At some point Paulo Freire was born rich; but the situation changed rapidly in 1929 when Wall Street collapsed. Growing up, Freire noticed that the way people learned new things was done without boasting or passing judgment. Freire defined them as “immersed in a “culture of silence”” (Flanagan, Frank M., page 191). It almost seemed like people wanted to stay hidden in the shadows and not express their opinions. On the other hand William W. Brickman was a man in love with learning. Brickman was always willing to learn new concepts from new people. It almost seemed like Brickman couldn't absorb enough new information to quell him, he was a constant umbrella open to learning new things. During the confrontation between Freire and Brickman, Freire grew up with people who did not have the strength to become something better than they were. Just because they were poor and had no formal education, they believed the titles given to them by others as 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 Brickman succeeded or failed to find what he was looking for, he continued to do so until he found it. The Main Contributions of Freire and Brickman Paulo Freire saw education as a way to change people in certain situations. He understood that oppression would exploit others and would also cause some resistance. Freire also viewed education as a “narrative” relationship. It was also seen that Freire was trying to see how domesticated individuals had become. Now teachers, parents and other educators can't wait for their "children or students" to wake up and realize what... middle of paper... Ickman, Everything He Ever Wanted to do was to learn, everything, no matter where that knowledge came from. His style didn't matter whether a person was poor or rich, as long as they wanted to absorb the information he offered. Factor that influenced their success Therefore I think that 20th century educators used some of Freire's techniques, for example, and then combined Brickman's techniques of offering a full range of knowledge on different topics available to them, so higher education for all those who want to work and grasp it. References Flanagan, Frank M., Greatest Educators Ever. London, GBR: Continuum InternationalPublishing, 2005. p. 191-201. Silova, I., & Brehm, W.C., (2009). Education and geopolitics in a changing Europe: Forty years of scholarship in European education. European education: problems and studies, 41 (2), 7-30.