Bangkok councillor urges BMA to overhaul special needs education system

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In a recent development yesterday, Surajit Pongsingwittaya, a councillor for the Lat Krabang district of Bangkok, put forward a proposal for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) council to enhance the education system. The reservation emphasised the need for tailoring it to accommodate and support children who have special needs.

 

Surajit, a representative from Pheu Thai for the said district, referred to relevant data obtained from the Mental Health Department. He highlighted that there is a concerning number of students, ranging in age from 6 to 15 years, evidently receiving poor grades often plagued with learning difficulties or impairments such as attention deficit hyperactivity or autism.

 

In Surajit’s view, these students necessitate the attentive supervision of education instructors who have undergone proper training. As it stands, the BMA is responsible for 437 schools, out of which 158 are specifically focused on providing special education. There are 362 specialised staff members serving 4,213 students identified with learning disabilities.

However, Surajit contends that there is a significant shortage of teachers specifically trained in this field: the schools need an additional 340 educators. He added that there is an increasing number of students with learning disabilities who remain unregistered in schools, primarily owing to the limited availability of educational institutions in their vicinity that offer specialised education.

 

by Mitch Connor

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Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/bangkok-councillor-urges-bma-to-overhaul-special-needs-education-system

 

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[Gottfrid]

Ops! Good idea Sir. Unfortunately the country do not have a person educated enough to make that happen. ????

[BangkokReady]

On 7/14/2023 at 8:28 AM, webfact said:

attention deficit hyperactivity

ADH?  What happened to the D?

[Callmeishmael]

One of those 158 special needs school is next door to my school.  The students there are severely developmentally disabled, some cannot even speak.  Obviously parents of children with mild autism or adhd won't send them to a school like this. 

 

Unfortunately, regular school are not equipped to handle the special needs students who are otherwise able to attend regular classes.  Instead of having counselors or special needs teachers at regular schools, they simply drug the kids until they are too sleepy to function or else let them run amok in class!