Paulo Freire's Essay: The Banking Concept Of Education

While in high school, I took an anatomy and physiology class which was the best class I have ever taken. It was not all about lecturing and taking notes but learning and having fun, too. Paulo Freire wrote an essay called "The Banking Concept of Education". He explains the problem-posing method by stating, “Problem-posing education bases itself on responding to the vocation of persons as beings who are authentic only when engaged in inquiry and creative transformation.” (p. 265). The example of my anatomy and physiology supports Freire's assertion that the problem-posing method is beneficial to education because learning became a process of applying and application and not just memorization. When we first came into class, we would do a clinical in our book, which is a scenario in which we had to figure out what was wrong with a patient or just answer the questions at the end of the scene. Then, we would discuss the assignment, and my teacher would answer any questions we would have. Next, we took notes on the chapter or lesson for the day. She put notes on the overhead for us to copy but not word for word, just the key points and only examples she explained. Freire states, " The problem-posing method does not dichotomize the activity of the teacher-student:
We got a feel of what college anatomy would be like and how much of a challenge it was. We also were able to see real bodies that were dissected by college students. We passed around body organs and discussed each part. “Problem-posing education involves a constant unveiling of reality.” (p 263) I agree with Freire because, we were able to expand our learning experiences outside of the classroom. To view reality and see what college will be like. We saw how real anatomy will be and talked with some of the professors. They gave us tips on preparing for anatomy courses in college and what to