The Banking Concept Of Education Essay

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Education enables the opportunity to learn new things and gain knowledge. A good education has been in many ways, viewed as essential and important. The importance of gaining a good education to be successful has been instilled in society for many years. Teachers play a vital role in educating others. What students learn and how much they learn depend a lot on the way they are taught. In the essay "The Banking Concept of Education," by Paulo Freire and in the excerpt "The Manners to be Observed by Teachers and Students," by Al- Ghazali, two distinct ideas are proposed in how education should be taught between the teacher and the students. I believe that teaching to memorize and teaching to make students think critically are both necessary. The essay "O Americano Outra Vez," written by Richard Feynman, what students do with what they learn helps explain why I believe that both ideas are necessary for establishing a good education. …show more content…

By being able to think critically, students are able ask questions. By establishing a "one-on-one" communication between the teacher and student, learning is not completely one-sided. In the essay, Paulo Friere conveys that this type of education involves simply memorizing and regurgitating what is taught, and that the teacher's task is to simply fill up their student’s with facts and information. Freire believes that the banking concept causes students to have a lack on their critical thinking, and deep thought. Not allowing equal engagement and having students just listen to the teacher, causes students to be disengaged. The lack of communication, limits students the ability to really understand what is being taught to them. Due to this, they not create connections such as seeing how what they're learning is relevant to real

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