The Banking Concept of Education

I found what Paolo Freire had to say about the pros of problem posing education and the cons of banking education was very interesting. I never really thought about different ways of learning until know. Before, learning was just something everybody did. However, when I think about it there are certain ways that I do learn and retain things easier. It's hard for me to pay attention in big lectures because it is just the professor reciting the criteria and the students memorizing and taking notes. During smaller classes a discussions, I find it easier to learn because of the interpersonal communication between the teacher and students and students and students. I find that when I'm able to ask questions and bounce ideas off of other people, it's easier to come to conclusions and find understanding. Freire states in his essay that "problem-posing education bases itself on creativity and stimulates true reflection and action upon reality, thereby responding to the vocation of men as beings who are authentic only when engaged in inquiry and creative transformation" (Freire 82). Freire states that we are only actually human when we are challenged mentally and spiritually. I understand what his point is. If someone walks around their whole life just day to day and does not use the full potential of their brain, it's almost more animalistic. Sleep, work and eat. We've all been given the ability to speak and ask questions, so why not use it? To me it's the same as not taking full advantage of the right to vote. If you're giving all these tools, then why not use them?