Friere proposed the banking model to address the current flawed educational system, where teachers “deposit” information to the students. According to Friere, the system harms children by hindering their intellectual growth and  liberating their unique ideas and concepts. In this teaching system, teachers act as depositors and students as receptors, making the humans into mechanical objects. This prevents both the depositors’ and receptors’ autonomy and in the long run the ability to think critically, rationalize and conceptualize information at a personal level. This type of teaching method empowers the teachers, as they control the passive learning experience at the expense of the the students and the teachers. The teaching method leads to a demise of the teachers’ and students’ true consciousness. It asserts and promotes a system of oppression and control.

My learning experiences have been through this banking model system from the time I can remember. However, there are gradual changes in this system, and I can see teachers who want to promote open discussions and allow students to dictate a portion of the learning process. That being said, there needs to be more changes in our educational system.  I had a class where the teacher came in and started lecturing. There was no space to ask questions or to have discussion about the topic. Though it was a hard class, it was even more dreadful because I was not able to conceptualize the information provided. The positive to this was that I had to develop my own scheme to learn the information on my own. It helped me to be independent and better understand my learning style since I was not getting the support I needed from my teacher.