Banking Vs. Problem-Posing: A Need For Synthesis
Banking vs. Problem-Posing: A Need for Synthesis
Education has long been a concern among society. Studies show that different minds grasp knowledge differently; thus new techniques are always invented, while old ones are modified. In Pablo Freire's essay, "The Banking' Concept of Education," Freire simply attacks the traditional teaching style, claiming "it turns them [students] into containers,' into receptacles' to be filled' by the teacher" (Freire 213) and thus should not be used. He goes on to pose his own solution, a concept called problem-posing method. Yet it seems that these two styles must be synthesized if the learning experience is to be successful. A student cannot be expected to learn anything without the foundation gained by traditional learning, which Freire calls banking. So banking cannot be eliminated from the educational system, but should be used alongside the problem-posing method.
Freire begins his essay with the argument that banking does not......
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