemed like Brickman couldn't absorb enough new information to calm him down, he was a constant umbrella open to learning new things. During the comparison between Freire and Brickman, Freire grew up with people who took no strength to become something better than they were. . Just because they were poor and had no formal education, they believed the titles others gave them, like lazy and useless. However, Brickman grew up wanting to absorb as much knowledge as his brain could hold and nothing could hold him back. Whether or not Brickman could find what he was looking for, he kept doing it until it was found. Main Contributions of Freire and BrickmanPaulo Freire viewed education as a means of changing people in certain situations. He understood that oppression would exploit others and also provoke some resistance. Freire also saw education as a “narrative” relationship. We also saw that Freire sought to see the extent to which individuals had become domesticated. Now teachers, parents and other educators can't wait for their "children or students" to wake up and realize what an ex... middle of paper...... ickman, all he always wanted to do was learn, anything and everything, no matter where that knowledge comes from. His style didn't matter if a person was rich or poor, as long as they were willing to absorb the information he offered. Factor that impacted its success Therefore, I think that 20th century educators used some of Freire's techniques for example and then combined Brickman's techniques of providing a full range of knowledge on different subjects at their disposal , therefore higher education for all those who want to work and understand it. References Flanagan, Frank M., Greatest Educators Ever. London, GBR: Continuum InternationalPublishing, 2005. p. 191-201. Silva, I. and Brehm, WC, (2009). Education and geopolitics in a changing Europe: forty years of research in European education. European education: questions and studies, 41 (2), 7-30.