he five-paragraph essay is an exem-plar of the banking model of education as a means of demonstrat-ing how information is stored, rather than as a means by which students can interrogate and transform the world around them.
As students matriculate into adulthood and or higher education they should be well equipped to apply what they've learned into real world situations. This point goes beyond writing and tackles a larger issue within our educational systems.
The more completely they accept the passive role imposed on them, the more they tend simply to adapt to the world as it is and to the fragmented view of reality deposited in them.”
This quotation from Freire shows how the standard 5 paragraph essay doesn't foster or inspire creative thinking, and instead enforces passivity and structure. How can students be taught more effective writing strategies while also learning how to formulate an articulate, structured essay?
By treating the linear model of the writing process as a rule, teachers can create writers who don’t want to and don’t know how to revise as a powerful part of think-ing and writing.
Personally speaking, I used to be caught up in this method of writing, which led to me having trouble facing critique. I have learned that review not only from yourself, but from others is one of the most powerful writing tools.
An unwavering rule-driven approach to writ-ing often causes more difficulties than it solves
Rigid writing rules can block creativity and the natural flow of our mental processes which eventually becomes written material. This reminds me of what the author previously mentions- that a well known writing tip is to not make revisions of your first draft while writing it.
Writing is a notoriously challenging, complex, even mysterious skill; nevertheless, we are expected to learn it and to do it well throughout our lives.
From a young age we are taught how to improve upon our writing. Over time through simply practicing it, can help better one's vocabulary, analysis, sentence structure, etc.