In Ferire's "Banking Concept of Education" he presents the idea of learning being a two way street. Not only are the students learning from their teacher, but in reverse the teacher is learning from the students as well. He looks at students as not being inferior to the teacher on some kind learning level, and the teacher not being as superior as some were taught. In this type of setting where infact the teacher is superior and knows all, the student, inferior, gets information by memorizing it not actually learning it. Its one thing to memorize information to pass the test, but there is a whole nother level beyond that, actually learning it and understanding the concept. Ferire wants the students to be able to learn the way that is best for them and be prepared for real world ecperiences. He wants them to be well rounded, not just memorizing machines.
In Plato's "Allagory of the Cave", he states that people can be ignorant in learning by only seeing one side and not getting the whole picture. People should be open to new information rather than critisize them when they state something that people have never seen before. For example when the prisoners are in the cave they hear echos and see shadows leading them to believe that the shadows are some creature and the echos are its noises. When one prisoner is released into the light to see that it is not true, the shadows are from people and the voices are echos, the other prisoners say hes mad because his eyes are adjusting to the light from outside to coming back into the cave so he must have not seen correctly. This Plato says is the iggnorance. We learn through reasoning and asking questions not just believeing one side to every story.
Both of theses stories clearly state that we all learn from eachother. Teachers learn from students just as well as students learn from teachers. People need to think open mindedly or experience things for themselves, your not going to learn everything from seeing one side, or from memorization. Being ignorant to information just because its new is no way to go through life, question it untill you get your satisfaction in an answer.
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Good grasp of the two readings Brittany. You also provide a good claim/example in the second paragraph where you give us concrete details about Plato's allegory after making a claim that it states how people should be open to new information. Remembering those strategies is useful come paper-time.
Very well written, I like how much detail was put into the post. The way you wrote makes me want to read the essays again in further detail.
You’re right about the need for an open mind if you are going to learn anything. You have to be willing to be wrong and make mistakes. I thought your synthesis of these two was really good. You made a lot of good points.
I think you did a very good job explaining and comparing the two articles. I especially liked the good example from "Allegory of the Cave". I also agree with you when you say that "being ignorant to information just because its new is no way to go through life." The only way to learn is to gain new information.
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