Freire's Learning Conception

Good Piece! The discussion of the styles of learning that we adapt to and how each one functions was very interesting to read about. I think that sometimes class becomes a little too much lecture and no enough interaction. This seems to be the case in math and science all the time. I wish that the area of study I was involved in took some of these points to heart.

The banking concept is far too common in the classroom setting. As i read about this, I had the image of Ben Stein talking in his bland, draining voice to a class of zombies in the film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". This example is actually a perfect example of what the banking concept is. There is no dialogue from the students and the students are simply receiving, filing, and storing deposits of information. Unfortunately, students often don't even receive the information because they are so out of it. This makes the affects of the banking concept even worse. Not only are students "Empty-Minded" but they are masses of creation that can't even function.

The problem-posing concept is definitely the way to the promised land, or so to speak. With student engagement and participation, class becomes more of an application session where things being discussed are taken past the filing and storing of information. Dialogue puts ideas into different words that may be more applicable to society, and therefore, are more beneficial.

There are certainly times where lecture needs to be used in the classroom setting because there are vast amounts of information to be covered. However, throwing in student participation and interaction provides a base to expansion of what is being discussed rather then the same voice carrying on for an hour.

Educators take heed! Lecture needs to be made applicable and interactive. It is more beneficial to students.