Paolo Friere's "Banking Concept"

"The Banking Concept", Friere's perception of today's education system, where students are obligated to record and memorize. "Education thus becomes an act of depositing, in which the students are the depositories and the teacher is the depositor," says Friere. Before reading this article I was familiar with the idea of our education system serving "the interests of the oppressors," but isn't that the point of an education? To obtain a decorated resume after years of schooling and impress our future employer. I realize that the system is a lifeless cycle of repetitive information being thrown at me, but if I "reject the banking concept in it's entirety" than completing my career goal will be very difficult. I know in a few years I will be enjoying the career of my choice, which won't have the characteristics of the education system Friere describes. On the other hand I do think there needs to be a change, and I think a lot of educators could agree. Fortunately some people can drop out of the system and still persevere. Successful innovators like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg both dropped out of Harvard University and became their own teachers, following an idea that would make them successful businessmen. I support Friere's idea of a Liberating education, where the traditional students-teacher relationship is altered. "The students-no longer docile listeners-are now critical co-investigators in dialogue with the teacher. The teacher presents the material to the students for their consideration..." explains Friere. This new method would give the students a chance to express their concerns on a specific lesson and whether or not they find it appealing.