The Banking Concept of Education and The Achievement of Desire Essay

The Banking Concept of Education and The Achievement of Desire Education is a topic that can be explored in many ways. Education is looked at in depth by both Richard Rodriguez in his essay, â€Å"The Achievement of Desire†, and by Paulo Freire in his essay, â€Å"The ‘Banking’ Concept of Education.† After reading both essays, one can make some assumptions about different methods of education and exactly by which method Rodriguez was taught. The types of relationships Rodriguez had with his teachers, family and in life were affected by specific styles of education. Based on Freire’s essay, â€Å"The ‘Banking’ Concept of Education†, there are two types of education styles. We will use these educational styles to look at how they affected Rodriguez’s relationships. The first type is referred to as a â€Å"banking† education. In this type of education, information is â€Å"deposited† into students by their teachers. â€Å"Education thus becomes an act of depositing, in which the students are the depositories and the teacher is the depositor. Instead of communicating, the teacher issues communiquà ©s and makes deposits which the students patiently receive, memorize, and repeat† (Freire 213). In this method of education, according to Freire, students never think critically or develop ideas. The second type of education is labeled â€Å"problem-posing†. Freire makes it very clear that he is an advocate of the â€Å"problem-posing† method of education. He believes in encourages communication and better comprehension of what the students are learning. â€Å"Yet only through communication can human life hold meaning†¦the teacher cannot think for his students, nor can he impose his thought on them† (Freire 216). Freire argues that the only real form of educatio... ... that a â€Å"banking† education is not the better choice for obtaining an education. He does not present both options and allow or encourage the reader to form their own opinions. The style of his writing is direct and straightforward as opposed to analytical. By analyzing Freire’s essay, one can assume that Freire received a â€Å"banking† education based on the way he has written his essay. This is another example of how the style of education you receive affects your life and relationships. Bibliography: Works Cited Freire, Paulo. â€Å"The ‘Banking’ Concept of Education.† Ways of Reading. Ed. David Bartholomae and Anthony Petrosky. 4th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 1996 211-223. Rodriguez, Richard. â€Å"The Achievement of Desire.† Ways of Reading. Ed. David Bartholomae and Anthony Petrosky. 4th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 1996. 566-585.