Freire/Gatto

Freire and Gatto both agreed that the current state of education programs were lacking in providing  an education for children. They both question the purpose of education programs. What they were currently providing was 'schooling' to either fill empty vessels or  "designed to produce mediocre intellects" (Gatto).  Gatto compares secondary schools to "prisons" and "drill centers" that serves the purpose "to dumb people down". Freire also sees the schools as places where teachers just drill facts into the minds of the students or has he calls it "banking education" (Freire).  Freire's solution is problem-posing education that generates creative power.  I think that Gatto sees the problem as coming from beyond teachers to a government generated cause, while Freire sees the problem as coming more from the structure of the education system, teachers and curriculum. Changing the teaching style, teaching method and curriculum can be a solution for both views in which the current education  programs lack in their ability to encourage creative thought, individualism, and leaders.