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For this week’s assignments I had to read The Banking Concept of Education by Paulo Freire. I would like to start with the fact that I did not fully understand this article. It was rather difficult to comprehend and challenging to read due to the large vocabulary of words I had not heard before. With that being said I will attempt to discuss and summarize it to the best of my abilities.
This articles discusses two different methods of education by teaching. One is the more “traditional” approach, of Banking Education. This view is that there is one teacher and many students. In other words, the teacher narrates to the student. The student records and repeats phrases, learning becomes a memory game. But, with this method of teaching students don’t know what the information actually means or how it relevant. The student is essentially a mindless slave. Students are taught to view things in a mirror image of their professor. They are taught to not be critical, creative, free thinkers. In Freire’s words “The oppressor is against any experiment in education.
Where problem- posing education is a newer more effective concept. This way of teaching understands that education is not black and white. A teacher/ student relationship is ever evolving as the both the teachers and students are taught by each other. Students are encouraged to ask questions and think outside the “box”. By participating in the learning process, they truly understand “it”- the material being taught.
In my experience Paulo Freire is right. In high school my teachers used the Banking concept. A great example of this is my Sophomore Lab Biology teacher, Mr. Hale. The specific day which comes to mind was if I recall correctly, a Thursday. We were “learning” about the Big-bang theory and Evolution. He was narrating approximate dates and theories. When I asked a question brining up an alternative theory, rather than taking the time to answer my question and discuss it with me, he instead told me I was wrong (in nicer words). And continued his lecture.
For this week’s assignments I had to read The Banking Concept of Education by Paulo Freire. I would like to start with the fact that I did not fully understand this article. It was rather difficult to comprehend and challenging to read due to the large vocabulary of words I had not heard before. With that being said I will attempt to discuss and summarize it to the best of my abilities.
This articles discusses two different methods of education by teaching. One is the more “traditional” approach, of Banking Education. This view is that there is one teacher and many students. In other words, the teacher narrates to the student. The student records and repeats phrases, learning becomes a memory game. But, with this method of teaching students don’t know what the information actually means or how it relevant. The student is essentially a mindless slave. Students are taught to view things in a mirror image of their professor. They are taught to not be critical, creative, free thinkers. In Freire’s words “The oppressor is against any experiment in education.
Where problem- posing education is a newer more effective concept. This way of teaching understands that education is not black and white. A teacher/ student relationship is ever evolving as the both the teachers and students are taught by each other. Students are encouraged to ask questions and think outside the “box”. By participating in the learning process, they truly understand “it”- the material being taught.
In my experience Paulo Freire is right. In high school my teachers used the Banking concept. A great example of this is my Sophomore Lab Biology teacher, Mr. Hale. The specific day which comes to mind was if I recall correctly, a Thursday. We were “learning” about the Big-bang theory and Evolution. He was narrating approximate dates and theories. When I asked a question brining up an alternative theory, rather than taking the time to answer my question and discuss it with me, he instead told me I was wrong (in nicer words). And continued his lecture.