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    In the excerpt from “The Banking Concept of Education” the author, Paulo Freire explains the critical flaw in the current education system. He continues by offering his believed solution to this problem. The two concepts Freire discusses in this excerpt are the “banking concept” of education and the “problem-posing method” of education. The “banking concept” is talked about rather negatively, whereas the “problem-posing method” is talked about highly. Freire believes in the “problem-posing method”

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    For many years education in the United States has been taught the same way over and over again. It has put children through many years of boring lectures to learn something and eventually will be forgotten. In the Banking concept Freire gives his opinion on the traditional way students have learned for many years. He Calls it the Banking Concept of Education, it is when a student knows nothing and the teacher has to educate them with boring long lectures that will eventually be forgotten by the school

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    Education is one of the most important aspects of life while growing up. It determines where someone might end up in life, and the type of lifestyle they may have. Education is not for everyone; however, all children to the age of sixteen are required to go to school by law. Education relies on teachers to teach students of the future, and give them the essential knowledge they will need for life. In the article “The Banking Concept of Education” by Paulo Freire who is a influential writer of his

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    The banking concept is a term used by Paulo Freire to describe the “traditional” educational system. With this concept, students seem to learn all they need to know by narration of the teachers. “Narration leads the students to memorize mechanically the narrated account”(Freire, page 1). Because of this method, students are being referred to as depositors since teachers’ deposit information into their brains and the students receive, memorize and repeat. This concept has shown that people lack creativity

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    The Banking Concept of Education The banking concept of education is a tern used by Firere to explain the education system. He states that the education system teaches “students to memorize mechanically the narrated account. Worse yet, it turns them into "containers," into "receptacles" to be "filled" by the teachers”. As a whole he states that the education system needs to be changed. His concept still applies to the education system today, even though it was written decades prior. The Banking Concept

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    Banking Concept of Education “Being oppressed means the absence of choices”- Bell Hooks. Pablo Freire views the banking concept of education as an oppressive form of learning which essentially limits the students creativity and innovation in mastering the material. I personally have had the misfortune of partaking in a class that followed the banking concept, my Biology two class. To this day I still feel the ramifications of having learned bio through the banking concept which has put a significant

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    In the “Banking Concept of Education,” Paulo Freire explains the differences between the banking concept of education and problem posing education. The banking concept holds students in a confined area of mind and are treated like objects, while the teacher is seen as the subject. Aside from this view, educators are more known as oppressors who look down upon students because, in their eyes, students are merely a depository that receive, file, and store deposits (Freire,1). The more information a

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    True Education at Its Best In "The Banking Concept of Education," Paulo Freire evaluates the teacher-student relationship and the concept of "Banking education" which he thought not to be a suitable process of education. Education is a systematic body of knowledge that is acquired through life experiences, schooling, and the environment. It is an important tool that applies in the contemporary world to succeed and to mitigate life challenges. Also, the knowledge gained through education

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    Paulo Freire’s essay “The Banking Concept of Education” is a critique on our tradition education system. Freire believed that the banking concept of education is that of a relationship of an oppressor and the oppressed, stating banking “dehumanizes students and serves the interest of those who oppress them” (Freire 62). He also refers to the banking concept as an education which holds emphasizes with memorization, facts, formula, and disciple on the students’ part, while the teacher’s narration,

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    0701 23 September 2017 The Banking Concept of Education In the essay, “The Banking Concept of Education”, Paulo Freire compares two teaching concepts used in education, which are the “banking concept” and “problem-posing”. In the “banking concept”, the educator assumes that the students are passive, so they take full control and instill students with information without explaining it to them or receive their input. Freire believes that problem-posing education allows people to develop their human

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