First, I researched Paulo Freire on Wikipedia and read his biography. He was born in Brazil in 1921. Paulo's family wasn't wealthy and he had a tough childhood. Due to this, Paulo ended up falling many grades behind in school. However, once his family life took a turn for the better Paulo continued his education and enrolled in Law school. He then got accepted to Bar but denied the acceptance and instead decided to teach the less fortunate how to read. I understand why Paulo would want to do this since he probably felt compassion and empathy towards these people since he too dealt with poverty.
The "The Banking Concept of Education" was a chapter in Paulos book "Pedagogy of the Opressed". It was targeted towards those invollved with education. Mr. Freire was extremely liberal and had no problem showing it in his writings.
Paulo Freire believed in spreading knowledege through educating. His audience was those who were uneducated but willing to learn and teachers practicing old methods. His book is focused on teaching the less fortunate.
The title "The Banking Concept of Education" suggests that banking is related to education. I think that it may be the relationship between knowledege and a bank account.
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