Teaching And Learning By Paulo Freire s Speech Of Desire,...

The art of the conclusion is to summarize and generalize experiences or information in order to affect the reader, and to strongly close out a piece of writing. Moreover, an author must strive to utilize universal situations to increase the ability to relate to an essay for a conclusion to demand understanding. Three writers from Ways of Reading have conclusions that adequately achieve an effective conclusion: Paulo Freire, author of The â€Å"Banking† Concept of Education, Richard Rodriguez, author of The Achievement of Desire, and Alberto Alvaro Rios, author of Translating Translation: Finding the Beginning. All of these authors write about the way education currently functions as far as creativity and the importance of being curious enough,†¦show more content†¦There is room for dialogue in this explanation as to whether or not this type of society is necessary for utilizing this method of learning and teaching, but the essence of such a concept almost disconnects the reader from the essayist. Throughout the whole article, there are examples of what a â€Å"banking† classroom may feel like, allowing the reader to relate to some experiences, but the conclusion separates Freire’s idea of how education should evolve and the reader’s involvement in that process. According to writer Neil Patel, it is absolutely required that this â€Å"disclaimer† exist in the conclusion as to â€Å"[clarify] what [Freire] is saying so [the reader takes] away the right message† (Neil 4). Freire uses this disclaimer to answer the popular question associated with conclusions: so what? To Freire, the main message of his essay is to engage in a â€Å"problem-posing† atmosphere, and his â€Å"so what?† is that students today are losing a vital opportunity to learn by not actively trying to change the ways of education. In summary, Freire uses his conclusion to summarize and connect his essay, like most writers, but what sets him apart is his demand for change in learning from the reader by dehumanizing the â€Å"banking† education style and suggesting an educational revolution. In Richard Rodriguez’s essay on being a