In the Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paulo Freire pedagogy as the “banking model of education”. From Freire’s definition, the banking model of education aligns students of the educational system as containers for disposing knowledge into. This way of educating student he explains, enforces the process of oppression, with the students being the oppressed and the teachers the oppressors unknowingly. Despite being in a position of doing the oppression, the teachers also experience dehumanization. Both students and teachers lose their creativity and artistic expression. I don’t recall a specific experience, but I did notice something when I was younger. Something that I have recognized within myself was my need to follow directions at a young age. At some point, I was still able to freely express myself. However, I found my creativity not well-received by others because it was different from what was expected. Realizing this, I started to become stricter on my actions and eventually became comfortable with schoolwork how it was expected to be. As I grew up, I was encourage more frequently to show my creativity, even if others didn’t appreciated it. Thinking about my experience, I realized how banking model of education truly does enforce oppressive influence.

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