Six more Bangkok schools accept pupils with special needs

By The Nation

 

Wat Thep Leela School

 

Six more schools in the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration have accept children with special needs this new school year.

 

Kharee Upatham School in Nong Chok district, Wat Thep Leela School in Bang Kapi district, Wat Phaitan School in Phayathai district, Wat Bangchak School in Phasi Charoen district and Chorake Khob Mosque School and Yoo Pen Anusorn School in Prawet are the institutions.

 

BMA deputy governor Thaweesak Lertpraphan has signed an order to provide special education for children with special needs in the six schools.

 

The BMA announced that last year its 128 schools provided special education to 3,782 children with special needs.

 

It said it plans to expand special education programme for children who have special needs to all 430 BMA schools in the future.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30345539

 

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Good.

I have a master's in special ed & 105 credit hrs beyond that. More importantly, special educator was bulk of my career

I wonder if they could use a volunteer consultant.... (I'm retired from the US)

56 minutes ago, Emster23 said:

Good.

I have a master's in special ed & 105 credit hrs beyond that. More importantly, special educator was bulk of my career

I wonder if they could use a volunteer consultant.... (I'm retired from the US)

Why would you 'volunteer' to work in a school? Would you do that in your own country?

 

 Have you any experience in Thai schools? The cultural and differences between Thai education systems and western one are immense and usually incomprehensible for Westerners who assume that their ways are the best ways. They need to help themselves which they are attempting to do by expanding their provision for kids with additional educational needs. Yes, its great that you are qualified in this area of education but, to be honest, you would probably create even more tension and problems in the school by trying to apply western norms to Thai education and attitudes towards people with special needs. 

2 hours ago, Emster23 said:

Good.

I have a master's in special ed & 105 credit hrs beyond that. More importantly, special educator was bulk of my career

I wonder if they could use a volunteer consultant.... (I'm retired from the US)

 

My son has special needs and attends a school that has a class for children with special needs. 

 

My wife has a Master's in Education but specialized in early year's education and no longer teaches. However she did have some contact with the Thai associations that support this. My son attended one local school and then moved to another for M1 last year. Both good with teachers who attend monthly training etc.

 

Where about's do you live? If you are interested in volunteering PM me and I'll get some info off Mrs. BB for you.

4 hours ago, claffey said:

Why would you 'volunteer' to work in a school? Would you do that in your own country?

 

 Have you any experience in Thai schools? The cultural and differences between Thai education systems and western one are immense and usually incomprehensible for Westerners who assume that their ways are the best ways. They need to help themselves which they are attempting to do by expanding their provision for kids with additional educational needs. Yes, its great that you are qualified in this area of education but, to be honest, you would probably create even more tension and problems in the school by trying to apply western norms to Thai education and attitudes towards people with special needs. 

"Would you do that in your own country?" Yes, but I don't live there anymore, and why is that relevant?

Why would I volunteer? Because I like kids. And perhaps I can help.... it takes a village, and sometimes the village includes expats. This is part of message I sent to Baerboxer:

" maybe go to specific classes to help "put out fires" and/or consult on possible techniques, etc. I've been living here 18 years & do appreciate culture is very different, so for sure I would not be some out of town idiot know it all pretending one size fits all. Most of my experience was high school aged, with a few years middle school, and although I had students with all sorts of disabilities, my main job was with severely emotionally disturbed. "

"They need to help themselves" Yes, but no reason to reinvent the wheel. At times the best consulting is listening, reflecting back and helping troops in trenches come up with their solution. You seem to have some conception of me that does not match the reality.

 Large part of my career was spent teaching inner city gangstas.... Crips and Bloods... a very tough crowd to play to. I hardly hid behind "western norms and attitudes" with them: that would be suicide. Had to authentic, meet them where they are,  and no BS.  Kids weren't so much the problem as were the administrators... kids are in special education because they need special education (duh). Don't expect to use same methods, expectations of compliance, attitudes to work with them as "regular" students

I'm sure it would be a learning experience for everyone involved

...considering the bullying and hazing horror stories I have read about.....

 

....I wish them luck...