Popular Post webfact Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 The Thai Education Ministry is set to revive a decade-old initiative, which was originally launched by a previous Pheu Thai government, to distribute a tablet computer to each student and teacher across the country. This initiative aims to promote equal educational opportunities. The announcement was made yesterday by Education Minister Permpoon Chidchob and his deputy Surasak Phancharoenworakul, both members of the Bhumjaithai Party in the Pheu Thai-led coalition. During a gathering of ministry officials, their stated goal was to endorse good learning, with happiness. Permpoon revealed that every student would be granted a tablet computer to lessen their expenses and diminish disparities in educational opportunities under the one student, one tablet scheme. He added that he was currently evaluating the total cost of the scheme, suggesting that if the current budget was not adequate, tablets could be obtained through borrowing or renting. However, A previous Democrat Party MP, Suchatvee Suwansawat expressed his concern about the programme to the Bangkok Post. While he concurred with the use of modern technology to assist learning and minimise educational inequality, he was hesitant about the scheme. by Atima Homtienton Picture courtesy of Tony Education. Full story: The Thaiger 2023-09-15 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 3 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bamnutsak Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 Not sure this would actually harm the already essentially dead Thai education system? Almost any activity, including playing games, might be better than the rote learning of the numbers 1 to 10. 6 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2baht Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 The definition of insanity, trying the same thing over again and expecting a different result! 4 1 5 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pouatchee Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 utter waste of good money. ten years ago i was teaching wehen they tried to implement this crap. problem is the curriculum is not designed for this and changing the curriculum will end up costing way more. the kids arew distracted enough as it is they don't need another toy. they spend enough time on their phones now they will just spend most of their time doing nothing. 9 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post seajae Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 just like last time they did this, the only ones that benefited were the ones that sold garbage tablets that were totally useless cheap rip offs at a huge profit and the ministers/higher ups that pocketed all the graft from buying them, seems to be the only way pheu thai can run govt, by getting graft the same way their leader did when he was in charge 11 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 can someone explain the witty headline pun to me. excuse my table manners. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bamnutsak Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 13 minutes ago, 2baht said: The definition of insanity, trying the same thing over again and expecting a different result! Really? You mean give up after one try? We might not make any progress. Don't we all learn from making mistakes? 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pedro01 Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 24 minutes ago, 2baht said: The definition of insanity, trying the same thing over again and expecting a different result! I was going to say - they tried this already during Thaksin's reign didn't they? And they turned out to be a pile of crapola. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Spend, spend, spend. We can see the new governments policies already. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2baht Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 3 minutes ago, pedro01 said: I was going to say - they tried this already during Thaksin's reign didn't they? And they turned out to be a pile of crapola. It was a lady whose first name begins with Y! 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikmar Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 40 minutes ago, webfact said: This initiative aims to promote equal educational opportunities. How , exactly?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pedro01 Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 6 minutes ago, 2baht said: It was a lady whose first name begins with Y! yeah - that's what I meant - when Thaksin was in charge ???? 2 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fondue zoo Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 Who gets the contract? 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post connda Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, webfact said: The Thai Education Ministry is set to revive a decade-old initiative, which was originally launched by a previous Pheu Thai government, to distribute a tablet computer to each student and teacher across the country. This initiative aims to promote equal educational opportunities. Of course, in the name of "equity" the "scheme" will be rolled out to Bangkok schools first to assess how it works, after which the tablets will 'trickle down' to the rural schools sometime in the next decade or so. And my guess is that the average life-span of classroom "tablets" will be measured in months as the contracts will be given to "connected friends" who will supply cheap, poorly-made, poor-quality, errrr... top-of-the-line tablets for the kiddies to use. This reeks of a scheme to manufacture money-making opportunities for those with connections to the present batch of bureaucrats. It will be poorly thought out, planned, and implemented. A tablet without a coordinated, comprehensive, integrated, well-planned and tested digital curriculum is simply so much plastic, silicon, and solder that will quickly fall into disrepair. Edited September 15, 2023 by connda 5 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Emdog Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 1 hour ago, 2baht said: The definition of insanity, trying the same thing over again and expecting a different result! The "result" the powers that be hoped for (and got) last time was massive kick backs on junk tablets The current proponents are no doubt hoping for a similar result. Learning has little to nothing to do with the scheme BTW love the photo: students looking at books, not tablets... 