Analysis Of Paulo Freire s The Pedogogy Of The Oppressed

In this reading from the book â€Å"THE PEDOGOGY OF THE OPPRESSED†, the author Paulo Freire tackles three various types of educational styles and their direct influence on the student and the society. The liberation teaching style, the narrative technique, and the banking style of teaching. As the title suggests, there are two educational styles directed to the oppressed and the oppressor. These are; the banking and the narrative educational style. Paulo Freire in a very persuasive way argues, the only way to transform people s lives as a teacher is the use of the liberation approach where students are giving the freedom to express themselves and communicate with the teacher to help the students understand the methods used in teaching. This helps students interact, ask questions and solve problems with both their peers and the teacher. According to Pianta, â€Å"Positive student- teacher relationships are characterized by open communication, as well as emotional and academic support that exist between students and teachers†. The other approach is the narrative and the banking techniques of teaching. These approaches make students not think critically and the author points out how useless it is for students. Paulo Freire talks further and explains the narrative approach to teaching. In the narrative style, it is seen by the reader that the student is a container to be filled with information and to regurgitate back to the teacher at the student’s request without knowing the