The "Banking" Concept of Education Excerpt from "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" by Paulo Freire

The "Banking" Concept of Education is an interesting insight on the ideological structure of public education and the interpellation it creates within its curriculum. Paulo Freire has very fascinating theories on the banking of education and he creates a sonority with his approach in depicting the hegemony that occurs within school walls. Freire discusses topics which are very appealing; such as the main concept that students are "containers" or depositories and teachers merely deposit information into students. …