Paolo Freire’s ‘The Banking Concept of Education’ shows the audience the apparent distinction between two different kinds of education. He however does not go into great detail on the specifics regarding each one which is one are in which he could’ve improved on. The main form of teaching he describes is the ‘Banking Concept’ and the lack of effective communication between student and teacher. He wants to reach students, teachers and/or parents in order to present to them how the current education system needs drastic improvement. After he shows the horrors behind the banking method he introduces a new form of teaching which he calls the “problem posing” method. One of the greatest techniques Freire uses is his tone throughout the article.
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He puts an emphasis on describing students as “Alienated Slaves” and calls the education system the “Oppressor.” To back up the claim that he sympathizes with the students, Freire uses language such as “Dehumanized” and “Oppressed” to describe students in the banking concept. Freire eventually gets into the sharp difference between the “banking concept” of education and his new proposed method which he calls “problem posing.” He begins by calling the problem posing method as “Revolutionary” to the way students are taught and how teachers communicate. He then further rags on the banking concept using language to describe the victims such as “Lifeless” and “Sick.” He then refers to teachers as “Narrating Subjects” and students as “Listening Objects” to once again use careful language to get his point across.
This rhetorical tactic of imagery paints an almost vivid picture in your mind into what the system looks like. When reading this article I saw a bunch of sheep huddled together in a small box being spoon fed the same information day in and day out. I believe Freire intended for this to happen with his use of deep tone, dark language and descriptive imagery. He uses that as a device to keep the audience’s attention and make the reader ponder if Freire is on to something or …show more content…
This trend is that he always provides negative examples of the banking system and has noting but good things to say about his proposed method, the problem posing system. You can now see that Freire is a bit biased towards one and would much prefer that his problem posed method is used. Each of this methods have their ups and downs, but Freire continues to hit these key topics. He instead focus on the negative of the current system and highly praises his new and innovated way of teaching. He also seems to forgot that each student learns at a different rate and different method than his/her peers. While one could be highly skilled at learning through the banking method, another could be taught better by the problem posing system. Freire develops this fine line of promoting his system while consequently bringing down the competitive method. Freire can only be blamed to the smallest degree for his bias because it is human nature to have a slight favorite when picking between two
He puts an emphasis on describing students as “Alienated Slaves” and calls the education system the “Oppressor.” To back up the claim that he sympathizes with the students, Freire uses language such as “Dehumanized” and “Oppressed” to describe students in the banking concept. Freire eventually gets into the sharp difference between the “banking concept” of education and his new proposed method which he calls “problem posing.” He begins by calling the problem posing method as “Revolutionary” to the way students are taught and how teachers communicate. He then further rags on the banking concept using language to describe the victims such as “Lifeless” and “Sick.” He then refers to teachers as “Narrating Subjects” and students as “Listening Objects” to once again use careful language to get his point across.
This rhetorical tactic of imagery paints an almost vivid picture in your mind into what the system looks like. When reading this article I saw a bunch of sheep huddled together in a small box being spoon fed the same information day in and day out. I believe Freire intended for this to happen with his use of deep tone, dark language and descriptive imagery. He uses that as a device to keep the audience’s attention and make the reader ponder if Freire is on to something or …show more content…
This trend is that he always provides negative examples of the banking system and has noting but good things to say about his proposed method, the problem posing system. You can now see that Freire is a bit biased towards one and would much prefer that his problem posed method is used. Each of this methods have their ups and downs, but Freire continues to hit these key topics. He instead focus on the negative of the current system and highly praises his new and innovated way of teaching. He also seems to forgot that each student learns at a different rate and different method than his/her peers. While one could be highly skilled at learning through the banking method, another could be taught better by the problem posing system. Freire develops this fine line of promoting his system while consequently bringing down the competitive method. Freire can only be blamed to the smallest degree for his bias because it is human nature to have a slight favorite when picking between two