The "Banking" Concept As Is Today

The ¡§Banking¡¨ Concept As Is Today

In Paulo Freire¡¦s ¡§The ¡¥Banking¡¦ Concept of Education¡¨, Freire uses the concept of education to convey his views of reality. In addition, in addressing education, Freire is also conveying ideas with regards to a broader scope. The ¡§banking¡¨ concept is still relevant in the society today. In fact, I can still reminisce on all of the classes I have had where the ¡§banking¡¨ concept play a large role in the teaching of the materials. To further understand this concept that Freire has created, one must look into the text for more information.
The concrete message behind ¡§The ¡¥Banking¡¦ Concept of Education¡¨ is ¡§the students are the depositories and the teacher is the depositor¡¨ (Freire 260). This means that teachers put knowledge and information out for the students to memorize and recall and the students take this information and store it in their heads without really knowing the importance of...