Freire's Perception Of Learning In The Classroom

Learning. When that word is said there is no doubt you will have an array of different responses. You’ll have some who dread learning as for those who generally love learning. Whether or not you dread it or long for it your response is held by those who have taught you. I say that because people perceive things as they are presented. For instance, if one was handed a plate of food and it doesn’t look appealing chances are it won’t be eaten. Same goes for learning except in some cases the students are force fed, or as in Freire 's words, they were presented with the “banking” concept. The banking concept is when students are treated as if they are containers that just need to be filled. Freire is not your typical, stereotype do as I say teacher. …show more content…
Due to me not understanding I was told to come to I.E that day. Ms. Pymn is the type of teacher where everything has to be done her way or no way. My binder for her class was organized in a way that I knew what was where so i can maneuver through the binder with ease. According to Ms.Pymn she didn’t like the way I had my binder was set up and that made her furious, even though it’s my binder and she never had to look in it. So she proceeds to toss all of things out of my binder, then gets the idea to bring all the students in the class into our conversation. At this point in her class I was really struggling therefore my grade wasn’t the best. The twin decides to tell the entire class my grade and had the audacity to have them vote on who was in the wrong and if my binder was truly organized the way I had it. When students said they agreed with me and what she was doing was wrong she would dismiss them and further state why she was right. To her I was just incompetent and a burden to teach and it …show more content…
When that word is said there is no doubt you will have an array of different responses. You’ll have some who dread learning as for those who generally love learning. Whether or not you dread it or long for it your response is held by those who have taught you. I say that because people perceive things as they are presented. For instance, if one was handed a plate of food and it doesn’t look appealing chances are it won’t be eaten. Same goes for learning except in some cases the students are force fed, or as in Freire 's words, they were presented with the “banking” concept. The banking concept is when students are treated as if they are containers that just need to be