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DavisH Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 1 hour ago, bamnutsak said: Not sure this would actually harm the already essentially dead Thai education system? Almost any activity, including playing games, might be better than the rote learning of the numbers 1 to 10. How do you not rote learn the numbers 1 to 10? 2 1 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisH Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Just make sure they DONT have internet access! Imagine having to patrol a class of 60 students just to check they are actually working and not on tiktok, IG or chatting / passing answers to other students on Line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarteso Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 ???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 2 hours ago, webfact said: The Thai Education Ministry is set to revive a decade-old initiative, which was originally launched by a previous Pheu Thai government, to distribute a tablet computer to each student and teacher across the country. This initiative aims to promote equal educational opportunities A nice little earner for someone? 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanuman2547 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 It all sounds like a good idea but are the teachers and administrators capable of teaching using this type of technology? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 1 hour ago, bamnutsak said: Not sure this would actually harm the already essentially dead Thai education system? Almost any activity, including playing games, might be better than the rote learning of the numbers 1 to 10. They can't even learn 1-10 in English I have a friends daughter aged 15 who cannot tell the time in English, her father asked me to help. She said she didn't understand English time, I said the clock is universal around the world. ie 12/24 hour time I told her to think of the time in Thai and just convert the numbers to English.. the almost blank stare came back as she counted on her fingers one-to-eleven for eleven O'Clock. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post damian Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 Well thats it then. The new MoE has done his job and reformed Thai education. And made a little on the side. Won't need to do anything else for the next 4 years. Well done son. Pathetic, really pathetic. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf001 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 cool, some cheap tablets at the local pawn shop soon then !! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pookett Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 (edited) Very similar happened in the country my kids were educated. In this case it was notebooks of very poor quality and massively out of date given to all secondary level students. The notebooks were never used in class, were too old tech to run the school programmes properly and only worth a fraction of the cost to the education department. Again, some connected people made a killing. I'd bet that most kids phones would be more capable than any tablet offered. In regions were it is common for children not to have phones due to poverty, I doubt they will ever see these "equal-opportunity" devices. Edited September 15, 2023 by pookett 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 No. Educational standards here have to change. To begin with, they have to start encouraging the students to question the teachers, developing curiosity in the process. Any teacher who has a hard time being questioned, is hiding something. By international standards, the two top universities in Thailand are Mahidol and Chulalongkorn. World University Rankings created by Times Higher Education takes into account the reputation of research done by universities and how often papers produced by universities were quoted around the world. They have Mahidol ranked at #610, and Chulalongkorn ranked at #801, worldwide. That is the best this nation is capable of. Shows you how important education is to the elite (who send their kids overseas for college) and this spectacularly toxic administration. I know this thread is primarily about grade school, but I doubt there are international rankings for that. Also, University used to serve a vital function. These days, that is not necessarily the case. Unless one graduates with a medical degree, medical tech, nursing, an MBA from a top 20 school, or a degree in engineering, the prospects are not what they used to be. And the debt can be outrageous. College seems to be a racket these days. Big business. And who wins in the end? The university. Vocational school, or specialized training, may have more application, in this world. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Branche Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Gave a slightly older tablet to Girlfriends, daughters, son. He likes it. Says it is so much better for playing video games then his old phone. When he stays with us I do make him use some learning and math apps for 15 minutes a day. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstonkid Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 2 hours ago, Pouatchee said: utter waste of good money. ten years ago i was teaching wehen they tried to implement this crap. problem is the curriculum is not designed for this and changing the curriculum will end up costing way more. the kids arew distracted enough as it is they don't need another toy. they spend enough time on their phones now they will just spend most of their time doing nothing. Agreed. The other problem is that many students already have ipad and that is theain toy in uni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zack61 Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 2 hours ago, 2baht said: The definition of insanity, trying the same thing over again and expecting a different result! And be mindful of the fact that the last government to do this was ousted by the military 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackleton Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 This will be a complete waste of money Most students have mobile phones they probably use at school ???? what age group are they targeting for these tablet computers ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 remind me what happened last time this was headlines please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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