The act of study demands a sense of modesty.
Learning requires us to be humble in the sense that we can add our own perspectives and challenge readings, yet at the same time accept that we do not know everything and have to be open to collaboration and adapting what we know to maybe fit other points and be comfortable with the unknown.
In fact, a book reflects its author’s confrontation with the world. It expresses thisconfrontation.
100 different people can read the same passage and present 100 different perspectives Lived experiences can lead to lessons, readings, books, etc. to all be interpreted differently. That is why the act of memorization of other people's writings and opinions will not further reader's academic journeys.
This critical attitude is precisely what“banking education” does not engender.
When students study, they are simply absorbing information presented to them. The expectation is for them to blurt it back out for the exam and be ready to memorize a new set of facts. For students to form a relationship with the content, they must be presented the opportunity to ask questions.
f the reader is transformed into a “vessel” filled by extracts from an internalizedtext
There is a passive relationship between a reader and the author. Learners are the "vessel" for information waiting to be filled by the opinions of the authors instead of being challenged and wanting to challenge. It critiques readers being empty for someone elses knowledge.