Paulo Freire The Banking Concept Of Education

In The Banking Concept of Education, Paulo Freire introduces two terms to define the educational system. The First term is banking education, which basically means memorizing and learning the facts without learning what they really mean. The Second term is problem-posing education which makes students question the world around them and challenges them to learn and think critically. There are many controversies about education some people believe children should be taught by the "banking" concept of education, and some think children should be taught by "problem posing." In fact, both concepts of education should be required in teaching students. Combining "banking" and "problem-posing" will bring out students’ potential. The combination will …show more content…
It was very hard for me to create something eye-catching, and when I asked my teacher for help, he just told me to put on the paper what I had imagined in my mind. He used “problem-posing” education to make us challenge ourselves. He only helped us by telling us what tools to use and how to improve the project. When we finished the project after four weeks, he gave us a paper with some questions on it. On the paper, he asked us what was the most successful work and what we would do differently the next time. Then he told us to give suggestions to other students about how to improve the project. After finishing the final project, he took all the art pieces then presented them to the entire class for critique. The teacher asked all of us about what we liked in each piece of art and why we liked it. Critiquing is a good part of problem-posing education because by critiquing, students learn and come to a conclusion as to whether a certain student achieved what he wanted. Also, students gets suggestions from other students to make that piece of art better and to learn what mistakes to avoid next time. Paulo Freire says problem-posing education makes children critical thinkers." Our teacher did the same thing in teaching us. He challenged us to think and come up with our own original ideas for assignments in his class. For me as an individual, I …show more content…
Students actually liked to come to that class and tried not to miss it. It was a safe environment for students, and students were always prepared for that class. In our society today, many students do not want to go to school because they do not like the way their teachers teach. To fix this problem, teachers need to use both Freire's problem-posing and banking educational methods to instruct students. Students will then want learn and will challenge themselves to be prepared for life’s important