Pedagogy Of The Oppressed Chapter 2 Analysis

Angelica Bocanegra Professor Susan Swan English 1301.001 28 July 2014 Problem-Posing vs. Banking concept In Pedagogy of the Oppressed Paulo Freire mentions the teacher-student contradiction. The contradiction is when students are controlled by teachers. The teachers have the authority over the students, which puts the students in a position that lacks freedom to experience

Education is meant to broaden the minds of incoming generations to the diverse cultures and aspects of the world. While its purpose is meant to open up horizons, it has also held up the task of oppressing opposing thoughts and judgments. Author James Baldwin exposes this truth in his article,

DQR #4- Education, Intellectual, Research Throughout the introduction of Clueless in Academe by Gerald Graff, Graff explores the idea that schools are obscuring students from their lively minds. Education has always had a purpose to serve their students, however, since there is an obvious miscommunication taking place in our schools the purpose needs to be advanced upon. Furthermore, when intellectuals such as teachers have an argumentative discussion, the words they use make their discussion unavailable to those that are listening, specifically students, which again, disrupt students from their minds. These ideas not only relate within all institutions, but also play a large role in research and how repetition, as well as not understanding

Plato’s “Allegory of The Cave” and Paulo Freire’s “The ‘Banking’ Concept of Education” both contend that education is a process of freeing the chains of deception and false images that make us prisoners in the cave of ignorance. I agree with both Plato and Freire in saying that without education,

In Plato’s The Allegory of the Cave and Freire’s The“Banking” Concept of Education, the idea of education and restrictions is discussed and pondered on. In The Allegory of the Cave, Plato tells us his ideas and beliefs through a story that involves three prisoners who are chained up in a cave. Their backs are towards the entrance, and they are only exposed to shadows and echoes. When one of the prisoners is released he enters a world filled with confusion and disbelief. In Freire’s The “Banking” Concept of Education, he addresses his notions of today’s education system by setting the scene of students in a classroom who are only given a teacher and the teacher’s knowledge. Although Plato’s The Allegory of the Cave shows that people are restricted in knowing the truth because they are chained up and Freire thinks that students can release themselves from their restrictions by questioning the higher power , I claim that both Plato and Freire make similar arguments because both claim that the reason to why we are restricted is because our perception of truth comes from only one source that is given to us.

The banking concept causes a symbolic complex which completely decimates sovereignty in terms of thoughts and communication. The symbolic complex is created by promoting a single way of thinking because educators explain a lesson without complications or allowing questions. They tell their students that this is way it is. Students follow a single-file line down the path of education, careful not to stray from the person in front of them. Freire argues that because the banking concept

Moreover, he seeks to keep his audience’s attentiveness high as he yearns for them to understand his viewpoint on the issue of education. As the purpose of his writing is to convince the reader of what education really has strived to achieve, it is presumed his audience is of those who have fallen prey to the merciless tactics of individuals who hold a higher social degree. In an attempt to simplify his cause, Schneider employs a tactic that is common in nature, that is: asking a question. His questions are not too overbearing as rather than induce complex thinking, they promote rational ideals that would have been otherwise overlooked by the convoluted sayings of others. For instance, when he solicits the question, “Do they sit in desks? Typically. Do teachers still stand at the front of the class? For the most part. But beyond that, there are more differences than similarities. Again, this doesn’t mean that present practices are ideal—but it does mean that Americans should think twice before dissolving into panic over what is being taught in modern classrooms” In short, this excerpt allows Schneider to create a bridge of understanding between him and the reader as he is thoughtful enough to include the fact that there are still problems. However, the centerpiece behind Schneider’s relationship with his audience is the implementation of the element

