Paulo Freire does an excellent job convincing the reader that the educational system needs to be reformed. Freire is correct in some sense, but education should not move towards just a problem posing system. He convinces the reader that it is the way to go by his choice of words to describe each method and pushes the reader to favor problem-posing over the banking concept. He also leaves out different views of each method to strengthen his argument. Freire compares the banking concept to teachers “filling” up the students with useless knowledge. It all depends on what sort of material the teacher is teaching. It is acceptable for teachers to use the banking concept while lecturing to students about facts and concepts that are never going to change such as history or mathematics. On the other hand the problem-posing method would come in handy in classes such as philosophy or psychology. Freire does not look at it from this point of view he just degrades the banking concept, while uplifting the problem posing method.
In Freires essay “The ‘Banking’ Concept of Education” he persuades the reader that this system of education is a poor way of teaching. He connects with anyone who has to do with education whether it is the teacher, parent, or student and convinces them that this ‘Banking’ system needs to change to what he calls the “problem-posing” method. Freire degrades the banking concept by comparing it to necrophily. To explain the banking method he gives examples that the reader can relate to like a simple math problem, and memorizing the capital of a state, that’s all the banking method is “memorizing” or “depositing” information into student’s heads without them actually thinking for themselves. His solution to this concept is the problem-posing method, which consists of students not only learning from the teacher but the teacher learning from the students. It allows students to actively learn, pose questions, and come up with solutions. For the entire...