Abstract
We are told the academic ideal is that all voices have equal claim to attention. But this excludes the voices of the poor and marginalized, who lack the resources to be heard. They are the victims of historical forces over which they have no control, while a kind of economic fundamentalism infects first-world attitudes toward markets and free trade, widely viewed as capable of automatically solving the problems of the Third World. But the earth does not possess the resources to allow everyone to enjoy a first-world standard of living. We can help only those with whom we share moral community. The issue is the recognition of the other as a fellow human. Taking the victims' side, modeling the world from the perspective of the reality that daily oppresses them, transforms both the victims and ourselves. This change in perspective will not be easy. The movement from observer to participant in the struggle of the poor cannot help changing the way we relate to our students and what we understand by education.
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