Freire The Banking Concept Of Education

Freire's work is a well-structured analysis about the education system as he views it. Freire says that “Education is suffering from narration sickness.” (Freire, 1993, para. 3) This means that students are expected to learn what is taught to them and not open their minds to explore. Freire talks about the flaws of a banking concept in the education system and how it is failing to educate the students on showing them how to use creativity in order to become independent minds and be contributors to this world. Freire explains this by saying that “Knowledge emerges only through invention and reinvention, through the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry men pursue in the world.” (Freire, 1993, para. 5) During his work Freire describes
5) In the “banking” concept, students are treated as empty containers, and teachers are treated as depositors of information. Also, students are expected to accept what they are taught, without opening their minds and look for answers, therefore creating a misguided system. Freire says that “Knowledge emerges only through invention and reinvention.” (Freire, 1993, para. 5) But a reaction is expected of the teacher when students ask too many questions that will put in question the lessons taught. Freire expresses that the “banking” concept main purpose is to turn us into ordinary people, which would make us a perfect fit into this
Freire puts a lot of energy in his work by focusing on sending a strong message about a broken educational system that dumps standardized information into our brains, and expects us to contain it without asking too many questions, which will eventually turn us into ordinary people. It is as if he is trying to send a message of enlightenment of an education system that is broken, and will continue to be broken, because it is the way is meant to be built. Freire says that “In the banking concept of education, knowledge is a gift bestowed by those who consider themselves knowledgeable upon those whom they consider to know nothing.” (Freire, 1993, para. 6) There is no doubt that in order to become great thinkers, one has to be willing to open their minds and explore. Freire explains this when he explains “raison d’être of libertarian education.” (Freire, 1993, para. 7) That in order for a better education the teacher and students have to reconcile and communicate in order for knowledge to