Paulo Friere "The Banking Concept of Education"

"It is not surprising that the banking concept of education regards men as adaptable, manageable beings. The more students work at storing the deposits entrusted to them, the less they develop the critical consciousness which would result from their intervention in the world as transformers of that world. The more completely they accept the passive role imposed on them, the more they tend simply to adapt to the world as it is and to the …

…different ideas of what exactly the banking concept or problem-posing education are depending on their educational background and experiences, but Freire does not give us a chance to think about our own opinion. This leaves me to just accept his definitions and arguments as fact and truth. That is why it is difficult to understand because he uses the banking method in his writing to advocate the problem- posing method.<Tab/>