Pedagogy of the Oppressed

This chapter of Paulo Freire’s “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” was a very dense and interesting read. However, I found this information to be extremely helpful. I do agree that too many educators today are using the banking approach to education when they students can learn far more using problem-posing education. Another thing that this article makes clear is that student teacher relationships and teacher student relationships are extremely crucial in this field of work. I think it is important for teachers to remember that they are not only teaching material and learning from each lesson they teach but they are need to remember that they are also learning from each student. In many classrooms today I think teachers come across just as the chapter explains. The chapter explains that teachers using the banking approach come across as the “depositors” to students. They are the ones who are giving information for students to absorb and memorize.  Really believe schools would be so much more efficient for students to be able to have a say in their learning. They need to feel like they are able to take responsibility for their own education. I really liked the fact that the problem based educational approach not only relates to classroom education but also relates to the outside world. This allows students to not only succeed academically but also as citizens of the world. On the other hand I learned that the banking approach is an example of how teachers teach and students are taught. Teachers tend to think they know everything and students know nothing. The teacher chooses the program content, and the students have no choice or opinion in the matter whatsoever. I wish every future teacher and current teacher are required to read tis chapter. This chapter puts education into a wide perspective and is very informative.