Pedagogy of the Oppressed

The cons of the banking concept of education is that all knowledge could possibly not be completely understood only memorized and so limits the ability to adapt to real life situations."Knowledge emerges only through invention and re-invention, through the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry human beings pursue in the world, with the world, and with each other." Also the student in this concept of teaching can only learn what the teacher knows which can be limiting. The student is not given as much freedom to think for themselves and new ideas can be lost. "it is the people themselves who are filed away through the lack of creativity." The student may not feel as inclined to learn if they are felt that they are oppressed by their teachers. The pros of this form of education is that there is more guidance to start in a path in the right direction. The teacher knows more about the world or different things than the students do in the area of real world situations. The pros of problem-posing education is that the student feels more empowered and will in turn desire to learn more . "The students- no longer docile listeners- are now critical co-investigators in dialogue with the teacher." The student has more ability to be creative and think for themselves. "presents the material to the students for their consideration and re-considers her earlier considerations as the students express their own." The student learns more about real life situations and how to adapt. The student also is given better chance to understand and not just memorize. The cons of problem solving education is that without proper guidance to the path in the right direction unnecessary information can exhaust needed time and thought power. This teaching can also cause maybe overconfidence in the student in certain situations.