If a person has been taught much knowledge does this make him wiser? What if the question were asked reversed. If a person is considered to be wise, is this because he has been taught a lot of knowledge? If the former question was to be answered without the latter being asked it might make more sense. However, if thought out thoroughly, to be wise may not necessarly mean to have been taught a lot of knowledge. Wisdom doesn¯t come straight from knowledge, nor does knowledge come from wisdom. An iota of information that one feels has some sort of importance or value, something that can be carried on through life is considered wisdom. But information with non of this can be considered straight knowledge. In Inge Bell¯s essay she emphasizes the importance of wisdom versus knowledge and why wisdom needs to be stressed more than knowledge. In today¯s education system however, this concept of wisdom being a better value and a more important value doesn¯t seem to matter. The education system today mainly consists of the teachers just teaching and the students just learning. Basically, the all knowing teacher fills the facts into the blank minded student, than the student in one form or another regurgit
According to Paulo Freire, the education system today can be considered a cbanking¯ concept. The teacher is only there to accomplish one thing, their °task is to °fillą the students with the contents of his narrationą (99). This type of narration only leads the student to memorize, record, and than regurgitate the information back into the next exam, two weeks from when they were taught the information. This type of education only allows the students to go °as far as receiving, filing, and storingą (99) and not allowing themselves to extend beyond that point. There is absolutely no authentic thinking involved in this banking concept, and only limits the student to go out and do his one job.
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