Ruthie L, Jake H, Sean R, Nick P, Christian G, Michael R, Jake D, Gabby L, Jason R, Liya S, Juliana B, Timothy D, Riley B, Maddie B
In our discussion we talked about banking education and problem-posing education and their strengths/weaknesses. We also talked about how the education system could be improved. I think it’s important for us to take ownership of our education. Freire compares students to containers and talks about how we are forced to just memorize all this information without really doing anything with it. Students are not really involved in their education. Just memorizing facts and restating them, over time they will easily be forgotten. I think that in order to truly learn, we need to use information and engage in it. Different activities or involving the students in the topic, rather than the teacher just speaking and memorizing, would be much more effective. Students should tie what they’re learning to their everyday life. By making these connections, the student will be able to remember the information much easier.
