Improve the education system

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Published: 27 May 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

The state of education in Thailand has been thrust into the headlines by extreme measures taken by Matthayom students and their parents to try to secure places in schools that are perceived to be favoured by good universities.

The latest and most dramatic incident is the threat by the father of a Matthayom 3 student who was rejected by Bodindecha (Sing Singhaseni) School in Bangkok to set himself on fire if the school did not reconsider and accept his daughter. She was one of 57 Matthayom 3 Bodindecha students whose applications to enroll in Matthayom 4 at the school were rejected.

Somboon Charoenchantakarn, said he would immolate himself in front of Government House on Tuesday if the school's decision is not reversed. Hopefully, if the case is not resolved to Mr Somboon's satisfaction by then he will change his mind.

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sibley
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Discussion 7 : 27 May 2012 at 10.057
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Thai education to be honest is very poor, maybe if the government / immigration made it easier for teachers to teach instead of putting obstacles in their way things may get a little better, many good teachers have left Thailand because the feel as if they are not wanted and treated very badly,
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Discussion 6 : 27 May 2012 at 09.576
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Nothing changes ...

... the role models for our children and the example they set in 2012 will be of the same cut in 2042, as they were in the 1970's. The foreign educated kids (wealthy or otherwise) take their positions offshore and Thailand never sees the benefit of their knowledge or skills.
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Discussion 5 : 27 May 2012 at 09.505
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I,m tired of asking for education reform .Its painfully obvious that either doesn't care or isn't clever enough to solve the problem .They can just send their kids to private schools so what do they care .Keep them dumb so they dont ask questions and placate them with populist handouts is the current program.
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Discussion 4 : 27 May 2012 at 09.434
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D2 ASIAN HAND spot on. the Thai education system is set up for students to to learn "how to do" and not "how to think"
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cpkinnally
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Discussion 3 : 27 May 2012 at 08.483
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Improvement of the system will rely upon the actual schools receiving that huge national budget. As it stands now, the money is being stolen before it ever gets to the school.
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Discussion 2 : 27 May 2012 at 08.372
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There is no political or social will in Thailand to improve the education system. Those in power send their kids either to international schools or overseas so they can maintain the status quo into the next generation. Thats just the way they want it and it is the way it has always been. Keep the working class uneducated. A philosophy of the dark ages.
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Discussion 1 : 27 May 2012 at 07.011
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Improvement of the system should come after the improvement of the educators.
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