Banking Concept Of Education Summary
Katelyn Rudisill
ENG 111, Sec 303
10/07/14
A Response to “Paulo Freire’s ‘Banking Concept of Education’”
In Paulo Freire’s “The Banking Concept of Education”, arguments are made by Freire about politics in a classroom. Freire uses two different ideas to make these arguments. They are the Banking concept, in which students are seen as containers into which knowledge is deposited and the Problem-Posing concept, in which students and teachers participate in dialogue in order to create knowledge together. Freire uses great key points to show the similarities and differences of each education concept.
According to Freire, education is suffering from narration sickness, which means the teacher talks about reality as if it were nothing. The Banking Concept strongly possesses this narration sickness. This “sickness” makes the students feel alienated which means it is harder …show more content…
According to Freire the teacher-of-the-students and the students-of-the-teacher no longer exist in this concept because a new term emerges: teacher-students with students-teacher. This means the teacher is no longer the one who just teaches, but one who teaches in dialogue with the students. This makes learning way easier and better for the students. The teacher and students are no longer necrophic, and jointly become responsible for growth in learning. The power in a classroom is no longer valid with the Problem-Posing Education because in order for a classroom to function properly this “power” needs to be set aside. This concept also does not dichotomize everything like the Banking Concept, which makes the relationship between the students and teacher stronger. The teacher spends more time interacting with the students and prepares the students for upcoming projects or assignments. The Problem-Posing Education also involves a constant unveiling of
ENG 111, Sec 303
10/07/14
A Response to “Paulo Freire’s ‘Banking Concept of Education’”
In Paulo Freire’s “The Banking Concept of Education”, arguments are made by Freire about politics in a classroom. Freire uses two different ideas to make these arguments. They are the Banking concept, in which students are seen as containers into which knowledge is deposited and the Problem-Posing concept, in which students and teachers participate in dialogue in order to create knowledge together. Freire uses great key points to show the similarities and differences of each education concept.
According to Freire, education is suffering from narration sickness, which means the teacher talks about reality as if it were nothing. The Banking Concept strongly possesses this narration sickness. This “sickness” makes the students feel alienated which means it is harder …show more content…
According to Freire the teacher-of-the-students and the students-of-the-teacher no longer exist in this concept because a new term emerges: teacher-students with students-teacher. This means the teacher is no longer the one who just teaches, but one who teaches in dialogue with the students. This makes learning way easier and better for the students. The teacher and students are no longer necrophic, and jointly become responsible for growth in learning. The power in a classroom is no longer valid with the Problem-Posing Education because in order for a classroom to function properly this “power” needs to be set aside. This concept also does not dichotomize everything like the Banking Concept, which makes the relationship between the students and teacher stronger. The teacher spends more time interacting with the students and prepares the students for upcoming projects or assignments. The Problem-Posing Education also involves a constant unveiling of