Education isn’t just about facts and retaining them. It’s about using facts as tools for better dialogue, communication, and to attain the knowledge to better educate oneself. In Paulo Freire’s essay, “The “Banking” Concept of Education” he argues the faults of the banking concept and highlights the value of “the problem-posing education.” Through this article Paulo Freire backs up the belief that education is better learned through teaching each other by communication with dialogue.
“The “Banking” Concept of Education” by Paulo Freire is about how the education system is flawed because, its teachers only fill their pupils’ minds with their biased views of topics without room for debate. Freire also believes the banking concept is flawed because it treats the students as if they are just “bins” to be filled and wouldn’t understand without a teacher, and that only the student can be taught. Instead Paulo Freire encourages the problem-posing education which as he says “bases itself on creativity and stimulates true reflection and action upon reality; thereby responding to the vocation of persons as being who are authentic only when engaged in inquiry and creative transformation.” Another thing Paulo Freire says about problem-posing education is that “Students, as they are increasingly posed with problems relating to themselves in the world and with the world, will feel increasingly challenged and obliged to respond to that challenge.” (Freire, 1970, pg. 250)
Problem-posing reminds me most of my education up to 12th grade because it sounds similar to homeschooling. Homeschooling is a lot like problem-posing because it involves dialogue with your teacher and challenging yourself to think outside of the box. Homeschooling is also similar to problem-posing because like problem posing it teaches you to be independent in learning and the teacher is just the facilitator.
As someone who was educated in a problem-posing style myself, I believe that it is beneficial because it taught me to teach myself. This has helped me in college and will hopefully help me again in my current studies.
“The “Banking” Concept of Education” by Paulo Freire is about how the education system is flawed because, its teachers only fill their pupils’ minds with their biased views of topics without room for debate. Freire also believes the banking concept is flawed because it treats the students as if they are just “bins” to be filled and wouldn’t understand without a teacher, and that only the student can be taught. Instead Paulo Freire encourages the problem-posing education which as he says “bases itself on creativity and stimulates true reflection and action upon reality; thereby responding to the vocation of persons as being who are authentic only when engaged in inquiry and creative transformation.” Another thing Paulo Freire says about problem-posing education is that “Students, as they are increasingly posed with problems relating to themselves in the world and with the world, will feel increasingly challenged and obliged to respond to that challenge.” (Freire, 1970, pg. 250)
Problem-posing reminds me most of my education up to 12th grade because it sounds similar to homeschooling. Homeschooling is a lot like problem-posing because it involves dialogue with your teacher and challenging yourself to think outside of the box. Homeschooling is also similar to problem-posing because like problem posing it teaches you to be independent in learning and the teacher is just the facilitator.
As someone who was educated in a problem-posing style myself, I believe that it is beneficial because it taught me to teach myself. This has helped me in college and will hopefully help me again in my current studies.