Paulo Freire The Banking Concept Of Education Summary

The education system has caused students to become robots. Everyday they come into class, take notes and never once question the material they are learning. Paulo Freire states that “Education must begin with the solution to the teacher-student contradiction,” in his essay “The ‘Banking’ Concept of Education.” In order to solve this contradiction here at West Chester University; students need to start thinking critically and there needs to be a teacher-student partnership.
The first solution to stop contradiction is to teach students how to think critically and question their teachers. Freire states, “students turn into ‘containers’ and are ‘filled’ by the teacher” (1). Students assume the teacher knows all and everything they learn is correct.
If students begin to question teachers, it will allow them to understand and internalize information instead of just containing it. Another solution to stop contradiction is for students and teachers to form a partnership. Freire states that teachers must “exchange the role of depositor” and “be partners of the students” (2). Teachers who express the desire to form a connection with students and help students learn on their own; will cause students to become engaged in learning and achieve at higher levels academically.
By implementing critical thinking among students and promoting student-teacher partnerships, this is will be the solution to stop teacher-student contradic