Teachers = Bankers?

Friere describes teachers as using a 'banking' way of teaching - as in, instead of encouraging their students to absorb and apply what they are learning, teachers merely present the material to the kids, hope the kids memorize it, and have them regurgitate this false sense of knowledge on a test.

To change it, Friere believes that teachers must begin to reject the idea of 'banking' teaching. Instead, he wants them to use 'problem-posing' teaching, where the teachers would have their students understand fully what they are learning and encourage them to ask questions and have opposing ideas. Friere wants the teachers to be able to think about the material just like their students will be.