While I was reading "The Banking Concept of Education," my thoughts started to wander. Freire explains how students are required to memorize things, but do not understand the true meaning behind the words their memorizing. Unfortunately, there were several classes, where I memorized what I had to, in order to pass the tests. The teachers just threw so much information at the students all at once, that there almost was not enough time to process and learn it all. Some of these teachers were also so focused on finishing up one chapter and going to the next, that the students are just talked to. Freire states that teachers are the depositors and the students are the depositories. The teacher deposits the material and the student receives, memorizes and repeats; rather than being actively engaged in the learning process.
Freire says, "The problem-posing educator constantly re-forms his reflections in the reflection of the students." I wonder how this is done exactly. This quote reminds me of Ayers, making connections with his students by paying attention to their interests. To me, it sounds like the problem-posing teacher needs to pay attention to the student's thoughts to make a connection. Problem-posing education is filled with unfinished work - people becoming. It seems like a good idea for students and teachers to reflect at the same time to establish form of thought and action. The teacher and student in "Teaching in Comics" work and think together to build a ramp for their class turtle, Bingo. During my observation at Mayfield School, I also saw a teacher and student thinking of songs together for a project and then downloading them. Education is an ongoing activity for both the teacher and student.
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