On the other hand, Paulo Friere argues about the authority educators exerts over the students, how educators believe they have more power and knowledge than their students. “His task is to "fill" the students with the contents of his narration” (Frierre 1, paragraph 2). We memorize other people’s information and we think we are doing a great job, but what would happen if one of us unfolds and break the boundaries between authority and communication. What will be the consequences for us; are we going to fail the class for thinking outside of the box. We are not empty receptacles to be filled with recited words; we have the right to express our point of view and listen to our way of thinking. When are going to get the benefit of the doubt, what educational system do we have to follow, we are lost between consumerism and the lack of

Samantha Schmitt Brian Duckwitz Banking Concept Essay English 102 9/12/14 An Experience of My Own The math teacher was babbling on about how this specific formula worked and halfway through her example I noticed that she had made a mistake. I hesitated a hundred times before raising my hand. It felt almost wrong because usually no

Richard Rodriguez’s “the Achievement of Desire” is a reflective essay written to inform students about the woes of being a “scholarship boy” (338-355). As Rodriguez describes, the scholarship boy is a student who follows the educational game plan to the extreme. Rodriguez identifies as the scholarship boy who is determined

Education has been a topic of discussion in society for a long as civilization has been around. The way our children are taught has been an everlasting argument filled with people who believe their way is the correct way. Everybody seems to have an opinion about how schools should be run and how things should be taught. Three authors; Paulo Friere, Richard Rodriquez, and Mary Louise Pratt all wrote pieces that give their opinion of the correct way to run the way our children are taught. Paulo Freire, which is the author of “The banking concept of Education” believes that way students are being taught is totally wrong. Freire describes the banking education one where students are just waiting to be told information by the teacher and they will

For the next several weeks, I adhered to Dr. Francis’s ‘Banking Style of Education’, and it worked. I received an A on every exam and test I took because I memorized and accepted the information Dr. Francis gave me without second thought. Freire feels that my total submission to the instructor was the reason for my success because he suggests that “The more meekly the receptacles permit themselves to be filled, the better students they are”(Freire 72). Freire’s explanation worries me because to know is not to know. Just because I could recognize different functional groups, which in the banking concept would make me a better student, did not mean that I could apply my understanding of organic chemistry to a real life situation because I hadn’t been taught to apply the information to

In the essay “The Banking Concept of Education,” Paulo Freire Explains his view of the educational system. His essay is primarily based on two types of educational methods, which are the “banking education” and the “problem-posing education”. Banking education resists the communication between the student and the teacher, and it does not encourage critical thinking. Problem-posing education gives the students liberation to dialogue and encourages critical thinking. In this essay, I will explain why I promote the problem-posing education. Also, I will explain why people need to experience both methods in their educational experiences. I prefer the problem-posing education because teachers allow communication and there is an engagement with their students to help them learn effectively. One must experience banking education to realize that problem-posing education is a better method to teach students.

Paulo Freire raises ideas and issues with the contemporary education system in his “The ‘Banking’ Concept of Education.” He analogizes the traditional copy notes, memorize, and regurgitate information to the modern-day banking systems. He writes early on in this work, “Education thus becomes an act of depositing, in which the students are the depositories and the teacher is the depositor.” “This is the ‘banking’ concept of education” (216). Freire puts the way most classes are taught as of late in a great perspective. He also gives reasonable solutions to the many disputes of the current and age old teacher-student atmosphere. Though throughout the writing, Freire expresses his ideas and opinions in a logical and readable manner, no reader would be able to understand all of his intricacies and anecdotes included. While most would delve into the understood, looking into the foggy and misunderstood could be much more freeing.

Personal Beliefs One of the people with the biggest influences on my personal education philosophy is Paulo Freire. The major theme throughout his book, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, is how important it is for people to dialogue with one another (Freire, 1970). Dialogue, to Paulo Freire (1970), means acknowledging that both parties are human beings with equally valid life experiences, and both of whom are worthy of love and respect. His theory is not only a philosophy, but an action plan. I believe that he is right about how bad the 'Banking Model of Education' is for students (Freire, 1970). Instead of viewing students as empty vessels to be filled (Freire, 1970), I believe I should be encouraging their own interests. By learning from Freire's