SCL1501 Assignment 1 2025

ASSIGNMENT 1 QUESTION 1 a) Refer to Learning Unit 1 and explain the notion of “social contract.” Refers to the consensus of a group of people who have willingly united and agreed to a system of rules by which their lives will be governed and which provides order, protection and certainty in the situation. Initially ordinary citizens play a pivotal role in the creation of the legal system and processes through a social contract and later by participating in various roles. E.g. Parties to civil or criminal litigation. b) What is “banking education”? Further indicate why, in terms thereof, “the student is reduced to the level of an unthinking object with no views, values ocapacity to engage with the facts”. "Banking education" is a concept introduced by Paulo Freire in Pedagogy of theOppressed, which describes a traditional, authoritarian approach to education where students are treated as passive recipients of knowledge. In this model, teachers "deposit" information into students’ minds, much like money is depositein a bank, and students are expected to memorize and later "withdraw" this information during assessments. This approach limits students’ ability to think critically or construct knowledge baon their own experiences. Instead of engaging in meaningful learning, students expected to accept knowledge without question, leading to conformity and